Medical Practitioner

Job description / Role

A leading provider of telemedicine services in Switzerland are rapidly expanding their business and as such have formed a joint venture with an Abu Dhabi government entity to set up and run the first facility of its kind in Abu Dhabi. We are seeking highly qualified Bi-lingual Medical Practitioner to join the team.

They will provide patients with convenient access to quality healthcare 24 hours a day, 7 days a week via telephone. A telemedical consultation is a consultation between a patient and doctor using the telephone. In this case, communication is exclusively verbal. A telephone consultation takes place in real time and does not presuppose that the doctor and patient have already been in physical contact before the discussion.

Task and Responsibilities include:
- Telemedical consultations with community based patients, with the clear goal to close the case as often as possible (40-50%) over the phone or choose and organize a suitable referral.
- Using Medical Guidelines for clinical telemedicine (i.e. medical triage with point of care system, time-related referral system, all aspects of patient management and prescription of drugs) as well as Telemedicine Good Practice guidelines.
- Using an electronic Patient Management System for management and documentation.
- High level of communication between the medical specialties with sophisticated internal as well as external referral pattern to ensure a high quality of patient care.
- Active promotion of telemedical skills such as history taking, current physical status and diagnostic approach in a new and rapidly evolving medical specialty

Requirements

- MBBS with min 3 years of clinical experience is essential, especially in an outpatient setting.
- Possess valid HAAD License
- Professional work attitude with dedicated approach to patient-centered care.
- Team-orientated personality, flexible and able to manage continuously changing workloads.
- Excellent communication skills both spoken and written in English and Arabic
- Able to work in a multidisciplinary team including most medical specialties.
- Excellent IT skills and advanced typewriting skills.
- Willingness to work in a shift pattern including night shifts and weekends.

Working Hours: 5 day a week, 8hr shift per day, alternate shifts (e.g. one will be 9am-5pm, another day will be from 2pm - 10pm)

About the Company

Due to overwhelming client demand, SQ Computer Personnel opened a branch in the UAE in 2007 which we called SQ Gulf. Over the last 7 successful years we have carved out a strong and credible reputation in the UAE as a recruiter of choice. We work in partnership with a number of large multi-national and regional organisations as well as smaller, boutique companies. We aim to supply personnel on a sole agency basis which, in turn, provides you with a very attractive and cost effective, headache-free process.

SQ Gulf covers a wide range of vertical markets with in the MENA region. We have mirrored our UK successes by building a 360 degree, full life-cycle infrastructure and support strategy. We have an experienced team of account managers who are all well versed in their specific market vertical. We cover all levels of seniority and job titles. I myself, have over 13 years of professional recruiting experience, 5 of which have been in the UAE. As an agency, I strongly believe that SQ Gulf, with it\\'s team of dedicated and experienced staff, are exceptionally well placed to provide a smooth, successful and cost-effective recruitment solution. We have an exceptionally large database of current candidates, from UAE Nationals to expats currently looking for new challenges in the region.