Resident Nephrologist

Role summary

Patient care and clinical duties

• Participate in daily bedside rounds under a specialist physician or consultant nephrologist and take part in on-call rotations.
• Evaluate admissions and coordinate investigation and management plans with attending physicians and nursing staff.
• Assess vital signs, physical and mental condition, treatment adherence, and other relevant patient parameters.
• Provide chronic hemodialysis, formulate dialysis plans for different access types, and observe ESRD safety measures.
• Administer treatments according to consultant orders and document care in patient files.
• Monitor laboratory investigations and patient data, identify abnormalities, and take appropriate action.
• Support in-center or home therapy services and follow-up for discharged patients where applicable.

Team, records, and safety

• Supervise assigned clinical team duties, participate in unit rounds, and guide the team on center policies and procedures.
• Document care plans and follow-up notes and contribute to discharge and death summaries and other patient reports.
• Participate in departmental education and training activities, including rounds, tutorials, and journal clubs.
• Identify and report occurrences or conditions that could put patients, staff, or visitors at risk.
• Ensure emergency readiness through appropriate staff training, equipment, and procedures; comply with center policies and accreditation standards.

Qualifications and experience

• A bachelor's degree in medicine and surgery or a related certificate is required.
• At least three years of dialysis treatment experience at a recognized dialysis center is required; five years is preferred.
• Saudi Commission for Health Specialties qualification and classification as a Nephrology or Internal Medicine Resident is required.