Specialist – Accident & Emergency Medicine (Emergency Medicine)

Overview

Specialist – Accident & Emergency Medicine

Key Responsibilities

• Perform rapid assessment, triage, diagnosis, and management of adult and pediatric patients presenting with medical, surgical, and traumatic emergencies.
• Stabilize critically ill and injured patients using evidence-based emergency medicine protocols.
• Perform emergency procedures including airway management, endotracheal intubation, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), procedural sedation, wound management, fracture reduction and immobilization, chest tube insertion, central venous access, and other life-saving interventions.
• Interpret laboratory investigations, ECGs, X-rays, CT scans, and other diagnostic studies to support timely clinical decision-making.
• Coordinate patient admissions, referrals, transfers, and discharge planning in collaboration with consultants and specialty teams.
• Manage cardiac, neurological, respiratory, pediatric, toxicological, and trauma emergencies.
• Respond effectively to mass casualty incidents, disaster preparedness activities, and hospital emergency response protocols.
• Ensure accurate and timely documentation of patient assessments, treatments, procedures, and clinical outcomes in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR).
• Collaborate closely with nursing staff, trauma teams, ICU, surgery, radiology, laboratory, and other multidisciplinary departments.
• Educate patients and families regarding diagnoses, treatment plans, follow-up care, and preventive health measures.
• Participate in departmental audits, quality improvement initiatives, morbidity and mortality meetings, and Continuing Medical Education (CME).
• Adhere to Dubai Health Authority (DHA) regulations, hospital policies, infection prevention protocols, and international patient safety standards.

Qualifications & Requirements

• MBBS or equivalent medical degree from a recognized institution.
• Completion of an accredited residency or postgraduate training in Emergency Medicine.
• Board Certification, Arab Board, European Board, American Board, UK CCT/FRCEM, Canadian Fellowship, Australian FACEM, or an equivalent internationally recognized qualification in Emergency Medicine.
• Minimum
• 3–5 years
• of post-specialization clinical experience in a busy emergency department.
• Current certifications in

ACLS, ATLS, PALS

Bls

• (preferred).
• Strong clinical expertise in emergency procedures, trauma management, critical care stabilization, and resuscitation.
• Excellent communication, teamwork, leadership, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to work rotating shifts, weekends, nights, and public holidays in a fast-paced emergency department.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in high-volume tertiary care hospitals.
• Expertise in point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) and emergency ultrasound applications.
• Familiarity with international emergency medicine guidelines and hospital accreditation standards (JCI).
• Strong commitment to patient safety, clinical excellence, and continuous professional development.

Benefits

• Competitive tax-free salary.
• Health insurance.
• Annual airfare.
• Paid annual leave.
• CME and professional development support.
• End-of-service benefits as per UAE Labour Law.
• Opportunity to work in a modern emergency department equipped with advanced diagnostic and life-support technologies.