Job Details: General Surgeon

Company: United Family Hospitals & Clinics – We're China's first private hospital and the choice of thousands of families.

Description: QUALIFICATIONS
MD or equivalent
Board certification or equivalent in general surgery

General Statement of Duties:
Performs privileged surgical procedures. Performs various duties to assist senior consulting surgeons during surgery: retracts tissues and ties suturing materials, starts intravenous solutions, inserts tubes, etc. Also examines patient, performs comprehensive physical examinations, and compiles patient medical data, including health history and results of physical examination. Provides postoperative care in collaboration with senior surgeon.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Completed degree from and accredited Chinese or international medical university
Completed full training in general surgery in and accredited training program either in China or abroad
At lease 3-5 years clinical surgical experience

LANGUAGE SKILLS
English required. Chinese preferred

REASONING ABILITY
Ability to interpret history, exam findings, labs and test results to synthesize an operative or non-operative management plan according to international standards.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
None

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Perform daily patient rounds, either individually, or as part of the team. Review subjective and objective findings including labs, diagnostic testing, vital signs, wound status, and drains and provide data to senior consultant surgeons when necessary.
2. Provides patient education related to procedures, medications, therapeutic goals, etc.
3. Arranges for consults and patient transfers as needed.
4. Collaborates with senior consultants in the establishment of diagnoses and treatments of therapies and discharge needs both in the inpatient and outpatient setting.
5. Discontinue drains, dressings changes, wound assessments, staple and suture removal, cast and splint applications and removal as indicated.
6. Writes daily progress notes on all inpatients. Writes progress notes for each patient seen in clinic.
7. Assesses patient's progress through extended hospital course, utilizes available resources, and intervenes as necessary to ensure that optimal patient outcomes are achieved.
8. Resource for nursing staff regarding patient care issues.
9. Staff outpatient surgical clinic
10. Share call with surgical colleagues to insure SHU has 24 hour surgical coverage
11. Perform independent surgery on privileged cases in consultation with the CMO
12. Assists senior consultants on surgical cases
13. Works on quality improvement activities within the department in collaboration with other surgical team and CMO
14. Will agree to serve on one hospital/clinic committee
15. Will work closely with the Administrative Leader/Chairperson of the Department in supporting departmental goals
16. May be granted additional responsibilities based on consultation with Department Leader/Chairperson and/or Medical Director/CMO.


Susie Bates
Vice-President, Recruitment
United Family Hospitals & Clinics

Beijing United Family Hospital and Clinics
2 Jiangtai Lu, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100016
Tel: (86-10) 6433-3962 Ext: 695
Fax: (86-10) 6437-9236

Shanghai United Family Hospital and Clinics
1139 Xian Xia Lu, Changning District, Shanghai 200336
Tel: (86-21) 5133-1900
Fax: (86-21) 5133-1919

E-mail: susie.bates@ufh.com.cn
Website: www.unitedfamilyhospitals.com

Posting Date: May 13 08