PRINCIPLE DUTIES:

• Actively participates in QI activities.
• Provides input to the Section Head, Department Head and Chairman of Medical Imaging.
• Serves on committees as appointed by the Chairman of Medical Imaging or the Hospital Director or Section Head.
• Reports any violations of the rules and regulations of the Department to the Chairman or Section Head.
• Attain and maintain competency in the field of Women’s Imaging including performance and interpretation of all modalities of Women’s Imaging.

In addition to his duties as Consultant, he shall be accountable to the Chairman of Medical Imaging and Section Head for fulfilling his/her responsibilities.

• Ensures that she maintains high medical ethical standards in the practice.
• Performs administrative tasks set by the Chairman of Medical Imaging and the Section Head.
• Ensures that practices meet standards set by JCIA.
• Participates in education and in formal education programs of the Hospital.
• Engages in clinical reviews, clinical research and other scholarly pursuits.
• Participates in Medical Imaging practices as determined by the Chairman of Medical Imaging and Section Head.
• Reporting of imaging for inclusion in patient records.
• Conferring with other departments on the interpretation of all modalities of Women’s Imaging findings and assisting in determining the nature and extent of necessary treatment.
• Share emergency calls with other radiologists.
• Carry out on-call as required by the department.
• Should seek to advance knowledge and practice of radiological imaging by facilitating research and development in their domain. Should actively participate in planning research projects, securing funding, utilize the existing infrastructure for obtaining funds and resources and publishing research. Should devote energy to seeking partners for research funding. Should divert more energy in auditing their own work and the work of their department and introduce evidence-based practice.
• Invest in training residents and fellows, audit their work, encourage them to produce research work and publication, but also to educate the public, i.e. patients through explanatory leaflets informing them the importance of imaging and raising the profile of imaging department.

LIAISES WITH:

Chairman of other Departments

All Clinicians regarding their needs for services

Medical Imaging staff members

CLINICAL DUTIES:

• Performs diagnostic or therapeutic interventions for which specific privileges have been granted based on experience and skills.
• Ensures that she maintains high medical understanding and ethical standards in the practice of Women’s Imaging.
• Performs administrative tasks set by the Chairman of Medical Imaging and the Section Head.
• Ensures that practices meet standards set by JCIA.
• Participates in education and in formal education programs of the Hospital.
• Engages in clinical reviews, clinical research and other scholarly pursuits.
• Participates in Medical Imaging practices as determined by the Chairman of Medical Imaging and Section Head.
• Reporting of imaging for inclusion in patient records.
• Conferring with other departments on the interpretation of all modalities of Women’s Imaging findings and assisting in determining the nature and extent of necessary treatment.
• Share emergency calls with other radiologists.
• Carry out on-call as required by the department.
• Should seek to advance knowledge and practice of radiological imaging by facilitating research and development in their domain. Should actively participate in planning research projects, securing funding, utilize the existing infrastructure for obtaining funds and resources and publishing research. Should devote energy to seeking partners for research funding. Should divert more energy in auditing their own work and the work of their department and introduce evidence-based practice.
• Invest in training residents and fellows, audit their work, encourage them to produce research work and publication but also to educate the public, i.e. patients through explanatory leaflets informing them the importance of imaging and raising the profile of imaging department.
• Interpreting screening and diagnostic mammograms, breast MRI examinations, tomosynthesis, performance and interpretation of breast sonograms, and performance of all breast imaging-guided breast procedures (mammographically, stereotactically, ultrasound- and MRI-guided needle biopsies; wire and radioactive seed localizations; and ductography).
• Interpreting female pelvic cross-sectional imaging including pelvic ultrasound, sonohysterography, and hysterosalpingograms MRI and CT.
• Correlating breast radiopathological findings.  
• Interpreting general radiology.
• Providing consultation services and specialized breast cancer care for a large portion of Riyadh and the surrounding regions which means second-opinion breast imaging consultation as a significant portion of practice.
• Engaging in weekly multidisciplinary breast cancer conferences for which support is provided by the department of Medical Imaging.
• Engaging in breast awareness campaigns.  
• Consultations with breast center patient care providers during the clinical work day.  

EDUCATION:

Basic Medical degree recognized by the Saudi Medical Council (e.g. MBBS, MD) and postgraduate qualification such as board certified or board eligible, or equivalent is desirable from an accredited institution – Essential

WORK EXPERIENCE:

He/She must have at least 5-year experience after being certified by a specialty board.

English language skills: essential.

Arabic language skills: preferred.

Computer skills: essential.

Basic medical degree and postgraduate qualification in Breast / Women’s Imaging.