We're Hiring | Specialist Emergency Medicine
📍 Location: Sharjah
💼 Employment Type: Full-Time
We are looking for an experienced Specialist Emergency Medicine Physician to join a leading healthcare facility in Sharjah. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in the assessment, diagnosis, stabilization, and management of patients presenting with acute illnesses, traumatic injuries, and life-threatening emergencies, with a commitment to clinical excellence, patient safety, and high-quality emergency care.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and management of patients presenting to the Emergency Department (ED).
- Evaluate and manage acute medical, surgical, traumatic, and life-threatening emergencies.
- Perform rapid triage, clinical assessment, and stabilization of critically ill or injured patients.
- Manage patients with cardiac emergencies, respiratory distress, stroke, sepsis, shock, and other acute medical conditions.
- Provide advanced resuscitation, airway management, and emergency life-support interventions.
- Perform emergency procedures, including endotracheal intubation, vascular access, wound management, suturing, and other emergency interventions, where appropriately trained and authorized.
- Assess and manage trauma patients, including fractures, dislocations, head injuries, and other traumatic conditions.
- Diagnose and manage common emergency presentations, including chest pain, abdominal pain, altered consciousness, acute infections, and neurological emergencies.
- Interpret relevant diagnostic investigations, including ECG, X-rays, CT scans, ultrasound, and laboratory results.
- Initiate appropriate emergency treatment protocols and coordinate timely specialist referrals.
- Manage pediatric and adult emergency cases within the authorized scope of practice.
- Participate in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), advanced cardiac life support (ACLS), and trauma resuscitation.
- Coordinate patient admission, observation, transfer, or discharge based on clinical assessment and treatment response.
- Collaborate with intensivists, cardiologists, surgeons, neurologists, anesthesiologists, and other multidisciplinary specialists.
- Communicate effectively with patients and families regarding diagnosis, treatment plans, emergency interventions, and follow-up care.
- Maintain accurate clinical documentation and ensure compliance with emergency department protocols, infection control, clinical governance, and patient-safety standards.
- Participate in clinical audits, quality improvement initiatives, teaching, simulation training, and CME activities.
Requirements
Qualifications
- MBBS/MD or equivalent medical degree.
- Recognized postgraduate qualification in Emergency Medicine.
- Board certification or equivalent recognized specialist qualification.
- Minimum 3–5 years of relevant post-specialization experience in Emergency Medicine.
- Strong clinical experience in managing acute medical, surgical, and trauma emergencies.
- Demonstrated competence in advanced airway management, emergency resuscitation, trauma care, and emergency procedures.
- Experience managing high-acuity emergency department patients.
- Valid BLS and ACLS certification; ATLS and PALS certification are highly desirable.
- Eligible for MOHAP Specialist classification/license in Sharjah, subject to applicable qualification and experience requirements.
- Excellent clinical judgment, communication, teamwork, and decision-making skills.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and attractive benefits package.
- Medical insurance.
- Annual paid leave and other benefits as per UAE Labour Law and facility policy.
- Professional development and CME opportunities.
- Modern, well-equipped emergency department facilities.
- Collaborative multidisciplinary healthcare environment.
- Licensing assistance available for eligible candidates.
