Consultant – Family Medicine & Geriatrics

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Consultant – Family Medicine & Geriatrics
Bupa Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Posted 2026/09/20 15:38:57
Expires 2026-11-19
Ref: JB1100087433
Ref:JB1100087433
Job Description
Provides comprehensive primary care through telemedicine care with a primary focus on older adults, addressing the unique medical, functional, cognitive, and psychosocial needs of the geriatric population. Evaluates, diagnoses, and manages a wide range of acute and chronic medical conditions, including patients with multiple comorbidities, polypharmacy, frailty, dementia, and other age-related health concerns. Delivers evidence-based, patient-centered care through virtual consultations, ensuring continuity of care, medication optimization, preventive care, and chronic disease management. Applies population health and value-based care principles to improve clinical outcomes, optimize healthcare resources, and deliver safe, efficient, and high-quality virtual care for the aging population.
Patient Consultations and Management
·        Deliver comprehensive telemedicine care for family medicine, adults and pediatrics with focus on older adults through virtual assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of acute and chronic medical conditions.
·        Conduct comprehensive clinical evaluations, including history taking, virtual physical assessment, medication review, and geriatric assessment where appropriate.
·        Develop and implement individualized, evidence-based management plans, including medication optimization, preventive care, lifestyle interventions, and referrals when indicated.
·        Manage complex geriatric conditions, including multimorbidity, frailty, cognitive impairment, and polypharmacy, ensuring continuity and coordination of care.
·        Collaborate with multidisciplinary healthcare teams, caregivers, and community services to deliver integrated, patient-centred care.
·        Utilize digital health technologies to provide safe, high-quality virtual consultations while maintaining accurate and timely clinical documentation.
·        Promote healthy aging through preventive care, chronic disease management, population health initiatives, and value-based care principles to optimize patient outcomes and healthcare resource utilization
Quality Assurance and Compliance
·        Communicate effectively with patients, families, and caregivers, providing clear guidance on diagnoses, treatment plans, and follow-up care to support informed decision-making.
·        Ensure compliance with clinical, ethical, regulatory, and telemedicine standards while maintaining accurate, timely, and complete medical documentation.
·        Maintain current knowledge of evidence-based practice, telemedicine regulations, and geriatric care through continuous professional development.
·        Contribute to clinical governance by participating in quality improvement initiatives, clinical audits, research activities, and regulatory compliance programs to enhance patient safety and care quality
Professional Development
·        Maintain and continuously enhance clinical knowledge in family medicine with a focus on geriatric care through ongoing professional development and lifelong learning.
·        Participate in relevant conferences, workshops, and continuing medical education (CME) activities to remain current with evidence-based practices and emerging advancements in geriatric medicine and telemedicine.
·        Integrate the latest clinical evidence and digital health innovations into practice to continuously improve the quality, safety, and effectiveness of patient care
Telehealth Platform Proficiency
·        Maintain accurate, complete, and timely clinical documentation in the electronic health record (EHR) in compliance with organizational policies and applicable data privacy regulations.
·        Demonstrate proficiency in telemedicine platforms and digital health technologies, including video consultations, secure communication, and EHR systems, to ensure efficient and high-quality virtual care.
·        Participate in ongoing training and adopt platform enhancements and digital health best practices, collaborating with relevant support teams to optimize system performance and user experience.
Patient Safety and Satisfaction
·        Uphold the highest standards of patient safety by delivering safe, evidence-based care and adhering to established clinical safety protocols across all patient interactions.
·        Identify, report, and escalate patient safety risks, incidents, and quality concerns in accordance with organizational policies.
·        Counsel patients and caregivers on diagnoses, treatment plans, medication use, potential adverse effects, and follow-up care to support informed decision-making and medication safety.
·        Deliver compassionate, patient centered consultations through effective communic

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