Consultant Intensivist

We're Hiring | Consultant Intensivist

Location: Dubai

Employment Type: Full-Time

We are seeking a highly qualified and experienced Consultant Intensivist to join a leading healthcare facility in Dubai, UAE.

The ideal candidate should possess extensive expertise in critical care medicine, advanced life support, mechanical ventilation, hemodynamic monitoring, and the management of critically ill patients. The role requires strong clinical judgment, leadership skills, and a commitment to delivering high-quality intensive care services.

Key Responsibilities

• Diagnose and manage critically ill patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
• Provide comprehensive treatment for sepsis, septic shock, respiratory failure, ARDS, and multiorgan dysfunction.
• Manage invasive and non-invasive mechanical ventilation and advanced respiratory support.
• Perform endotracheal intubation, central venous catheterization, arterial line placement, and other critical care procedures within authorized clinical privileges.
• Manage hemodynamically unstable patients requiring vasopressors, advanced monitoring, and organ support.
• Lead emergency resuscitation, advanced cardiac life support, and critical patient stabilization.
• Interpret arterial blood gases, ECG, laboratory investigations, diagnostic imaging, and bedside ultrasound.
• Develop individualized ICU treatment plans and monitor patient progress.
• Coordinate patient admissions, transfers, and discharge planning within intensive care services.
• Collaborate with anesthesiologists, pulmonologists, cardiologists, surgeons, and multidisciplinary ICU teams.
• Ensure compliance with DHA regulations, ICU protocols, infection control, and patient safety standards.

Requirements

Qualifications

• MBBS/MD or equivalent recognized medical degree.
• Recognized postgraduate qualification in Critical Care Medicine / Intensive Care Medicine, or an accepted primary specialty with advanced critical care training.
• Board certification or equivalent recognized consultant-level qualification.
• American Board, UK CCT, Canadian, Australian, European, or other internationally recognized qualifications are highly desirable.
• Minimum 5–10 years of relevant post-specialization experience preferred.
• Strong expertise in mechanical ventilation, advanced airway management, hemodynamic monitoring, and critical patient stabilization.
• Valid ACLS certification or equivalent is preferred.
• Eligible for the appropriate DHA Consultant Intensive Care / Critical Care Medicine classification/license in Dubai, subject to applicable UAE PQR requirements.

Benefits

• Competitive salary package and attractive employment benefits.
• Opportunity to work in a leading healthcare facility in Dubai.
• Modern intensive care units and advanced critical care technologies.
• Medical insurance and annual leave, subject to applicable employment terms.
• Excellent career growth and professional development opportunities.
• Licensing assistance available for eligible candidates.

Important Note for Applicants

If you have already submitted your CV to Astra Promed FZC , please do not reapply for the same or other advertised positions. Your CV is already in our database, and we will consider and share your profile with relevant hospitals and healthcare facilities as suitable opportunities arise.

Please note that the positions advertised may relate to current or upcoming vacancies. We continuously receive new requirements from employers and maintain our candidate database to share suitable profiles as and when requested by hospitals.

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