Specialist General Paediatric

Job Description

Clinical activities

1. Performs the professional duties of a pediatrician.
2. To perform his/her duties in managing patients in the Pediatric Outpatient Clinic.
3. Responsible for assessment and reassessment of patients.
4. Performs general or special examinations and other procedures covering the full scope of the field of pediatrics.  Orders laboratory examinations and x-rays, determines diagnosis, prescribes nursing and dietary care as necessary, orders or applies such preventive measures as required.
5. Provides in-patient care to the newborn and attends newborn deliveries or cesarean section deliveries, if required.
6. Serves as a specialist in pediatrics providing consultative services to the other Medical Services. Provides technical assistance with pediatric patients.
7. Ensures optimal documentation and medical handover for patients seen through the department.
8. Assess risk, report incidents and to participate in Risk Management processes.
9. Review with senior staff, adverse events, problem incident and complaints and explore all opportunities to improve the quality of care and provide recommendations in regard to risk management
10. Fulfills professional requirements for continuing maintenance of competence in all aspects of pediatric medicine.
11. Carry out other assigned duties within the appropriate scope of knowledge, skills and abilities of pediatric of the position 

        Administrative activities:

1. Ensures proper record keeping.
2. Attends committee meetings when so assigned by the Head of department.
3. Monitors clinical and other established indicators to ensure ongoing quality assurance.
4. Reviews journals, texts or periodicals in order to update latest techniques, procedures, drugs and therapy.
5. Involved in development of International level guidelines to standardize and improve quality of service provided.
6. Follows standard policies and procedures as required by HAAD, JCI, ISO, OSHMS and other regulatory bodies.
7. Participates in scheduled in-service training programs, CMEs, divisional teaching activities, the regular physicians’ conference or other committees as requested.
8. Participate in improvement initiates within the department
9. Handle complaints in an amicable manner when necessary
10. Foster interdepartmental liaison in order to ensure maintenance of established level of Service Agreements.
11. Aware of hospital fire policy and emergency procedures.
12. Participate in a quality assurance program for the pediatric & neonatology services and help develop and monitor indicators
13. Assist the senior staff in developing best practice guidelines protocols
14. Documents all care provided and education/information given to patients within their medical health record, as per professional and practice standards / protocols.
15. Provide and be able to lead effective pediatric resuscitation.

OSHMS activities:

1. Comply with reasonable OSH instructions, policies and safe working procedures
2. Use of appropriate personal protective equipment and safety systems.
3. Be familiar with emergency and evacuation procedures
4. Not willfully or recklessly endanger anyone’s health and safety
5. Assist with the preparation of risk assessments
6. Report OSH Hazards, incidents, Near misses and issues
7. Reduce, Reuse, Recycling of waste as much as possible
8. Attend all OSH Trainings, awareness programs and mock drills.
9. Participates in the OSHMS audits, inspections, ensuring standards are maintained.

Miscellaneous activities:

1. Carries out other duties when requested by the Head of department.