Specialist Neonatology

Job Description

• Performs the professional duties of a neonatologist.
• Makes daily rounds related to patients in the hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and the normal newborn nursery; performs general or special examinations and other procedures covering the full scope of the field of neonatology.  Orders laboratory examinations and X-rays, determines diagnosis, prescribes nursing and dietary care necessary, orders or applies such preventive measures as required.
• Provides in-patient care to the newborn and attends difficult delivery or cesarean section deliveries.
• Serves as a specialist in neonatology providing consultative services to the other Medical Services. Provides technical assistance with pediatric patients. Determines the eligibility of neonatology admissions.
• Reviews journals, texts or periodicals in order to keep current on latest techniques and procedures of neonatal intensive care.
• Participates in scheduled in-service training programs, divisional teaching activities, the regular physicians' conference, or other committees as requested.
• To perform his duties in the Outpatient Clinic to see well and sick babies up to the age of one year.
• Provides on-call emergency coverage for pediatric emergencies.
• Performs other miscellaneous related duties as requested