Specialist - Pediatrics

Job Description

• Provide comprehensive, professional, and ethically sound clinical services to patients in an effective and efficient manner.

• Monitor and manage clinical risks associated with direct patient care.

• Ensure compliance with clinical governance and quality management standards.

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date medical records.

• Maintain excellence in medical practice by focusing on continuous professional development for oneself and others.

• Uphold integrity in professional services by delivering clinical care in an ethical and responsible manner.

• Perform professional duties as a neonatologist.

• Conduct thorough assessments and reassessments of patients.

• Perform general and specialized examinations, as well as other procedures within the full scope of neonatology. This includes ordering laboratory exams, x-rays, diagnosing, prescribing necessary nursing and dietary care, and implementing preventive measures.

• Serve as the primary on-call for all patients under the Neonatology service and provide consultations to other specialties such as Pediatric Surgery and OB/Gyn for both in-patients and out-patients, as needed or assigned.

• Provide in-patient care to admitted newborns, attending deliveries (including caesarean sections) according to the duty roster, and working in shifts that may include day or night shifts.

• Diagnose and treat patients according to established best practice standards within neonatology.

• Act as a neonatology specialist, providing consultative services to other medical departments and offering technical assistance with neonatal patients.

• Provide on-call emergency coverage for neonatology.

• Assess risks, report incidents, and actively participate in Risk Management processes.

• Collaborate with senior staff to review adverse events, incidents, and complaints, exploring opportunities to improve care quality and providing recommendations for risk management.

• Fulfill professional requirements for maintaining competence in all aspects of neonatal medicine.

• Perform other assigned duties within the scope of knowledge, skills, and abilities appropriate to the neonatal position.