Consultant Neonatologist - Reputed Private Healthcare Group

Overview

Requirements

• Provide comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing management of neonates requiring intensive and specialized care.
• Manage premature infants, low birth weight babies, critically ill newborns, and neonates with congenital anomalies or complex medical conditions.
• Attend high-risk deliveries, neonatal resuscitations, and emergency consultations as required.
• Lead the management of patients admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU), and newborn nursery.
• Perform neonatal procedures including endotracheal intubation, umbilical arterial and venous catheterization, lumbar puncture, chest tube insertion, exchange transfusion, and other procedures within credentialed privileges.
• Provide respiratory support, including conventional and high-frequency ventilation, CPAP, and non-invasive ventilation.
• Interpret laboratory investigations, imaging studies, and bedside monitoring to formulate evidence-based treatment plans.
• Collaborate closely with obstetricians, maternal-fetal medicine specialists, pediatric subspecialists, anesthesiologists, nurses, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, dietitians, and allied health professionals.
• Counsel parents regarding neonatal conditions, treatment options, prognosis, and discharge planning.
• Ensure accurate, timely, and complete documentation in the electronic medical record (EMR).
• Participate in departmental quality improvement initiatives, clinical audits, morbidity and mortality meetings, and infection prevention programs.
• Supervise, mentor, and support specialists, residents, junior doctors, interns, and nursing staff where applicable.
• Participate in continuing medical education (CME), research, and professional development activities.
• Participate in the on-call roster and provide 24/7 neonatal emergency coverage as scheduled.
• Ensure compliance with national regulations, accreditation standards, ethical practice, and patient safety requirements.
• Qualifications* Completion of an accredited residency program in Pediatrics.
• Completion of Fellowship or equivalent subspecialty training in Neonatology.
• Board Certification or equivalent recognized qualification in Neonatology.
• Current Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP), Basic Life Support (BLS), and Advanced Pediatric Life Support (PALS) certifications are preferred.

Benefits

• Competitive tax-free salary in accordance with the organization's compensation structure.
• Annual airfare allowance for the employee (and eligible dependents, as per organizational policy).
• Comprehensive health insurance coverage for the employee and eligible dependents.
• End-of-Service Gratuity in accordance with the UAE Labour Law (or applicable government employment regulations).
• Annual paid leave as per organizational policy.
• Paid public holidays in accordance with UAE regulations.