Specialist - Neonatology

Overview

Responsibilities

• Clinical activities:
• Performs professional duties of a neonatologist.
• Responsible for assessment and reassessment of patients
• Conducts daily rounds to patients in the hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and the Nursery; performs general or special examinations and other procedures covering the full scope of the field of neonatology. Orders laboratory, radiological examinations, determines diagnosis, prescribes medications, advice nursing and dietary care as necessary and applies such preventive measures as required.
• Provides in-patient care to the newborn and attends difficult delivery or cesarean section deliveries.
• Offers consultation/referral services to the in-patient services in his area of expertise.
• Works with patients throughout the entire process starting from consultation to treatment plan.
• Serves as an expert in neonatology providing consultative services to other Medical Services.
• Provides on-call emergency coverage for neonatal emergencies as per duty roster
• Administrative activities:
• Attends committee meetings as assigned by the Head of Department (HOD).
• Monitors clinical and other established indicators to ensure ongoing quality assurance.
• Reviews journals, texts or periodicals in order to update latest techniques, procedures, drugs and therapy
• Involved in development of International level guidelines to standardize and improve quality of service provided.
• Follows standard policies and procedures as required by DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, JCI, ISO, OSHMS and other regulatory bodies.
• Participates in scheduled in-service training programs, CMEs, divisional teaching activities, the regular physicians’ conference or other committees as requested.
• Participate in improvement initiates within the department.
• Handle complaints in an amicable manner when necessary
• Foster interdepartmental liaison in order to ensure maintenance of established level of Service Agreements.
• Aware of hospital fire policy and emergency procedures.
• Participate in a quality assurance program for the obstetrics and gynecology services and help develop and monitor indicators.
• Assist the senior staff in developing best practice guidelines protocols.
• Documents all care provided and education/information given to patients within their medical health record, as per professional and practice standards / protocols
• OSHMS activities-
• Comply with all OSH and infection control policies, standards and procedures and cooperate with hospital management to comply those requirements.
• Work accordance with the documented OSH procedures and instructions, specific responsibilities.
• Be familiar with emergency and evacuation procedures.
• Notifying OSH Hazards, incidents, Near misses and issues and assistance with the preparation of risk assessments, incident reports.
• Comply with Waste management procedures and policies.
• Attend applicable OSH/Infection control training programs, mock drills and awareness programs.
• Use of appropriate personal protective equipment and safety systems