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Clinical activities: * Performs the professional duties of a pediatrician / neonatologist.

• Responsible for assessment and reassessment of patients.
• To perform his duties in the Pediatric Outpatient Clinic evaluating patients on a daily basis.
• Performs general or special examinations and other procedures covering the full scope of the field of neonatology/pediatrics. Orders laboratory examinations and x-rays, determines diagnosis, prescribes nursing and dietary care necessary, orders or applies such preventive measures as required.
• Will serve as first on call for all the patients under Neonatology service and will provide consultation (as and when needed) to other specialty patients pediatric Surgery and OB/Gyn for in- and out-patients as assigned and/or required.
• Provides onsite in-patient care to the admitted newborn and attends delivery or cesarean section deliveries as per the duty roster working in shift pattern which may include day or night shifts.
• Diagnoses and treats patients according to established standards of best practice for the post holder\'s specialty
• Serves as a specialist in pediatrics and neonatology providing consultative services to the other Medical Services. Provides technical assistance with pediatric and neonatal patients.
• Provides on-call emergency coverage for pediatric and neonatology.
• Assess risk, report incidents and to participate in Risk Management processes.
• 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
• Fulfills professional requirements for continuing maintenance of competence in all aspects of pediatric & neonatal medicine.
• Carry out other assigned duties within the appropriate scope of knowledge, skills and abilities of pediatric & neonatal positions.

Administrative activities: * Ensures proper record keeping.

• Attends committee meetings when so assigned by the Head of department.
• Involved in development of International level guidelines protocols along with senior staff to standardize and improve quality of service provided.
• Follows standard policies and procedures as required by HAAD, 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 pediatric & neonatal services and help develop and monitor clinical and other established indicators
• Documents all care provided and education/information given to patients within their medical health record, as per professional and practice standards / protocols.
• Provide and be able to lead effective pediatric resuscitation.
• Reviews journals, texts or periodicals in order to keep current on latest techniques, procedures, drugs and therapy.

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