Specialist Neonatology

Job Description

Job Description:

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, advises 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 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.
• Monitors clinical and other established indicators to ensure ongoing quality assurance.
• Reviews journals, texts or periodicals 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 DOH, 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.
• Participates in improvement initiatives within the department.
• Handles complaints in an amicable manner when necessary.
• Fosters interdepartmental liaison to ensure maintenance of established level of Service Agreements.
• Aware of hospital fire policy and emergency procedures.
• Assists 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.

Qualifications:

Graduation from an approved medical school plus one year of internship and three years of residency; certification of higher professional education recognized by the Department of Health Authority of Abu Dhabi (DOH): American Board of Neonatology or CCT or Member of the Royal College of Physicians (or its equivalent).

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