Pediatrics Specialist

Job Summary

Responsibile for the provision of clinical care for children and young people focusing on prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness.

Job Responsibilities 1

Advise patients, parents or guardians and community members concerning diet, activity, hygiene, and disease prevention.

Examine children regularly to assess their growth and development.

Examine patients or order, perform and interpret diagnostic tests to obtain information on medical condition and determine diagnosis

Explain procedures and discuss test results or prescribed treatments with patients and parents or guardians.

Job Responsibilities 2

Supports in professional development of all medical, technical and nursing staff  in his/her area of expertise. 

Participates in the various committees for the upgrading of patient care services and organization of work within and outside the hospital.

Participates in scheduling of on-call duties and provides on-call services. 

Participates in the assessment and updating of drug, medical supply and equipment needs.

Writes, completes and approves medical reports for patients. 

Participates in research activities.

Performs special procedures as privileged.

Adheres to policies, guidelines, plans and programs of the organization.

Performs other duties as assigned/directed by the Head of the department.

Additional Responsibilities 3

Job Knowledge & Skills

• Valid and in a good standing medical license to practice in country of residence.Provides high quality care to patients in this area of medicine.Communication skills to explain complex medical information, procedures, answer questions to patients and their families.Technical skills to perform procedures and analyze data.Technical skills to interpret medical records, scan patient data and interpret test results.Ability to think and act quickly in a stressful environment.Good hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity.Perfect vision and visuospatial awareness.Compassionate and empathetic.Supervise staff/assistant physicians and residents The ability to work well alone and within a team.

• ERP knowledge preferably SAP functional skills are a requirement to be successful in this role.

Job Experience

5 years of experience in the similar role

3 years in GCC (preferred)
 

Competencies

Education