Pediatrics Consultant

Job description

• Diagnosing and treating illnesses, medical conditions, and injuries.
• Ordering, performing, and interpreting diagnostic tests.
• Collecting, recording, and maintaining patients information and histories.
• Prescribing and administering treatments, therapies, medications, vaccinations, and other specialized medical care.
• Explaining procedures and discussing test results or prescribed treatments with patients and family members.
• Monitoring patients conditions and progress.
• Responsible to start treatment as soon as patient arrives in Emergency/Wards and keep follow up of day to day treatment of patients by the consultants.
• To provide medical treatment of critically ill patient in a shift duty coverage.
• To be present at all relevant clinical rounds.
• To complete all the medical records of the patients.
• To maintain log book on daily basis and get it signed by consultants.
• To follow departmental guidelines relating to routine clinical duties in the ICU / Wards.
• To perform routine and emergency clinical procedures as indicated.
• To provide acute resuscitation for trauma and other emergencies when requested from Emergency and other hospital wards.
• To examine the patients, order investigations and prescribe treatment if necessary, and to update patient records.
• On call duty to be performed as per duty schedule and are expected to leave the hospital only after giving proper written handover to the doctor coming in next shift.
• Counselling and communication both Verbal & Written with patients to ensure patient satisfaction.