Job Details
SCOPE OF WORK:
The Specialist Paediatrician shall be appointed for neonatal services in DWH/ DCH at SNCU
The SNCU is a 24 x 7 service unit, requiring round the clock presence of adequately trained skilled staff S/he shall attend all deliveries both normal/ cesarean (on call basis),ensure screening of all neonates within 24 hours of birth and attend to all neonatal emergency/ follow-up OPDs
Working on a rotation basis, including night duties, the CMS shall arrange the duties of the available pediatricians in a manner ensuring round the clock availability/ supervision at SNCUs Any leaves or off-duties shall be adjusted in consensus with CMS.
Key Deliverables:
(1) Ensure that sick patients under her/his care are properly treated and cared for in every way
(2) Visit patients admitted under specialty treatment under her/him in the hospital, twice a day
(3) Ensure that each patient under her/his care, has got a bed-head ticket, on which all instructions regarding diet and treatment and complete details about the patient’s medical history and diagnosis, are recorded
(4) Provision of due care of patients in all regards, ensuring that the same is of good quality S/he must report all observed deficiencies in writing, to the Officers-in-charge of the Hospital viz Superintendent / Senior-most Medical Officer in-charge
(5) Obey orders of the Chief Medical Officer/ Chief Medical Superintendent, Senior Medical Officer in-charge, on all matters connected with the patient and management of the Hospital/ Dispensary/ Health Center
(6) Ensure that all instructions written by her/him on the bed-head ticket/OPD-ticket are strictly complied with by concerned staff, reporting any laxity or carelessness to the Officer-in-charge of the Hospital/ FRU, for appropriate action
(7) Ensure her/his attendance and availability at the Hospital, during prescribed working hours, as well as during emergency duty hours, as ordered S/he must also ensure availability to hospital over the residential landline/ mobile, whenever necessary
(8) S/he shall be responsible for all the special cases referred to her/him, providing curative prescription/surgeries, based on need, emergency and availability of resources, or refer such cases to the nearest specialty hospital
(9) Ensure that all instruments or equipments of the Hospital kept under her/his charge, are carefully stored and guarded against deterioration from whatever cause
(10) Submit all indents and reports to the Officer-in-charge/Superintendent of the hospital, on the prescribed date and time
(11) Write-up all books and records as directed by the Superintendent /Senior-Most Medical Officer in-charge of Hospital
(a) Superintendent / Medical Officer in-charge of the Hospital shall check the monthly abstract register prepared by the Senior Pharmacist/ Dietician, once a month
(12) Ensure compliance with the prescribed procedure for Dying Declaration, provided in para 432 of the UP Medical Manual
(13) Ensure that a correct copy of the prescription is kept in a special register and initialed daily by the Officer of the subordinate issuing prescriptions
(14) Punctually attend OPD and OT sessions
(15) Any additional responsibility, as assigned by the Head of the Department.