Registrar - NICU

Job Description

Job Scope:

Handles all medical Neonatology cases in the department, and Inpatient’s wards according to policies and procedures of the Department.

Job Responsibilities:

• Attends all “at risk” deliveries.
• Examination of all the newborn babies on daily basis and visits their mothers.
• Manages sick newborn and NICU babies as appropriate.
• Informs and works closely with the specialist/consultant in serious cases, NICU admissions, congenital anomalies, or cases requires referral to other physicians or other hospitals.
• Ensures implementation of the Ministry of Health regulations, the Hospital Medical Staff Bylaws, Rules and Regulations and the Pediatric Department Policy and Guidelines.
• Responsible to provide the highest quality of service to the patients under his/her care within the resources provided by the program.
• Arranges the patient transfer procedure including contacting the other hospital, stabilizing the patient and completing the referral notes and escorting the patient if required.
• Resides in the hospital site while on call and will make sure the pager/telephone is in good working order.

Job Requirements:

Education and Experience

• MBBS and Master Degree in Pediatrics / Neonatology
• Minimum 1 year of experience after Master’s degree in relevant specialty
  
  Job-Specific/Technical Skills

• Good communication skills.
• Knowledge of Required Organizational practices/patient safety standards.
• Command over professional code of ethics, medical bylaws.
• Knowledge of evidence based Age specific/ Population specific patient care clinical guidelines accepted by the hospital.
• Culturally competent (Kuwaiti patients’ culture and beliefs).
• AHA certified Basic Life support provider
• PALS Pediatric Advance Life support

Other Preferences

Nil