Specialist Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

• Ensure Performs, Responsible for hospitalized patients whose condition requires medical care at the specialty level.
• Day-to-day care for all Pediatric Critical Care patients.
• To evaluate, resuscitate and manage critically Pediatric ill patients including those with vital organ and system failures.
• To use organ support and replacements system.
• Should have expertise in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, airway management, invasive monitoring, renal therapy and mechanical ventilation.
• To anticipate, assess and define problems in the critically ill, diagnose and implement a management plan - within the acceptable time frame.
• To communicate effectively and establish and foster relationships with internal and external clients.
• Be compassionate, self-motivated and the ability to work under pressure for long hours.
• Need to manage the process of end of life care.
• After working hours, when on-call, should be available for consultations as requested by doctors in other departments, in the Pediatric Intensive care areas, ER, and other critical care services.
• On duty you should give consultations as requested by doctors in other departments, in the Pediatric intensive care areas, ER, and other critical care services.
• Will serve as a major contributor to in-service training activities of the new and existing employees. Works under the general professional supervision of the Head of the Department.
• Performs professional duties of an intensivist in adherence to the approved Privileges maintained by the Pediatric Critical Care department for individual intensivist. Privileges may differ between individual intensivist, depending on the efficiency, experience, expertise and skills of the particular individual.
• Participates in the reading of EKG's (Electro cardio Gram) for critical care patients.
• Participates in mortality/morbidity review; Quality Assurance and peer reviews.
• Participates in the weekly / monthly Departmental meeting / training and participates actively in various committee meetings as designated such as the ER, Infection Control, ICU, CCU, QPS and CPR.
• Reviews journals, texts or periodicals in order to update latest techniques, procedures, drugs and therapy.
• Provides on-call emergency coverage for ICU and Emergency patients.

• Ensure Performs, Responsible for hospitalized patients whose condition requires medical care at the specialty level.
• Day-to-day care for all Pediatric Critical Care patients.
• To evaluate, resuscitate and manage critically Pediatric ill patients including those with vital organ and system failures.
• To use organ support and replacements system.
• Should have expertise in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, airway management, invasive monitoring, renal therapy and mechanical ventilation.
• To anticipate, assess and define problems in the critically ill, diagnose and implement a management plan - within the acceptable time frame.
• To communicate effectively and establish and foster relationships with internal and external clients.
• Be compassionate, self-motivated and the ability to work under pressure for long hours.
• Need to manage the process of end of life care.
• After working hours, when on-call, should be available for consultations as requested by doctors in other departments, in the Pediatric Intensive care areas, ER, and other critical care services.
• On duty you should give consultations as requested by doctors in other departments, in the Pediatric intensive care areas, ER, and other critical care services.
• Will serve as a major contributor to in-service training activities of the new and existing employees. Works under the general professional supervision of the Head of the Department.
• Performs professional duties of an intensivist in adherence to the approved Privileges maintained by the Pediatric Critical Care department for individual intensivist. Privileges may differ between individual intensivist, depending on the efficiency, experience, expertise and skills of the particular individual.
• Participates in the reading of EKG's (Electro cardio Gram) for critical care patients.
• Participates in mortality/morbidity review; Quality Assurance and peer reviews.
• Participates in the weekly / monthly Departmental meeting / training and participates actively in various committee meetings as designated such as the ER, Infection Control, ICU, CCU, QPS and CPR.
• Reviews journals, texts or periodicals in order to update latest techniques, procedures, drugs and therapy.
• Provides on-call emergency coverage for ICU and Emergency patients.

• Graduation from approved school of medicine, plus one year of internship.
• Three years of residency in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine with special training in Pediatric ICU and Emergency services preferred. Culminating in procuring a Post-Graduate Master's degree and/or equivalent Fellowships approved by MOH At least five years' practice in the field of Pediatric Critical Care / ICU Medicine.

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