Description

Job Description

Role Purpose:

To provide safe, compassionate, and evidence-based pediatric care for children admitted to rehabilitation services. The Consultant Pediatrician is responsible for medical assessment, treatment planning, follow-up, and coordination of care with the multidisciplinary team to ensure high-quality and family-centered care.

Job Accountabilities:

• Participate in departmental planning, quality initiatives, and multidisciplinary care coordination.

• Support the implementation of hospital policies, procedures, and clinical pathways.

• Participate in committees, clinical audits, morbidity & mortality reviews, and quality improvement activities.

• Ensure accurate, timely, and complete medical documentation within the Hospital Information System (HIS).

• Collaborate effectively with nursing, rehabilitation, respiratory therapy, pharmacy, nutrition, and allied health teams.

• Maintain compliance with hospital standards, patient safety regulations, and accreditation requirements.

• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing patient care outcomes and operational efficiency.

• Participate in departmental meetings, training sessions, and continuing medical education activities.

• Assist in mentoring junior physicians and healthcare staff when applicable.

• Support effective communication between patients, families, and the healthcare team to ensure high-quality patient-centered care.

• Assess, diagnose, and manage pediatric patients admitted to rehabilitation, LTC, and VLTC services.

• Manage chronic, medically complex, and ventilator-dependent pediatric patients.

• Develop and follow individualized treatment and care plans.

• Monitor patient progress and adjust treatment plans as needed.

• Respond to urgent and emergency pediatric cases within scope.

• Coordinate care with rehabilitation, nursing, respiratory therapy, pharmacy, nutrition, and allied health teams.

• Provide family education and participate in discharge planning and continuity of care.

• Perform comprehensive pediatric assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up.

• Manage medically complex pediatric rehabilitation, LTC, and ventilator dependent patients.

• Develop individualized patient-centered treatment plans.

• Monitor chronic pediatric conditions, developmental issues, neurological disorders, respiratory conditions, feeding issues, and rehabilitation-related complications.

• Participate in ventilator management in collaboration with respiratory therapy and critical care teams.

• Provide emergency response and stabilization within pediatric scope when required.

• Coordinate referrals and consultations with subspecialties as needed.

• Ensure appropriate medication management and safe prescribing practices.

• Support discharge planning, continuity of care, and family/caregiver education.

• Perform other applicable tasks and duties within the realm of his/her knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Qualifications:

Bachelor of Medicine or Bachelor of Surgery, or equivalent qualification

Specialist Certifications:

• Saudi Board / Arab Board / equivalent recognized Pediatric Certification

• Valid SCFHS Consultant Registration & License

• BLS and PALS certification mandatory

Required Experience:

Minimum 3–5 years of experience as Pediatric Consultant preferred.

• Experience in pediatric rehabilitation, chronic care, ventilated pediatric patients, LTC, or medically complex children preferred.

• Experience in multidisciplinary rehabilitation settings is highly desirable.