Consultant Pediatrician

at  Careerlink HR

Are you passionate about helping improve the health of children? Are you interested in advancing your career? We would like to work with your goals and abilities to find the perfect place for you in our practice. You may choose to work in our clinic, take hospital rounds or combine the two. You will have the opportunity to work with a variety of ages and conditions, both acute and chronic, and make a positive difference in the lives of your patients. We offer great benefits, including health and malpractice insurance as well as relocation support. There is also the potential to be a partner, which can eventually lead to ownership.

Job Responsibilities

• Record medical histories and examine young people from birth to twenty years of age; order diagnostic tests and interpret results to help determine medical condition
• Discuss test results and explain treatments or medical procedures with patients and family membersRecommend and manage treatment, medication, therapy, vaccinations and additional specialised medical care to prevent or treat diseases, injuries and illnesses; monitor progress and conditions and revise treatments as needed
• Advise and educate patients, parents and members of the community in regards to activity, diet, hygiene and other disease prevention methods
• Design and implement community healthcare programs to aid in the physical and mental development of adolescents and children
• Coordinate and supervise activities of therapists, assistants, nurses, students and other support staff; refer patients to a specialist or other physician when warranted
• Clearly record all patient data, including history, exams performed, past and current medications, vaccination information, diagnosis, treatment plans and prognosis, in corresponding chart

Job Skills & Qualifications

• Record medical histories and examine young people from birth to twenty years of age; order diagnostic tests and interpret results to help determine medical condition
• Discuss test results and explain treatments or medical procedures with patients and family membersRecommend and manage treatment, medication, therapy, vaccinations and additional specialised medical care to prevent or treat diseases, injuries and illnesses; monitor progress and conditions and revise treatments as needed
• Advise and educate patients, parents and members of the community in regards to activity, diet, hygiene and other disease prevention methods
• Design and implement community healthcare programs to aid in the physical and mental development of adolescents and children
• Coordinate and supervise activities of therapists, assistants, nurses, students and other support staff; refer patients to a specialist or other physician when warranted
• Clearly record all patient data, including history, exams performed, past and current medications, vaccination information, diagnosis, treatment plans and prognosis, in corresponding char