Neonatologist (Guam)

The person in this position will represent International SOS and provide the services necessary to cover the range of Neurology services as would be provided in a state-of-the-art civilian medical treatment facility and the standard of care shall be of a quality, meeting or exceeding the currently recognized the Joint Commission (TJC), and national standards.Location: GuamKey Responsibilities:Responsibilities will include clinical coverage, follow-up, and consultative services, with on-call/call-back coverage. Services will be provided at Newborn Nursery, Neonatal Stabilization Unit (NSU), Department of Pediatrics, Naval Hospital Guam.  Services include but are not limited to:Provide acute and chronic inpatient medical care for neonatal patients in the NSU.Expedite care and facilitate consultation of complex patients to multiple specialties as needed.Provide care equivalent to a level III NICU setting, including managing high-frequency jet ventilation (HFJV), whole-body cooling for hypoxemic-ischemic encephalopathy, and inhaled nitric oxide for pulmonary hypertension required.NICU procedures including intubation, umbilical line placement, arterial puncture, peripheral arterial line placement, and chest tube insertions are required.Experience with neonatal transport preferred.Admissions/In-patient care – Document findings, initial diagnosis, and treatment plan, as well as any modifications or additions.  Make rounds daily or as frequently as necessary for appropriate patient care.Continuous coverage which ensures adequate 24-hour on-call Neonatology coverage not to exceed 3 patients.On-call coverage – Including phone consultations, and callbacks required for critical patients.Act as a consultant to the Emergency Department, Pediatric Clinic, Multi-Service Ward pediatric patients, and Newborn Services.Indicate responsibility for the content and correctness of all prepared and transcribed reports by affixing the physician's signature with appropriate stamp validating contents.Write patient progress notes and/or consultation notes at appropriate intervals as determined by local medical facility policy.Provide and document history, and physical examinations, required or recommended for laboratory and imaging examinations and diagnosis.Ensure all information is entered in the medical record and documents submitted within 24 hours.Attend periodic onsite meetings for complicated obstetric patients (COB), the Perinatal Advisory Board (PAB), and Code Purple drill planning meetings.