Afghanistan: Senior Pediatrician for a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Maternity newborn and delivery care

French Medical Institute for Children Kabul – Afghanistan – The mother and child wing opening in September 2016

Mission duration: flexible but as long as possible especially for the first mission

Requirements:

Good proficiency in written and spoken English

Competencies:

Experienced Neonatal Pediatrician for NICU, expert in labor room newborn care management, management of premature babies, and competencies in practical teaching and supervising of medical and nursing staff.

Clinical work: labor room and NICU, neonatal emergency, follow-up consultations, night and WE shifts

Teaching:

Local pediatricians (practical ++++)

Post graduate program in pediatrics

Residents, midwives, nurses etc

Infection disease control; peer reviews, protocols etc.

Goals of the maternity and NICU:

Provide high-quality care to all patients equally; ensure that all treatments are safe, effective and well-coordinated.

Strive for multi-disciplinary teamwork, effective communication, and delivery of holistic care.

· General objectives

The central objective is to contribute to improving maternal and neonatal healthcare in Afghanistan by providing exemplary and evidence-based care, training and inter-hospital collaboration.

To provide a diagnostic center that covers various perinatal specialties including obstetrics, gynecology (except for Cancer) and neonatal medicine.

To be a leading center for the management of normal pregnancy, normal births and care based on competencies of Afghan midwives

To be a leading center for the treatment of obstetrical and neonatal complications in cooperation with health facilities in the region of Kabul

To be a leading center for the training and further education of healthcare professionals

To develop interdisciplinary collaboration

Through the education program, participate in the training of professionals from provinces

To develop perinatal research

· NICU special objectives

The NICU provides tertiary care to infants delivered at FMIC and from outside FMIC (all over Afghanistan)

· Description

Number of Beds:

The Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU) consists of 14 beds that include 02 Isolation beds as well. In addition, there are 02 intermediate beds that will serve as step down beds from higher acuity care to lower acuity care. o