Part-Time Child Specialist

Job Description

Title: Part-Time Child Specialist

Company Name: Association for Prevention of Septic Abortion Bangladesh

Vacancy: 1

Age: Na

Job Location: Dhaka

Salary: Negotiable

Experience: --

Published: 2026-07-13

Application Deadline: 2026-07-22

Education:

Requirements: --

Skills Required:

Additional Requirements:

Responsibilities & Context:

The Part-Time Child Specialist (Pediatrician) will provide specialized medical care to newborns, infants, children, and adolescents attending BAPSA Maternity Clinic. The incumbent will ensure high-quality pediatric services, including neonatal care, diagnosis and treatment of childhood illnesses, growth and development monitoring, immunization support, emergency management, and parental counseling. The Pediatrician will work closely with obstetricians, medical officers, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to promote integrated maternal and child healthcare services.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Services

• Provide outpatient consultation and treatment for newborns, infants, children, and adolescents.

• Examine and manage newborns immediately after birth and provide routine neonatal care.

• Diagnose and treat common childhood illnesses and medical conditions.

• Assess growth, nutrition, and developmental milestones of children.

• Participate in newborn resuscitation and emergency neonatal care when required.

• Monitor premature and low birth weight babies and provide follow-up care.

Maternal and Newborn Care

• Collaborate with obstetricians and gynecologists to ensure safe maternal and neonatal outcomes.

• Conduct newborn examinations before discharge.

• Identify congenital abnormalities and high-risk neonatal conditions.

• Counsel mothers on breastfeeding, newborn care, nutrition, immunization, and child development.

• Support Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) and essential newborn care practices where applicable.

Team Collaboration

• Work collaboratively with medical officers, nurses, midwives, laboratory personnel, and other healthcare staff.

• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior medical staff when required.

• Participate in multidisciplinary case discussions and referral planning.