- Clinical head of the unit.
- All in-house resident doctors, nursing supervisor and staff technicians, paramedics and housekeeping staff directly report to him.
- Major clinical monitoring and therapeutic decisions to be taken by him All policies of admission, monitoring, therapeutics, procedures and various protocols are framed under his guidance in accordance with prevailing national and international norms.
- Proper patient care by means of proper work delegation is his prime responsibility.
- Managing and ensuring adequate staff in NECU with administrative help is another major responsibility.
- Ensuring proper training of staff and periodic assessment of their abilities – rewarding / reprimanding accordingly.
- Ensuring infection control in NECU.
- Talking to the selected attendants about the continued progress and treatment response and immediate plans in the patient management..
- Reports to Director/MS
- In case of death in NECU
- To properly assess the patient, if death occurs in his / her presence.
- Preferably making the declaration himself.
- Ensuring that information is passed on to relevant authority.
- To ensure proper cause of death has been mentioned.