Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct Physician outpatient clinics in line with the hospital schedules, attending to all patients who require physician review within hospital procedures, and national and internationally guidelines.
  
• Provide clarity of investigations to be carried out, interpretation of the results, and ensuring accurate, and clear documentation of patient history, physical examination, investigations, and management.
  
• Ensure patient admissions, necessary consents, updates of progress to the patient and the next of kin, and Conduct timely ward rounds/patient reviews for all internal medicine patients in the hospital
  
• Carry out procedures and surgical interventions as per authorized/ licensed privileges while ensuring high quality of care/services and safety of patients.
  
• Champion evidence based practice and continuous skill improvement by Facilitating CMEs to build capacity to provide care.
  
• Actively participate in clinical quality initiatives including, morbidity and mortality meetings, ensuring patients safety following the IPSGs, IR, RCAs & QIPs.
  
• Ensure proper and effective drug administration and management as per policy and procedures.
  
• Ensure the Unit is financially viable, and demonstrate growth by managing costs, ensuring proper pre-authorization, timely and accurate billing, monitoring patient limits and supporting outreach activities
  
• Ensure that Avenue Healthcare corporate governance policies are adhered to, including preventing, detecting, and reporting any fraud or criminal activities, and Implementing audit recommendations.
  
• Ensure adequate knowledge of and compliance to all Avenue Healthcare policies, procedures, and systems, especially policies pertaining to the provision of medical services i.e. Admission & discharge, reporting, equipment and supplies, etc.
  
• Adhere to Government and respective professional standards of care and treatment of patients as guided by the KMPDC.
  
• Any other duty as assigned by the supervisor.
  

Person Specification

• MBChB and Masters in Internal Medicine from recognized Institutions
  
• Specialist recognition in Internal Medicine.
  
• Fellowship in cardiology/ endocrinology/ Nephrology is highly desirable.
  
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant working experience.
  
• Customer focus and results oriented