Medical Officer

Person Specification

• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
  
• A valid Kenya Medical Practitioners’ and Dentists Council Licence (KMPDC)
  
• Updated BLS, ACLS/ATLS certificate
  
• 3 years’ experience
  
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  
• Attention to detail
  
• Result Oriented
  

• Accurate and clear documentation of patient history, physical examination, investigations, and management.
  
• Initiate and maintain proper management and treatment of patients
  
• Appropriate and early consultation and referral of patients to specialists.
  
• Daily updates of the patients progress to the patient and the next of kin.
  
• Facilitates patient admissions, necessary consents and discharges.
  
• Undertake clinical procedures per training.
  
• Conducting CMEs and research.
  
• Participate in morbidity and mortality meetings as required.
  
• Participation in incident reporting, root cause analysis and Quality Improvement Plan
  
• To champion evidence based practice and continuous skill improvement
  
• Rotation in various departments as and when required
  
• Review of medical reports and provision of patient updates to insurance companies when required
  
• Participation in daily/weekly/monthly department meetings as required.
  
• Conduct timely ward rounds and patient reviews when required.
  
• Ensure that the resources needed to provide quality care are available for each patient in the unit (required HR, equipment, supplies, services).Report and escalate any deficiencies to the OPD/Hospital Manager.
  
• Maintain a positive work attitude and foster teamwork.
  
• Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality at all times.
  
• Ensure patient satisfaction through quality of care, communication, feedback and escalation through the standardized tool for patient satisfaction measurement and demonstrate follow-up and improvement. Ensure the facility is financially viable and demonstrate growth.
  
• Increase the quality and diversity of services offered in the facility. Support marketing activities to ensure growth in client numbers.
  
• Ensure financial objectives are met by managing costs within budget, timely and accurate billing of drugs and services, enforcing exclusions, seeking pre-authorizations, proper documentation and timely delivery of invoices.