Medical Officer

Requirements for appointment

• Be a Kenyan citizen
  
• Have a Bachelors’ Degree in medicine and surgery
  
• Be registered by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board
  
• Successfully completed one (1) year internship from a recognized institution
  
• Valid private practice and annual retention license from KMPDC
  
• Sound diagnostic skills and judgment
  
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills
  
• Effective communication skills
  
• Have the capacity to multitask within strict timelines
  
• Be proficient in computer skills
  

Requirements for appointment

• Be a Kenyan citizen
  
• Have a Bachelors’ Degree in medicine and surgery
  
• Be registered by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board
  
• Successfully completed one (1) year internship from a recognized institution
  
• Valid private practice and annual retention license from KMPDC
  
• Sound diagnostic skills and judgment
  
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills
  
• Effective communication skills
  
• Have the capacity to multitask within strict timelines
  
• Be proficient in computer skills
  

• Diagnosing, caring and treating diseases
  
• Performing medical and surgical procedures
  
• Preparing and responding to emergencies and disasters
  
• Participating in management of medicine, medical instruments and equipment
  
• Providing health education
  
• Maintaining health records, health information and data
  
• Counselling patients and their relatives on diagnoses and bereavements
  
• Teaching and coaching medical students, nursing students and clinical officer-interns
  
• Initial management, stabilization and treatment of all patients
  
• Rotating in various wards and clinics as assigned
  
• Facilitating patient admission and discharge
  
• Ensuring patient referral to appropriate specialist
  
• Championing evidence-based practice, patient centered care, service excellence and continual improvement
  
• Maintaining patient confidentiality and working with professionalism
  
• Undertaking clinical procedures
  
• Participating in major disaster response in case of any
  
• Facilitating Continuous Medical Education sessions and research
  
• Any other duty that may be assigned from time to time