Medical Officer

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery, MBChB.
  
• Registered with Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentist Board.
  
• Minimum 2 yrs of working experience in a busy hospital.
  
• Able to work with minimal supervision.
  
• Required Experience & Competencies:
  
• Be flexible, a team player and result oriented.
  
• Be ready to work in challenging and multitasking environment.
  
• Computer literacy in MS Windows, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, is desired.
  

Program management:

• He/she is in charge of the hospital.
  
• Ensure all patients are attended to daily in the hospital.
  
• Ensure the hospital is running effectively in all the wards
  
• Attend to all emergencies, both medical and surgical.
  
• Manage and supervise all the staff in respective wards.
  
• Ensure proper documentation of patient care in patient files.
  
• Conduct daily ward rounds in respective wards, ie maternity, medical, pediatrics and isolation wards.
  
• Carry out all elective and emergency obstetric/Gynecological cases in theatre.
  
• Conduct all elective and emergency surgical cases in theatre.
  
• Carry out special clinics in the hospital on weekly basis ie, SOPC, GOPC,HRC, MOPC and POPC.
  
• Attend to all medical legal cases, ie Filling of P3 forms and attend court sessions as deem fit.
  
• Ensure survivors with sexual assault cases are promptly attended in GBV centre.
  
• Ensure all Referrals both Emergency and Elective, to secondary and tertiary care centres is done promptly.
  

Human Resource:

• Be a team leader in the hospital and in the care of patients.
  
• Attend the Clinical staff meetings and give program updates as required.
  
• Manage the Clinical Services Program in acting capacity when the Health Manager is not in office.
  
• Coordinate and Participate the Continuous Medical Education (CME) for staff and give updates on care of patients.
  

Program activities:

• Conduct daily ward rounds in respective wards.
  
• Be the doctor on call on weekly basis, 24hrs 7 days.
  
• Carry out all emergency surgical/obstetric cases in theatre.
  
• Conduct all special clinics on weekly basis, SOPC,GOPC,HRC,POPC,MOPC.
  
• Properly document patient diagnosis, plans of treatment and care on patient files.
  
• Attend morning Handover meetings and give feedback on patient care.
  
• Carry out all elective surgical and gynecological cases twice a week in theatre.
  
• Attend to all medical legal issues, fill P3 forms and attend court sessions.
  
• Lead in death audits sessions to improve quality of care for patients.
  
• Fill the referral forms for both emergency and elective referrals.
  

Reporting and Coordination:

• Report to Medical Officer Incharge or his/her designate.
  

Others:

• Any other duties as assigned by the supervisor
  

Safeguarding:

• Demonstrates a commitment to upholding the highest standards of integrity and professional conduct by preventing any form of abuse, exploitation or harassment. Promotes a safe and respectful environment for clients, colleagues and communities whilst promptly reporting any safeguarding concerns in accordance with IRC policies and procedures.