The Nairobi Hospital
Health care + 1 more
Description
Reporting to Internal Medicine Specialist, the successful applicants will carry out clinical management and clinical procedures of in-patient and out-patient of nephrology patients in order to offer curative services in line with established protocols and the hospital’s patient care objectives
Requirements
- Master of Medicine degree in Internal Medicine from a recognized institution.
- Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery degree from a recognized institution.
- Must be registered by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentist Council and hold a valid practicing license
- Basic Life Support Certificate.
- Advanced Trauma or Cardiac Life Support Certificate.
Responsibilities
- First on call in renal team: carry out initial patient assessment, treatment, stabilization and referrals of acute patients in line with the patients’ condition in order to achieve optimal patient care during the day & as a night-call
- Carry out non-emergency and emergency procedures on patients in consultation with and under supervision of the Specialist and/or Consultant including tunnelled and nontunnelled hemodialysis catheters and kidney biopsies
- Carry outward rounds for daily clinical progress and management of patients in consultation with the Specialist and/or Consultant.
- Mentor medical officers in clinical procedures to impart knowledge and improve patient care.
- Participate in continuous medical evaluations to sharpen medical knowledge and skills in area of specialization.
- Pursue mentorship opportunities in applicable specialty area under a specialist or consultant in compliance with the specialist recognition requirements.
- Participate in patient reviews in outpatient clinics
- Participate in research activities in applicable specialty area in line with set objectives.
- Participate in the development and/or review of protocols in applicable specialty area to enhance clinical management.
- Ensure high levels of patient confidentiality and work ethic in line with applicable code of conduct and hospital objectives; and
- Any other responsibilities that may be assigned to the job holder by the supervisor from time to time
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