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Medical Officer

International Rescue Committee

full time Nairobi Posted 1 day ago

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.