Senior Resident Medical Officer at Aga Khan University Hospital

Job Summary

The position reports directly to the Head of Outreach Health Centres with a dotted line report to the Medical Director, Nursing Services Director and other Heads of Support Services. It is responsible for providing both clinical and administrative leadership support to the overall running of the medical centre as well as providing diagnostic, curative, treatment and general care to patients. In addition the position also provides strategic lead to the medical centre.

Key Responsibilities

• History taking, review, examination, diagnosis, treatment and timely follow up of patients within acceptable safe and quality standards of care.
• Admission and referral of patients from the outreach centre to the main hospital
• Responsible for the daily operations of the outreach clinic including deployment, supervision and optimal utilisation of the available human resource at the centre
• Responsible for the growth of patient volumes and the overall bottom line performance of the outreach medical centre
• Actively participate in quality initiative programmes

Required qualifications, attributes and experience

• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB or MBBS)
• Registered and licensed with the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board
• Minimum of three (3) years working experience after successful completion of the one year medical internship
• Experience, training or/and passion in business management will be an added advantage