Medical Officer at Directline Assurance Company Limited

We are looking for a motivated and qualified professional to fill the position of Medical Officer.

Overall Purpose of the Job: The Medical Officer is responsible for managing and providing leadership to the medical department, re-examination of road traffic accident victims, analysis, interpretation and verification of medical records pertaining to accident claims.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Re-examination of road traffic accident victims in order to provide a second opinion.
• Ensuring that the diagnosis and treatment is consistent with injuries sustained in the road traffic accident.
• Analysis, interpretation and verification of medical records pertaining to accident claims.
• Referral of accident victims for specialist review when necessary.
• Organizing for a specialist panel of doctors in his jurisdiction to cover the various array of injuries e.g. dental, orthopedic, gynecologic etc.
• Testifying in Court in regards to the extent and severity of injuries sustained as a result of the Road Traffic Accident.
• Visiting seriously injured patients to verify the extent of the injuries.
• Liaising with other medical and non-medical staff in the various hospitals to confirm that claimant was treated in the specified health facility.
• Liaising with a view of working together with other medical staff in their given area- e.g. Medical Superintendents, Chief Records officers and other staff from the District / Provincial / other Hospitals in their jurisdiction.
• Increasingly undertaking managerial responsibilities such as planning the workload and staffing of the department.
• Preparation of medical reports and statistics.

Skills and Attributes

• High integrity and ethical level; Able to maintain utmost confidentiality of information in their possession
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, negotiation and presentation skills
• Have great attention to detail and able to get things done to completion
• High attention to detail and excellent analytical skills
• Self-motivated, confident and outgoing personality

Technical / Functional Skills

• Analysis of medical claims arising from road traffic accidents.

Knowledge

• Basic MS office skills
• Strong interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills
• Superior analytical and report writing skills.
• High moral and ethical standards with independence of mind and ability to defend his/her position on significant issues.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine and Surgery(MBChB)
• Registered with the KMP&DB
• Valid current registration certificate

Experience

• 3 years working experience in a busy health facility post internship
• Working experience in the insurance industry is an added advantage