Vacancy: K16-01-19
Position: Clinical Officers, 8 positions
Location: Bungoma, Busia, Homa Bay, Kakamega, Kisumu, Migori, Siaya, and Vihiga
Reporting to: Surveillance Coordinator, Hospital Pediatrician
Essential Requirements:
- Must have a Diploma in Clinical Medicine.
- S/he must be registered and with a valid practicing license from the Clinical Officers Council of Kenya.
- At least 1 year of experience working in a hospital after internship.
- Familiarity with Kenyan Paediatric Guidelines
- Demonstrated competence in performing clinical procedures such as lumbar puncture, venipunctures, intravenous cannulation
- Computer literacy in Microsoft Office suite.
- Ability to work well with the public, in a multi-disciplinary team and able to collaborate well with counterparts.
- Excellent written/oral communication, interpersonal and organization skills
- Have high energy, clear goal orientation, good team worker, and strong work ethic
- Fluency in English and Swahili, written and spoken, with fluency in the local language spoken in the study area being an added advantage
- Must be willing to live or relocate near the assigned Health Facilities in Bungoma, Busia, Homa Bay, Kakamega, Kisumu, Migori, Siaya, and Vihiga counties
Desired Qualities:
- Advanced Life Support (ALS)
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
- Experience working in a research study
- Post-basic training in pediatrics will be an added advantage
- Experience using tablets (handheld computers)
- Certificate in “Good Clinical Practice” and/or “Human Subjects Protection”
- In-depth knowledge of Malaria and its co-morbidities
- Ability to work long hours within a team
Job Summary: KEMRI conducts in-patient clinical surveillance in a number of hospitals in Kenya with the Ministry of Health and other partners. The clinical officer will track and ensure compliance with Kenya Pediatric guidelines and provide quality assurance for hospital surveillance. S/he will work closely with the clinical surveillance coordinator, study coordinator, pediatrician and hospital teams. S/he will have direct supervisory role of study clerks based at the hospital and will report directly to the clinical surveillance coordinator and the hospital pediatrician. The clinical officer will be employed with the approval of respective hospitals’ management. Those successful will be trained on human subject protection and the Evaluation protocol before commencing work.
Major duties and responsibilities:
The post-holder will work with the surveillance coordinator and study teams to provide quality assurance at the hospital level in accordance with Kenya Paediatric Protocols. Specifically, they will have leading roles in the following areas:
- Develop an in-depth understanding of the study design and goals
- Daily review of medical notes for completeness
- Taking additional history and completing case record forms where necessary
- Tracking that patients receive care according to clinical algorithms
- Perform clinical procedures and duties as may be required
- Consenting parents/carers for storage of samples
- Liaising with laboratory personnel for appropriate sample processing and storage
- Provision of regular updates to study coordination team
- Coordinate the production of regular summary reports with the surveillance coordinator and data manager
- Coordinate supply and ensure availability of required materials in hospitals
- Reinforce adherence to clinical algorithms by clinical teams
- Work closely with the clinical, nursing, laboratory and health records teams to ensure smooth conduct of the evaluation.
Terms of Employment:
- 1-year renewable contract as per KEMRI scheme of service and a Probation period for the first 3 months.
Remuneration:
- Compensation is negotiable within a relevant grade, based on education levels, relevant experience and demonstrated competency. The salary scheme is based on the KEMRI scales plus supplemental amounts.
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