Family Medicine Practitioner at MP Shah Hospital

We are looking for attentive, conscientious candidates with training in diverse medical areas for the position of Family Doctor. Candidates are expected to treat a wide range of medical conditions, develop long-term, personal relationships with their patients, produce individualized healthcare programs based on patient historical data and offer continuous support and health management advice. They should be proactive in building relationships and recommend external specialists when patients require treatment outside of your medical purview.

Candidates are expected to demonstrate good listening skills, show empathy and understanding and communicate clearly and effectively with patients and their families.

Responsibilities

• Develop personal relationships with patients.
• Create patient-specific health programs that make use of historical data.
• Monitor and adapt individualized health programs over time.
• Schedule and administer follow-up examinations.
• Make use of patient health data in medical analyses.
• Offer comprehensive wellness exams.
• Administering vaccinations.
• Perform medical operations.
• Recommending specialists for treatment outside of their capacity.
• Educating patients in health management and disease prevention

Qualifications

• MBChB or equivalent
• MMed (Family Medicine) or equivalent, be registered with the Kenya Medical Practitioners & Dentists Council.
• Experience in equivalent family medical practice will be added advantage