Chief Medical Officer at PCEA Kikuyu Hospital

Essential Qualifications and Requirements

• A Masters degree in a Medical Specialty with Specialist Recognition Certificate from the KMPDC.
• At least 7 years post registration experience in the area of medical specialty, three of which should be in a Senior Management position of a busy hospital.
• A degree in Administration/Management or related field will be an added advantage
• Clinical risk management experience
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills
• Good organizational and analytical skills
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills

Duties and responsibilities:

• Provision of quality medical services: The job holder ensures that the medical services provided to both the inpatients and outpatients is professionally outstanding and complies with the set medical standards and policies of the Hospital.
• Management and Administration: Ensures that the medical department operations are efficient and cost effective.
• Promoting quality of healthcare: Spearheads the provision of quality healthcare in line with international best practice and approved medical standards.
• Nursing Services: Ensures that the nursing staff strictly adhere to their code of conduct when undertaking their duties and promote patient satisfaction and safety by ensuring provision of high standards of health care.
• Hospital Development planning: Participates in the Hospital development planning by providing the medical component input to the institution strategic plan.
• Policies and procedures: Ensures compliance to the international best practices in the medical field as well as to the local medical standards, regulations and policies that are in force from time to time. This includes but not limited to medical professional ethics.
• Leadership: Provides exemplary leadership to the medical team and technically guides them when handling difficulty cases.
• Recruitment: Participates in recruitment of medical staff.
• People Management: Creates conducive working environment through consultation with the Human Resource section.
• Compliance: Ensures at all times the medical professionals comply with related regulations, laws, procedures and policies.
• Supervision: The Chief Medical Officer has the overall supervisory responsibility over all the Medical Units
• Drugs Management and Supplies: Regularly reviews the Hospital formulary system in consultation with Clinicians and Pharmacists.