Clinical Officer at Bethesda Healthcare Services

Job Summary: Provide efficient, effective, quality clinical services to patients following established treatment protocols.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive and good quality clinical services to patients.
• Take/review the patient’s history to ascertain the right clinical examinations and treatment.
• Diagnose and institute appropriate treatment, write prescriptions, and carry out other treatment activities while ensuring that established treatment protocols are effectively followed.
• Confirm any questionable and notifiable diseases and report them to the Head of Clinical Services
• Ensure effective clinical procedures, rules, regulations which are consistent with organization procedures.
• Perform minor surgical operations.
• In collaboration with the medical and nursing team receive and attend to patients who require emergency services
• Handle referrals from subordinate health facilities.
• When necessary, arrange for patient referrals or consultations to other health facilities for specialty or higher-level management.
• Participate in outreaches or other activities such as health talks or community programs.
• Handle patient data/ information confidentially at all times.
• Prepare the weekly plans/schedules and reports.
• Ensure that the clinic environment is safe and complies with infection control standards.
• Maintain confidentiality of all activities to preserve dignity of patients.
• Document all aspects of patient care and maintain accurate and complete medical records.
• Collaborate with other members of the clinical team in improving patient care.
• Actively participate in clinical training programs, including on-job training and skills building.
• Carry out any other duties and responsibilities which may be assigned by the management from time to time.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Diploma in Clinical Medicine.
• Registered with Clinical Officer Council