Consultant – Obstetrics & Gynecology at Life Care Hospital Kenya

Job Summary

• Attend to walk in and referred obstetrics and gynecology patients both out and in patient;
• Offering obstetrics and gynecology consultancy;
• Oversee the obstetrics and gynecology department and run the gynecology and obstetrics Clinics;
• Provision of superior diagnostic, preventative, and interventional medical care. Undertake all required patient care activities; emergency medical procedures, ward rounds and communicating to patients;
• Accurate and clear documentation of patient history, physical examination, investigations, and management;
• Provide clarity of investigations to be carried out and interpretation of the results and ensure update to the patients and the next of kin;
• Facilitates patient admissions, necessary consents, and discharges;
• Counsel clients on treatment and compliance to treatment (patient and family) while ensuring their participation in decision making in their management;
• Carry out procedures and surgical interventions (obstetric & gynecological) while ensuring high quality of care/services and safety of patients;
• Work with other specialties for multi-disciplinary patient care;
• Participate in morbidity and mortality meetings as required;
• Participation in incident reporting, root cause analysis and the Hospital Quality Improvement activities;
• Participation in timely ward rounds and patient reviews;
• Facilitate CME and mentorship to colleagues for capacity building and quality improvement;
• Ensure patient satisfaction through quality of care, communication, feedback, and escalation through the standardized tool for patient satisfaction measurement and demonstrate follow-up and improvement;
• Conduct family conferences on need basis.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Post Graduate Degree in Obstetrics & Gynecology from a recognized institution;
• MBChB or its equivalent holding a valid practicing license and retention certificate from the Medical Practitioners and Dentist Board;
• Valid certification in at least either ATLS/ACLS/ or-BLS certification as applicable;
• Sound Clinical knowledge;
• Minimum of 4 years’ experience in a busy hospital;
• Be able to mobilize and lead response to a patient in a pre- arrest or arrest state, activate the Emergency Response Team and actively participate in techniques of cardiopulmonary resuscitation accurately and effectively;
• Good communication (written and verbal) skills, including well developed presentation skills;
• Ability to operate equipment used in care delivery;
• Knowledge of the wide range of medications used in Casualty.