Consultant Pediatrician Doctor at Strathmore University

Basic job summary:

To be responsible for reviewing children symptoms, test results, and determining a diagnosis and appropriate treatment for patients.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provide patients’ care by examining and discussing with patients in order to diagnose their health conditions, prescribing medicines, and carrying out outpatient surgical procedures
• Promote high quality treatment of the patients by carrying out particular procedures like specialist investigations, performing operations, ensuring that the pharmacy has the correct formulary, and working in collaboration with other health care providers or professionals;
• Refer and admit patients needing investigations, special care, and treatment;
• Prescribe medicines;
• Make detailed notes as a legal documentation of treatment beneficial to other health care providers or professionals;
• Liaise with other medical staff in the clinic to guarantee high quality treatment;
• Uphold health and safety practices, especially concerning the handling and disposal of body fluids and sharp objects;
• Promote widespread health education.

Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in pediatric Medicine from a recognized institution
• Registered medical practitioner with the Kenya Medical Practitioners Board eligible for consultant status
• At least 5 years working experience in a busy hospital

Personal Attributes

• Able to respond to demanding and complicated patient situations
• Effective communication with other doctors as well as patients
• Maintain concise, timely, and accurate confidential records of patients
• Able to prioritize patients according to their clinical needs
• Good time management skills to balance the clinical and other duties
• Ability to solve difficult problems
• Should be able to challenge decisions
• Strong decision making and practical skills