Medical Officer-Accident & Emergency at Avenue Healthcare

Job Objective/Purpose

Provision of quality care and quality services in line with Avenue Healthcare’s defined policies, protocols, procedures and standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Accurate and clear documentation of patient history, physical examination, investigations, and management.
• Initiate and maintain proper management and treatment of patients
• Appropriate and early consultation and referral of patients to specialists.
• Daily updates of the patients progress to the patient and the next of kin.
• Facilitates patient admissions, necessary consents and discharges.
• Undertake clinical procedures per training.
• Conducting CMEs and research.
• Participate in morbidity and mortality meetings as required.
• Participation in incident reporting, root cause analysis and Quality Improvement Plan
• To champion evidence based practice and continuous skill improvement
• Rotation in various departments as and when required
• Review of medical reports and provision of patient updates to insurance companies when required
• Participation in daily/weekly/monthly department meetings as required.
• Conduct timely ward rounds and patient reviews when required.
• Ensure that the resources needed to provide quality care are available for each patient in the unit (required HR, equipment, supplies, services).Report and escalate any deficiencies to the Accident & Emergency Team Leader/Hospital Manager.
• Maintain a positive work attitude and foster team work.
• Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality at all times.
• 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. Ensure the facility is financially viable and demonstrate growth;
  • Increase the quality and diversity of services offered in the facility. Support marketing activities to ensure growth in client numbers.
  • Ensure financial objectives are met by managing costs within budget, timely and accurate billing of drugs and services, enforcing exclusions, seeking pre-authorizations, proper documentation and timely delivery of invoices.
• Ensure that avenue corporate governance policies are adhered to. 
  • Prevent, detect and report any fraud or criminal activity
  • Implement audit recommendations
• Ensure adequate knowledge of all Avenue policies, procedures and systems as outlined in the HRMIS
• Any other duty as assigned by your immediate supervisor in line with the job description

Person Specification

• Bachelor’s degree in Medicine
• Valid Practicing License
• Valid BLS and ACLS Certification.
• Minimum of 3 years of working experience in Accident and Emergency Department
• Higher Diploma in Accident and Emergency
• Attention to Details.
• Report Writing Skills
• Excellent interpersonal and a team player.
• Ethical.
• Empathetic, Reliable and Emotional Intelligence