Medical Officer , Home Care Health Services (6 Months Contract) at Aga Khan University Hospital

Responsibilities:

• Conduct hospital ward rounds to identify patients eligible for Homecare enrollment.
• Apply defined eligibility and acuity criteria for safe transition.
• Participate in multidisciplinary discharge planning.
• Provide clinical oversight for enrolled patients.
• Review patient charts to ensure documentation quality.
• Enforce Medical Staff By-Laws and institutional policies.
• Participate in orientation, training, and appraisals of Locum doctors
• Provide clinical supervision, to Locum medical Officers.
• Ensure compliance of locum doctors with scope of practice and approved competencies.
• Conduct scheduled and urgent home visits.
• Assess and manage acute and chronic illnesses in the home setting.
• Review high-risk patients (PEG feeding, oxygen dependency, anticoagulation).
• Provide patient and caregiver education.
• Ensure complete and accurate chart documentation.
• Lead and participate in Morbidity &Mortality reviews.
• Participate in Root Cause Analyses.
• Conduct chart audits and provide structured feedback.
• Participate in DQIPs and CQIPs.
• Champion patient safety initiatives.

Requirements:

• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB)
• Registration and licensure by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentist Board
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and/or Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)
• At least 2 years post internship experience in a busy hospital or outpatient set-up