Medical Officer at Peoplelink Consultants Ltd

(SALARY - Kshs160,000)

Our client, a nursing home based in Nairobi is seeking to employ a medical officer.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Examine patients and taking their histories, order tests, and other diagnostic procedures
2. Carrying out specific procedures, e.g., performing operations 
3. Monitoring and providing appropriate clinical care (medical and surgical) to patients in hospital wards and in outpatient clinic
4. Admitting patients requiring special care 
5. Making notes and preparing paperwork, both as a legal record of treatment and for the benefit of other healthcare professionals
6. Keeping the referring doctor informed of inpatient and outpatient progress.
7. Liaising with other medical and non-medical staff in the hospital to ensure quality treatment
8. Ensuring that comprehensive hospital medical records for all in and outpatients are accurately filled.
9. Discussing and evaluating new pharmaceutical products with pharmaceutical representatives.
10. Keeping up-to-date with medical developments, treatment, and medication.
11. Maintaining patient rights and confidentiality when dealing with patients.
12. Providing educational and clinical training for clinical staff.

Qualifications, Skills and Requirements

• Clinical risk management experience.
• Extensive knowledge of medical recordkeeping practices.
• Advanced ability to ensure the highest standards in patient care and compliance with healthcare regulations.
• Ability to keep abreast of advancements in the field of specialization.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills.
• Excellent customer service skills
• Hardworking, proactive and self-driven
• Empathetic to patients of all ages
• Ability to work under pressure with minimum supervision
• Problem solving, conflict resolution and crisis management skills
• Desire for personal development, improvement and learning
• BLS, ATLS and ACLS qualifications from a relevant body
• Must have completed 1year internship
• Certificate of good conduct
• Bachelor of Medicine or Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB)
• EPR knowledge will be an added advantage.