Medical Officer (Temporary Position) at United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON)

Responsibilities

CLINICAL DUTIES:

• Perform day-to-day clinical duties, e.g. attending to walk-in clinic.
• Coordinate medical evacuations, and respond to emergencies as needed.
• Perform Pre-placement and periodic medical examinations, for medical clearance for work according to UN guidelines and procedures.
• Provide advice on immunizations, travel health.
• Refer staff to and follow up with outside specialists as necessary.
• Provide health education and medical counselling to clients.
• Organize/Participate in addressing work environment and occupational health issues.
• Emergency response within Gigiri Complex.
• Undertake house calls and hospital rounds when required.
• Perform health screening of wellness program clients.

MEDICO-ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES:

• Liaise with other UN dispensaries and host-nation medical facilities.
• Follow the United Nations established policies and procedures regarding medical clearances, sick leave and medical evacuations.
• Recommend medical evacuation when required.
• Responsible for all paper work and reporting procedures for medical evacuations in line with UN Rules and procedures.
• Ensure proper follow up on all cases.
• Application of terms of reference in administration manuals for rules and regulations regarding UN clinic operations.
• Responsible for the supervision and distribution of work for the nurses and other staff as assigned.
• Establish good relations with reliable hospitals, private medical facilities and other medical service providers.

SUPERVISORY ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES:

• Ensure that appropriate training programs are implemented as assigned in order to maintain and develop the medical capabilities e.g. health awareness, infection prevention, mass casualty response.
• Undertake medical clearance according to UN guidelines and procedures.
• Undertake 'outpatient' treatment and immunization requirements.
• Regular reporting on clinic activities and other statistical information as may be required.
• Supervise and manage the performance of the JMS nurses based at the duty station as assigned.
• Collect and analyze data to identify trends or patterns and provide insights through graphs, charts, tables and reports using data visualization methods to enable data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting.
• Ensure that required background information used for data analysis are documented.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Education

• An advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in Medicine, Surgery or Public health (M.Med/ MPH) or in a related clinical area is required.
• A first-level university degree (bachelor's in medicine and Surgery, MBChB) in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced degree. Must be Registered with the Kenya Medical and Dental Practitioners Board.
• Proficiency in computer skills, particularly in MS Office software and the use of databases, is required.
• Certification in occupational health and safety is desirable. Successful completion of both degree and non-degree programs in data analytics, business analytics or data science programs is desirable.

Work Experience

• A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in clinical medical practice in field environment, hospital environment, pre-hospital environment or related area is required.
• At least two (2) years experience working in Accident and Emergency Unit, Intensive Care Unit or Aeronautical medicine is required.
• Experience in occupational health and safety at the workplace setting is desirable.
• Experience in counseling and/or stress management is desirable.
• Two (2) years or more of experience in data analytics or related area is desirable.