Medical Officers - 10 Positions at County Government of Kisumu

Duties and Responsibilities

• Responds to all calls of duty by the intern doctor or nurse on duty whether emergency or otherwise as quickly as possible.
• Physically review all patients and instruct, in writing, all recommendations
• Assist the consultant in all wards, theatres and clinics
• Filling relevant medical examination forms-P3, physical fitness, age assessment
• Undertake certain specified emergency surgeries, minor or major, with the assistance of the intern doctor (s) or student(s)
• Perform postmortems (PMs) and duly fill autopsy forms
• Attend to court cases
• Prepare and implement annual work plan based on department work plan
• Conduct routine ward rounds alone or with consultants

Competencies

• Be a Kenyan citizen
• Be a holder of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (M.B; Ch.B.) from a recognized institution
• One year of Internship in a government approved facility
• Registered by the Medical Practitioners’ and Dentists Board
• Demonstrate understanding and commitment to the values and principles outlined in Article 10 and 232 of the Constitution
• Satisfy the requirements of Chapter 6 of the Constitution of Kenya

Functional Skills, Behavioral Competencies and Attributes

• Leadership
• Communication
• Interpersonal
• Organizational
• Ability to work under pressure
• Negotiation
• Ability to build and lead cohesive teams
• Probiem solving
• Integrity
• Team player
• Knowledge transfer