Principal Registered Clinical Officer II (15 Positions) at Nakuru County Government

VACANCY No. 03/PROM/2023/39

DEPARTMENT OF CLINICAL SERVICES

Requirements for Appointment

• Served in the grade of Chief Registered Clinical Officer, for a minimum period of three (3) years;
• Diploma in Clinical Medicine and Surgery or Clinical Medicine and Community Health from a recognized institution;
• Certificate of Registration from the Clinical Officers’ Council;
• Certificate in Senior Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution;
• Certificate in Computer Application skills from recognized institutions; and
• Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results. 

Duties and Responsibilities

• Implementing clinical service procedures, guidelines, quality assurance standards in the provision of clinical services;
• Providing of clinical and family health care in health institutions and communities;
• Implementing medico-legal standards and guidelines;
• Undertaking disease surveillance, control and management;
• Undertaking research on critical health issues and emerging trends;
• Providing clinical outreach and school health services;
• Monitoring patients, making appropriate referrals and providing necessary guidance and counseling;
• Providing specialized services including ear, nose and throat/audiology, ophthalmology and cataract surgery, child health and pediatrics, anesthesia, orthopedics and trauma, epidemiology, lungs and skin, reproductive health, and venereology, coroner and forensic medicine, medical education, health economics and policy, health system management, psychology, family and community health services; and
• Providing emergency clinical care during disasters