Registered Clinical Officer I (Specialist) - 2 Posts at Meru County Public Service Board

Duties and Responsibilities

• Taking history, examining, diagnosing, ordering laboratory and imaging investigation in area of specialization.
• Interpreting laboratory and imaging results.
• Treating patients’ common ailments at an outpatient or inpatient health facility; providing community health care services in liaison with other health workers.
• Guiding and counselling patients, clients and staff on health issues.
• Sensitizing patients and clients on preventive and promotive health.
• Carrying out surgical procedures as per training and skill.
• Collecting and compiling clinical data.
• Providing clinical outreach and school health services.
• Organizing health management teams and convening health management committee meetings.
• Preparing medical legal briefs on clinical services
• Referring patients and clients to appropriate health facilities.

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have: -

• Served in the grade of Registered Clinical Officer II for at least three (3) years in a public or in a comparable post in the private sector; and
• Diploma in clinical medicine and surgery or clinical medicine and community health from a recognized institution in Kenya
• Must a Higher Diploma in Clinical Medicine and surgery be specializing in speech and language pathology, OR cardiology from a recognized institution in Kenya.
• Certificate of registration from the clinical officer’s council.
• Valid professional practice license from the clinical officer’s council.
• Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results