Medical Positions at St. Lukes Orthopaedics & Trauma Hospital

Job Purpose
The overall purpose of this job is to diagnose and treat injuries, illnesses, and disorders; prescribe medications; make recommendations on lifestyle changes, and effectively manage internal medicine services in the hospital.

Key duties and responsibilities

1. Examine patients, take medical histories, address patients’ concerns, and answer patients’ questions.
2. Diagnose and treat illnesses, and disorders.
3. Order, perform, and interpret diagnostic tests and explain the results to patients.
4. Counsel patients on diet, hygiene, preventative healthcare, and other lifestyle changes.
5. Update patients’ charts and information to reflect current findings and treatments.
6. Recommend and design treatment plans.
7. Prescribe medications or therapies.
8. Explain medical procedures to patients.
9. Consult with other physicians, referring patients to specialists when necessary, and work with other healthcare staff, such as nurses, assistants, and other physicians.
10. Any other responsibility assigned to the job holder by the supervisor from time to time;

Working relationships
Internal Relationships: All Clinical Units
External Relationships: Patients, Patient relatives, other hospitals and external consultants

Knowledge, experience and qualifications required

• Master’s degree in Internal Medicine from a recognized institution.
• Specialization recognition by the Kenya Medical Practitioners’ and Dentists KMPDB
• Registered/licensed by the Kenya Medical Practitioners’ and Dentists’ Board.
• Minimum 3 years Post Master’s degree experience.

Competencies
Technical & Behavioral competencies

• Experience in diagnosing and treating a wide variety of illnesses.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Good leadership, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Dexterity and detail oriented abilities.
• Patience and compassion.
• The ability and willingness to stay up to date on advancements, innovations, and developments in the field.
• Strong understanding of examination methodologies and diagnostics
• Excellent knowledge of infectious diseases, their symptoms and epidemiology
• Broad knowledge of common medication, side effects and contraindications
• In-depth knowledge of legal medical guidelines and medicine best practices
• Respect for patient’s confidentiality

Job Requirements

• Master’s degree in Internal Medicine from a recognized institution.
• Specialization recognition by the Kenya Medical Practitioners’ and Dentists KMPDB
• Registered/licensed by the Kenya Medical Practitioners’ and Dentists’ Board.
• Minimum 3 years Post Master’s degree experience.

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Job Purpose
The overall purpose of this job is to provide support and facilitation by receiving prescription, analysing and dispensing medication to patients in line with the established protocols.

Key duties and responsibilities

1. Assist in filling, processing, and dispensing medications to patients in safety standards and to ensure quality care for patients;
2. Assist in maintaining the drug inventory through inventory control practices;
3. Initiate procurement process for medications;
4. Keep track and control measures for drugs – ensure there is a prescription accompanying all the drugs request;
5. Participate in Continuous Medical Education (CME) to stay informed;
6. Collaborate with the regulatory body (Pharmacy and Poison’s Board) – Pharmaco- vigilance for information on adverse effects/reactions to prescription drugs;
7. Monthly reporting – sales, expenses, breakages, expiries;
8. Ensure proper stock management, including management of expired drugs and supplies, reorder levels, obsolete items, stock movement, stock outs and returns; and
9. Any other responsibilities that may be assigned to the jobholder by the supervisor from time to time.

Working relationships

• Internal Relationships: Finance, Procurement, Stores, Nursing, Clinical, Security
• External Relationships: Patients, other hospitals, suppliers

 Knowledge, experience and qualifications required

• Diploma in Pharmaceutical Technology from a recognized institution.
• Must be registered with the Pharmacy and Poisons Board of Kenya and hold a valid practicing license.
• Membership to Kenya Pharmaceutical Association is an added advantage
• Minimum 2 years’ relevant experience preferably in a hospital environment

Competencies
Technical & Behavioural competencies

• Knowledge of pharmacokinetics, pharmacology and pharmaceutics
• Understanding of the human anatomy
• Basic knowledge of nutrition supplementation
• Drive and openness to learning
• Time management skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Patient care skills
• Effective decision making and judgement skills
• Analytical skills
• Attention to detail
• Communication skills
• Team working skills
• Accountability
• Integrity
• Confidentiality

Responsibility for finances and physical assets

• The jobholder has no accountability for any budgets, assets or buildings. The jobholder is responsible for the drugs and stocks in the pharmacy. Decision-making
• The jobholder’s decision-making authority is within provided guidelines and in consultation with direct supervisor.