Medical Officer at Nairobi Hospital

Job Description

REF/RG/05/18

• Reporting to the A & E Manager, the successful candidates will be responsible for the following amongst others:
• Initial management, stabilization and treatment of all patients.
• Rotating in various wards and clinics as assigned
• Facilitating patient admission and discharge.
• Ensuring patient referral to appropriate specialist.
• Facilitating customer complaint handling, root cause analysis and problem solving.
• Championing evidence based practice, patient centered care, service excellence and continual improvement.
• Maintaining patient confidentiality and working with professionalism.
• Undertaking clinical procedures.
• Undertaking staff clinic duties and ambulance duties.
• Participating in major disaster response.
• Facilitating Continuous Medical Education sessions and research.
• Any other duty that may be assigned from time to time
• Any other duties that may be assigned from time to time

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
• Valid private practice and annual license
• One year post-internship experience
• Valid certification in 1 life support course. i.e. ACLS, ATLS, BLS or PALS
• Sound diagnostic skills and judgment
• Excellent problem solving and decision making skills
• Effective communication skills
• Private practice experience an added advantage