The medical officer role is largely a clinical
practice job entailing providing out-patient review, diagnosis and treating a
variety of diseases and injuries in general practice related to HIV/AIDS in
line with AHF and Kenya government standards.
Key Responsibilities
Provides clinical care in conjunction with other team
members
Constitutes and oversees activities of a clinical
team, ensure provision of high-quality care and service delivery at the center
as well as ensuring that the team meets regularly
Ensures that staff adhere to and operate according to
set national and international standards as relates to HIV prevention and
treatment
Guide and mentor on-site clinical teams on completion
and usage of clinical records, registers, and electronic medical records
Oversees the implementation of protocols to improve
triage, patient appointments management, pharmacy inventory management, linkage
to care, adherence, and quality improvement of patient care
Function as a roving clinician overseeing several clinical sites
Lead clinical teams in conducting clinical care
outcome audits namely mortality, cohort analysis and lost-to follow-up.
Review clinic systems and processes affecting service
delivery or patient care and where necessary advice on required changes to
improve efficiency for example identification of early warning resistance
indicators and intervention strategies
Responsible for patient chart review and peer review
following the guidelines established by the Policies and Procedures Committee
Assists in monitoring and evaluation of activities
relating to HIV prevention and treatment including overseeing the timely
collection, compilation, and reporting of routine and specific data to guide
decision making at site regional and country program level
Attend medical provider meetings (at minimum once a
month) to discuss difficult cases as well as participating in county and
sub-county HIV and TB technical working groups
Maintains adequate provider staffing in the clinic to
ensure smooth flow of patients
Provides training, supervision, and mentorship of
medical providers and evaluates staff performance with the overall aim of
improving quality of care
Maintains provider productivity to standards set by
AHF management including counselling staff and troubleshooting as necessary.
Attend clinic staff meetings and quarterly meetings
with other in-charges including planning for regular data review meetings to
evaluate program achievements and take corrective action
Plan and organize on-site trainings and continuous
medical sessions based on identified need or upcoming changes on service
delivery at least once per month
Assists in supervising and implementing quality
management activities and quality benchmarks monitoring, facilitation of
quality assurance and quality improvement sessions.
Compiling and submitting periodic reports including
site evaluations, technical and progress reports as required
Ensures effective patient flow in all sites,
especially those with high volume of patients and coordinate time motion
surveys to monitor performance
Participate in the work planning, elaboration and
monitoring of annual targets and ensure that they are achieved in all
supervised clinical sites
Exercises appropriate judgment and decision making
Attends conferences as requested
Other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor
Serves as AHFs advocate at the site level
Qualifications, Education And Experience
Medical Degree MBchB
Valid Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board
Licence
Minimum of at least 5 years’ experience providing
clinical care
Prior experience treating HIV positive patients and
familiarity with current HIV&AIDS, TB management practices and protocols
Experience in leading a team and building capacity in
resource-limited settings will be an added advantage
Other Requirements
Leadership, supervisory and team management skills
Needs to be sensitive to patient population and
issues surrounding HIV/AIDS
Pro-active approach and flexible attitude to work.
Flexible, self-motivating and ability to organize
work independently
Ability to work effectively in a multi-cultural
environment
Excellent communication and negotiation skills
Proficiency in use of information technology
How To Apply
