AIDS Healthcare
Foundation Kenya (AHF - Kenya) is a legally registered not for profit, NGO
registered in Kenya. AHF Kenya collaborates with the Kenyan government, partner
institutions and civil society to provide HIV prevention, treatment and care to
people living with HIV/ AIDS.
Medical Officer
Location: Nairobi
Job Summary:
The medical officer
position is a combination of leadership and clinical care position.
It involves management
of resources such as staff, facility infrastructure, clinical equipment;
identifying and maintaining strategic partnerships; reporting and ensuring
highest standards of care at the facilities.
This role entails
day-to-day operations, quality assurance and decision-making in liaison with
key managers/directors.
Core/Essential Duties
& Responsibilities:
1. Supervisory
Responsibilities
- Directly
supervises up-to 7 medical staff.
- He/she
carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the
organization’s policies and applicable laws.
- Responsibilities
include supervising, mentoring and training employees, planning,
assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining
employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
2. Ensures proper management and maintenance of logistics,
supplies, equipment and infrastructure of the center
3. Clinical care
- Ensures
provision of high quality care and service delivery at the
facilities
- Constitutes
and oversees activities of a clinical team and ensures that the team meets
regularly to discuss quality of care items and receive continuing medical
education
- Ensures
that staff adhere to, and operate according to set national and
international standards of care
- Responsible
for patient chart review and peer review following the guidelines
established by the quality of care committee
- Maintains
adequate provider staffing in the healthcare center to ensure smooth flow
of patients. This will include coordination of vacation schedules
Qualifications, Education and Experience
- Bachelor
of Medicine degree in Human Medicine and Surgery (MBChB) with a minimum of
7 years’ experience managing HIV positive patients in a clinical setting, preferably
in an NGO setting
- Experience
in managing a team and building capacity/training in resource-limited
settings
- Ability
to work in a public sector environment to accomplish goals and favorably
influence decision making processes in a diplomatic and collaborative
manner
Interested candidates should submit copies of their C.V’s and
valid certificates by email to the following addresses not later than 7th
September 2012
Email:
faith.ndungu@aidshealth.org; joseph.abilla@aidshealth.org
Only shortlisted
candidates will be contacted
