Medical Officer, Outreach Clinic Naivasha – (220001GS)
Department
Outreach Clinic Naivasha
Entity
Aga Khan University
Hospital, Nairobi
Location
Nairobi, Kenya
Introduction
Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi (AKUH, N) is a private not-for-profit teaching hospital that provides tertiary and secondary level healthcare services. It is one of the hospitals in East Africa accredited by the Joint Commission International from USA. The University Hospital has been providing high quality care for the people of East Africa and beyond for over 60 years.
The Aga Khan University
Hospital, Nairobi Outreach Division is a rapidly growing network of 50 medical
centers spread over East Africa. These medical centers feature three to five
consulting rooms with a practice that is home to specialists, qualified medical
officers, highly-experienced nurses and constant reception cover. The clinics
offer an on-site pharmacy and laboratory as well as imaging services. There is
high expectation for staff to provide high quality professional services.
Applications are invited
from qualified candidates for the above position based in Naivasha Kenya. The
position holder will be responsible for providing quality and safe healthcare
services to patients while adhering to relevant evidence based practices as
well as the hospitals’ policies and procedures in order to meet treatment goals.
Responsibilities:
- Review
and examine patients consistently by performing such duties as taking case
histories, conducting physical examinations, and ordering diagnostic
laboratory and radiology studies in compliance with evidence based
practice and established protocols.
- Monitor
acute and chronically ill patients’ progress on a regular basis.
- Initiate
discussions with patients and care givers to enable better diagnostic and
therapeutic medical care and services.
- When
necessary, carry out privileged and potentially life-saving emergency
surgical and medical procedures.
- Provide
evidence based screening and wellness examinations, risk assessment, early
detection and education on prevention of illness.
- Initiate
timely discussions with relevant consultants/departments to arrive at the
best treatment plan for specialized cases.
- Establish
links with clinic management and the main hospital to ensure smooth and
efficient referral of patients.
- Work
closely with members of the clinical and non-clinical teams to provide
patient centric, coordinated care, reduce errors and waste and create efficiency
in resource utilization.
- Actively
participate in clinic quality initiatives in collaboration with the clinic
management and Quality and Patient Safety team
Requirements:
- Bachelor
of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) or equivalent
- Successful
completion of at least 2-years post-graduate Internship.
- Registration
by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board
- Advance
Cardiac Life Support and Advance Trauma Life Support (ACLS & ATLS)
How to Apply