Job Description
Position : Resident Paediatrician
Department : Medical Services
Reports to : Medical Services Manager
Location : Kisumu Hospital
No. of Posts : 1
Application Deadline : 2023-07-28
Job Objective/Purpose
Provide and ensure quality Pediatric services within the Avenue group in line with the company policies and procedures.
• Key Responsibilities
1. Attend to walk in and referred paediatric patients both out and in patient.
2. Receive and resuscitate newborns in Theatre and Maternity.
3. To offer paediatric consultancy to all the doctors in Avenue Group.
4. Run the paediatric outpatient clinics.
5. Provision of superior diagnostic, preventative and interventional medical care.
6. Accurate and clear documentation of patient history, physical examination, investigations and management.
7. Provide clarity of investigations to be carried out and interpretation of the results and ensure update to the patients, next of kin and conduct family conferences on need basis.
8. Facilitate patient admissions, necessary consents and discharges.
9. Counsel clients on treatment and compliance to treatment (patient and family) while ensuring their participation in decision making in their management.
10. Carry out procedures (paediatric) while ensuring high quality of care/services and safety of patients.
11. Participate in morbidity and mortality meetings as required.
12. Participation in incident reporting, root cause analysis and the Avenue Quality Improvement Plan.
13. Participation in resuscitation of patients.
14. Conduct timely ward rounds and patient reviews.
15. Facilitate Continuous Medical Education and mentorship to colleagues to build capacity to provide care.
16. Acquiring new skills on best practices and assist in their implementation.
17. Maintain a positive work attitude and foster team work.
18. Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality at all times.
19. Ensure patient satisfaction through quality of care, communication, feedback and escalation through the standardized tool for patient satisfaction measurement and demonstrate follow-up and improvement.
20. Ensure the facility is financially viable and demonstrate growth;
a. Increase the quality and diversity of services offered in the facility. Support marketing activities to ensure introduction of new services.
b. Ensure pre-authorizations have been sought.
21. Ensure that Avenue corporate governance policies are adhered to.
a. Prevent, detect and report any fraud or criminal activity
b. Review and implementation of audit recommendations
22. Ensure adequate knowledge of all Avenue policies, procedures and systems as outlined in the HRMIS.
23. Any other duty as assigned by your immediate supervisor in line with the job description.
Personal Specifications
• Specialist recognition in Paediatrics
• Master of Medicine in Paediatrics
• 2 years’ experience
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Attention to detail and result oriented
• Customer focus