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Medical Officer Job July 2023
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Job Title: Medical Officer
Hiring Organization: Avenue Health Care
Location – Locality: Nairobi
Location – Region: Kenya
Industry: Medical
Job Type: Full Time
Salary: KES
Date Posted: 07/24/2023
Avenue Hospital was founded in 1995 for the purpose of managing the outpatient department at the Hospital, and to extend medical services to corporate clientele through an innovative concept of Managed Healthcare.
Job Objective/Purpose
• Provision of quality care and quality services in line with Avenue Healthcare’s defined policies, protocols, procedures and standards.
Key Responsibilities
• Accurate and clear documentation of patient history, physical examination, investigations, and management.
• Initiate and maintain proper management and treatment of patients
• Appropriate and early consultation and referral of patients to specialists.
• Daily updates of the patients progress to the patient and the next of kin.
• Facilitates patient admissions, necessary consents and discharges.
• Undertake clinical procedures per training.
• Conducting CMEs and research.
• Participate in morbidity and mortality meetings as required.
• Participation in incident reporting, root cause analysis and Quality Improvement Plan
• To champion evidence based practice and continuous skill improvement
• Rotation in various departments as and when required
• Review of medical reports and provision of patient updates to insurance companies.
• Participation in daily/weekly/monthly staff meetings.
• Conduct timely ward rounds and patient reviews
• Ensure that the resources needed to provide quality care are available for each patient in the unit (required HR, equipment, supplies, services).Report and escalate any deficiencies to the HOD/Hospital Manager.
• • Maintain a positive work attitude and foster team work.
• Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality at all times.
• 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. Ensure the facility is financially viable and demonstrate growth;
• Any other duty as assigned by your immediate supervisor in line with the job description.
Personal Specifications
• A medical degree
• A valid Kenya Medical Practitioners’ and Dentists Council Licence (KMPDC)
• Updated BLS, ACLS/ATLS certificate
• 2 years’ experience
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Attention to detail and result oriented
• Customer focus