MEDICAL OFFICER (ON CALL) Job Summary Our client has exciting part-time opportunity available for a Medical Officer. This 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. The person will need to be available for telephone consultations on an on-call scheduled basis for a minimum of 4-8 hours per week and on site presence of at least 4 days per month. Duties & Responsibilities • Supervising, mentoring and training employees, planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. • Ensuring proper management and maintenance of logistics, supplies, equipment and infrastructure of the center • Ensuring provision of high quality care and service delivery at the facilities • Constituting and overseeing activities of the clinical team and ensuring that the team meets regularly to discuss quality of care items and receive continuing medical education • Ensuring that staff adhere to, and operate according to set organizational, national and international standards of care • Responsible for patient chart review and peer review following the guidelines established by the quality of care committee • Maintenance of adequate provider staffing in the healthcare facility to ensure smooth flow of patients. This will include coordination of vacation schedule • Formulation development, implementation and evaluation of curative, preventive, promotive, and reproductive health services including family planning. • Other duties as may be assigned by the director Requirements • Bachelor of Medicine degree in Human Medicine and Surgery (MBChB) with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health • Licensed by the Kenya Medical and Dentists Practitioners Board • 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 To Apply; Interested candidates should send their application cover letters and CVs to jobs@jantakenya with the subject line Medical Officer(On Call). We thank you for your application.
Posted on: Thu, 30 Jan 2014 09:41:31 +0000
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