Shining Hope for Community
Position: Clinical Officer
Position: Clinical Officer
Location: Kibera
Reports to: HSPO
Duties and Responsibilities
- Clerking, examination, diagnosing and treatment of patients;
- Prescription of medications;
- Maintaining and reviewing patient records, charts and other pertinent information;
- Maintaining patient confidentiality;
- Responding to enquiries relating to patients, lab requests, x-rays, prescription requests, etc.;
- Coordinating appointments for specialist referrals, x-rays lab testing, etc and conveying pertinent instructions and information to the patient;
- Attending to CCC patients and managing opportunistic infections;
- Conducting continuous medical education and health educations as may be required
- Work as a team member with staff of other cadres in ensuring quality service provision
- Being accountable for any equipment assigned and reporting to the line manager as may be required.
- Performing other related duties within the clinic as may be assigned.
Mandatory Requirements
- Registered clinical officer preferably trained at KMTC
- 2 years’ experience in a busy health facility
- Current Practicing license is mandatory
- Basic HIV training/ experience will be an added advantage
- Make appropriate diagnosis
- Good clinical skills – history taking, physical examination, ordering appropriate laboratory investigations
- Treat patients with respect
- Confidentiality
- Good Interpersonal and time management skills
- Communication and decision making skills
- Good recording keeping and reporting skills
- Be able to perform minor surgical procedures.
- Computer literacy
- Ability to work and deliver results with minimum supervision
- Demonstrated ability to work as a team player.
How to Apply:
Interested applicants should send their applications together with a detailed CV to the HR Officer, jobskibera@shininghopeforcommunities.org quoting their current and expected salaries. Applications without this information will not be considered.
DO NOT ATTACH TESTIMONIALS at this point.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.