Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, July 20, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Basic job summary:
• To be responsible for reviewing patients’ symptoms, test results, and determining a diagnosis and appropriate treatment for patients.

Duties & Responsibilities:
• Provide patients’ care by examining and discussing with patients in order to diagnose their health conditions, prescribing medicines, and carrying out outpatient surgical procedures
• Promote high quality treatment of the patients by carrying out particular procedures like specialist investigations, performing operations, ensuring that the pharmacy has the correct formulary, and working in collaboration with other health care providers or professionals;
• Refer and admit patients needing investigations, special care, and treatment; 4.
• Prescribe medicines;
• Make detailed notes as a legal documentation of treatment beneficial to other health care providers or professionals;
• Liaise with other medical staff in the clinic to guarantee high quality treatment;
• Uphold health and safety practices, especially concerning the handling and disposal of body fluids and sharp objects;
• Promote widespread health education.

Qualifications:
• Master’s Degree in Medicine from a recognized institution
• Registered medical practitioner with the Kenya Medical Practitioners Board eligible for consultant status
• At least 5 years working experience in a busy hospital

Personal Attributes
• Able to respond to demanding and complicated patient situations
• Effective verbal and oral communication
• Good interpersonal relationship
• Maintain concise, timely, and accurate confidential records of patients
• Able to prioritize patients according to their clinical needs
• Good time management skills to balance the clinical and other duties
• Able to work under pressure
• Ability to solve difficult problems
• Should be able to challenge decisions
• Strong decision making and practical skills

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Associate Degree

Job application procedure
• Are you qualified for this position and interested in working with us? We would like to hear from you. Kindly send us a copy of your updated resume and letter of application (ONLY) quoting the position on the subject line to recruitment@strathmore.edu  by 30th July 2022. Due to the large number of applications we may receive, kindly note that only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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