Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, March 19, 2020 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Vacancy No: CGHR/131/02/20
Program description: This program is a collaboration between Kenya Medical Research Institute, the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, and other organizations and donors. It involves conducting research and programmatic support for activities related to Malaria, HIV, Tuberculosis and other diseases. Due to its continued growth, the program seeks to fill the position of a Clinical Officer within Antenatal Research Collaborative (ARC) study.
POSITION: CLINICAL OFFICER (1 position) KMR 8
Location: Kisumu, Kenya
Reports to: STUDY COORDINATOR .

Responsibilities
• Collection of high dimensional longitudinal clinical data
• Making brief summary of the clinical cause of illness of the enrolled cases
• Conducting detailed clinical data abstraction from the medical records of enrolled cases to a web based system or other
• Diagnose danger signs of pregnancy and make appropriate referral
• Present clinical data to consultants
• Deliver study determined causes of death to the family members of enrolled
• Support the process of study sensitization/feedback to the communities, health facilities, MOH leadership and other partners
• Assess pregnancy, childbirth and healthcare-related factors that may affect outcomes for mothers or their babies
• Provide basic triage to study participants
• Enroll and follow-up study participants

Job Skills: Not Specified

Qualifications
• Diploma in Clinical Medicine from a recognized Institution
• Minimum of 3-year clinical experience, post internship in a busy clinical research environment
• Be registered with Clinical Officers Council and in possession of a valid practicing
• Experience with collection of high dimensional longitudinal data
• Good interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and have a high standard for research ethics
• Fluency in both English and Swahili, written and
• Strong leadership and excellent organizational skills
• Be interested and willing to work in a mortality and antenatal research study

Job Education Requirements: Not Specified

Job Education Experience: Not Specified

Work Hours: 8

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Job application procedure
Interested candidates who meet the criteria above are encouraged to send in their applications to:
The Deputy Director, KEMRI-CGHR,
P. O. Box 1578- 40100,
Kisumu
Applications are due no later than: March 26, 2020.
KEMRI IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER COMMITED TO DIVERSITY; PERSONS WITH DISABILITY, WOMEN, YOUTH AND THOSE FROM MARGINALIZED AREAS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. KEMRI DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF ITS RECRUITMENT PROCESS INCLUDING APPLICATION, INTERVIEW AND PROCESSING OF OFFER LETTER. IF ASKED FOR A FEE, REPORT SUCH REQUEST IMMEDIATELY

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