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Job Purpose
Control and managing of the policy cycle through pre-authorization and case management, to ensure quality and cost effective care.

Key responsibilities
• Set the appropriate parameters for each admission (claim reserve, initial authorized cost and duration)
• Interact with clients and service providers to ensure that the care is given within policy guidelines
• Review medical reports and claims for compliance with set guidelines
• Liaise with underwriters on scope of cover for the various schemes
• Ensure that medical scheme members are attended to round the clock with support from 24 hour call centre.
• Poly-Pharmacy – discourage poly-pharmacy by diligent challenging of prescriptions and suggesting better alternatives.
• Generic substitution – Encourage use of generics where indicated as a method of reducing the organizations pharmaceutical expenditure.
• Prepare periodic reports for management on medical claims
• Ensure claims are processed within the stipulated time
• Delegated Authority: As per the approved Delegated Authority Matrix
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.
Key Performance Measures
• As described in your Personal Score Card
Knowledge, experience and qualifications required
• Diploma/Degree in Nursing or Diploma in clinical medicine or Diploma in Pharmacy.
• Moderate understanding of insurance concepts
• Professional qualification in FLMI, ACII and IIK.
• 5-8 years’ experience in case management two of which should be in a supervisory position

Leadership category responsibility framework (Core Competencies)
Emerging Leaders in Britam need to:
• Plan, direct and apply efficiencies and resources in order to optimise output and profitability against time, cost and team targets;
• Effectively communicate strategic and operational departmental goals and objectives to peers and others in order to ensure proper implementation;
• Ensure that department priorities are adhered to and effectively communicated;
• Ensure competent and effective people resources through appropriate coaching, development and people supervision as appropriate;
• Embody a high performance, proactive culture;
• Effectively ensure the adherence to key performance areas, deadlines and goals in order to optimise operational effectiveness;
• Effectively communicate resource needs, possible opportunities and achievements to management in order to aid them in their decision-making;
• Effectively set and monitor priorities and objectives for more junior staff;
• Understand and communicate objectives in relation to the larger organisational impact;
• Effectively disseminate knowledge within the correct context, towards subordinates as well as management;
• Appropriately model the company values while setting the pace and energy for delivering;
• Effectively manage and communicate change within the department in order to increase staff and process effectiveness;
• Provide access to accurate and consistent information and services across all channels;
• Ensure a seamless experience for clients;
• Improve service delivery for clients;
• Engage in continuous brand building to become the trusted partners to clients.

Technical/ Functional competencies
• Knowledge of insurance regulatory requirements
• Knowledge of insurance products
• Sales and marketing management skills.


JOB DETAILS:
Pediatrician

Job Summary
• Attend and manage acute pediatric cases and emergencies as well as chronic cases and referrals in the outpatient;
• Facilitating inpatient admission and follow-up diagnostics, review and management of patients in the pediatric ward and newborn unit;
• Conduct well-baby/Well-child consultations for growth and development monitoring, nutrition consultation and vaccination;
• Provide Clinical education to patients and caregivers on common childhood illnesses, childhood immunization and nutrition;
• Attend Newborn deliveries in maternity/Theatre department and follow-up care for all newborns until discharge from the hospital;
• Provide breastfeeding support and clinical education regarding newborn care for mothers in the postnatal ward;
• Organize and facilitate follow-up clinics for newborn patients;
• Ensure all necessary documentation as required is done in a timely manner and recorded as per the Hospital policies;
• Keep updated patients records in regard to acute or chronic illnesses, surgical procedures and other significant clinical encounters such as allergic conditions;
• Provide supervision to junior doctors through supervised patient reviews and clinical procedures, case presentations and continuous medical education;
• Keep abreast of advancements in Pediatrics’ and best clinical practices by attending seminars, conferences and relevant clinical meetings/CMEs;
• Actively participate in all clinical and administrative activities at departmental and institutional levels such as Hospital clinical committees, clinical drills, audits etc.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
• A Master’s Degree in Pediatrics’ and Child Health from a recognized University;
• A Certificate of Registration from the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board;
• A valid practicing license from the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board.;
• Minimum of 4 years’ clinical experience as a Pediatrician with in-depth knowledge and experience in clinical diagnosis and management of pediatric illnesses and emergencies;
• Valid BLS & ACLS certification;
• Demonstrated professional competence and managerial capability as reflected in work performance;
• Up to date knowledge of pediatric drug prescription standards and online prescription systems;
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills, patient and calm


JOB DETAILS:
Pharmacy Technologist

JOB SUMMARY:
The Pharmacist is expected to dispense as per clinicians’ prescriptions, maintain bin cards, track drugs movement, maintain all drugs & consumables records, generate the order for essential drugs and consumables. generate pharmacy comprehensive report and actively participate in CMEs.

Duties & Responsibilities
• Screening prescriptions for legal validity, drug contraindications, drug interactions, appropriateness of dose, frequency and duration of dosing and patience convenience
• Preparing and dispensing medicines according to Good dispensing practices and Counseling patients on use of medicines
• Making extemporaneous preparations
• Participating in ward rounds where need be.
• Identifying medicinal gaps and challenges
• Maintaining a daily activity log book for recording all activities undertaken
• Making entries into the relevant inventory management records and registers

Job Requirements
• Diploma in Pharmaceutical or Pharmacy Degree (B Pharm) from an institution recognized by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board.
• Successfully completed one (1) year internship from recognized institution
• Registration certificate by Pharmacy and poisons Board
• Valid practicing license
• Computer literate


JOB DETAILS:
Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Disease Ecology Research)

Overall purpose of the job
Reporting to the Principal Investigator, the successful applicant will be responsible for coordinating research activities within the Disease Ecology Group at icipe-Thomas Odhiambo Campus, Mbita. This includes proposing, planning, and managing selected research projects, staff training and quality checks, analysing data, preparing reports and publications, presenting findings at institutional, national and international meetings and contributing to resource mobilations.

Specific duties
The successful candidate is expected to:
• Manage the ‘One Health-Cattle IVM’ project including conceiving mixed-methods research designs and tools investigating human and animal health, preparing standard operating procedures, setting
• goals and timelines, daily supervision of technical staff and students, procurement, liaison with finance and grant offices.
• Contribute to the ‘Tungiasis Ecology’ project by providing technical expertise, training and supervision to students and staff.
• Contribute to the ‘Malaria Push-Pull’ project by supporting data analysis and publications, conception of novel ideas based on spatial repellents and attractive odour-baits for the development of new grant proposals.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary research groups and multiple project field sites; convene weekly progress meetings, and ensure adherence to all protocols.
• Provide training in and oversee morphological and molecular analyses of insect samples.
• Review project budgets and prepare procurement plans.
• Develop standard operating procedures for all project activities and keep an audit trail for project activities in response to log frames and timelines.
• Prepare data collection tools, databases and implement statistical data analysis.
• Prepare and contribute to progress and end of project reports.
• Prepare manuscripts for publication.
• Present project findings at internal and external scientific meetings
• Provide training and support to staff and students; ensure adherence to ethical and safeguarding practices in allocated human health project activities.
• Establish and sustain a good working relationship with national, county and community stakeholders in all field sites.

Requirements/qualifications
• PhD in Medical Entomology; degree awarded within past 3 years.
• At least 8 years of working experience in a research support capacity at a recognized research institute.
• Proven track record in implementing and coordinating mixed-methods malaria research from bench to bedsite.
• Excellent entomology skills, including molecular entomology, semi-field experiments, mosquito rearing, trap evaluations and vector monitoring and evaluation.
• Exemplified working experience on diverse set of vector control tools, including mosquito larviciding, house improvements (‘healthy home’ concept), spatial repellents, odour-based mass trapping and cattle-targetted vector control interventions.
• Excellent working experience in tungiasis research, including disease diagnoses and ecology of offhost stages.
• Expertise in community engagement, stakeholder mapping, and implementation of qualitative surveys for formative research.
• Experience working across sectors, including built environment and animal health.
• Proven ability to work in a fast-paced working environment, coordinating several projects and teams simultaneously.
• High level of resilience including excellent problem-solving skills, adaptability and emotional intelligence.
• High degree of organisation, and prioritisation.
• Proven ability to create and foster an innovative work environment, and team building to deliver on agreed goals.
• Publication track record.
• Experience in capacity building through mentorship of MSc and undergraduate students.
• Excellent communication skills.

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