Pediatrician, Outreach Clinics

Key Responsibilities

• Review and examine patients consistently by performing such duties as taking case histories, conducting physical examinations and ordering diagnostic laboratory and radiology studies.
• Conduct daily ward rounds and monitor patients’ progress on a regular basis.
• Initiate discussions with patient and care givers to enable better diagnostic and therapeutic medical care services.
• Attend to critical patients in a timely manner.
• When necessary, carry out privileged and potentially lifesaving emergency medical procedures.
• Educate patients on wellness prevention and early detection of risk factors for disease (s).
• Provide materials, resources and referrals to patients, family members/care givers.
• Initiate timely discussions with relevant consultants/departments to arrive at the best treatment plan for specialized cases.
• Take role of teaching and supervising residents, SHOs and other clinical staff.
• Engage nursing and ward staff in ensuring that all treating equipment is functional and available for patient care/treatment.
• Work closely with other members of the clinical care team to reduce errors and waste, improve skillfulness and resource utilization.
• Teaching, assessment and mentorship of medical school students, interns and residents.
• Participate in developing and reviewing the syllabus for assigned teaching modules.
• Participating in Departmental Residency Training Committee (DRTC), examination and other faculty or departmental meetings as may be determined.
• Collaborate with consultants and colleagues to enable integration of clinical research activities, shared knowledge, institutional quality improvement and patient wellness activities.
• Participate in all teams’ efforts as departmental needs arise
• Carry out any other duty as may be required by the supervisor.

Qualifications

• Masters of Medicine  in Paediatrics
• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.Ch.B) or equivalent
• Registration by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board.
• Emergency Paediatric Life Support (EPLS).