Clinical Officer (Anaesthesia) Jobs Opportunity in Kenya 2013
Clinical Officer (Anaesthesia)
Background: Our client aims to set a new standard for maternity care in East Africa.
Job Summary: Our client seeking to recruit a Clinical officer to carry out consultations in Outpatient and Inpatients services, administer and manage Anaesthesia for surgeries, timely referrals, responsible for supervision of maternal and child health services in the maternity facility, give on job training and support supervision to subordinates in the facility; ensure the community participate in community based health care activities; plan, implement, monitor and evaluate Primary Health Care delivery in the health facility.
Duties & Responsibilities
The successful candidate will apply his/her advanced knowledge of clinical care and management to run the primary roles and responsibilities below;
- Perform pre and post operative assessment of all patients for operation.
- Deliver local anaesthesia to patients requiring surgery.
- In liaison with the maternity team members, CO(A) will be responsible for post operative care on the wards and follow up of discharged surgical/obstetric patients.
- Admission/referral and follow up of severe maternal health cases depending on the level of care needed.
- Conducting general/maternal(reproductive) and child health education and patient counselling.
- Reporting on operation theatre activities including regular updating of the Operation register book to Hospital Manager and maintain confidentiality of patients’ medical records
- Drawing and implementation of action plans and participation in resource management general and theater.
- Participate in training other Support staff and service providers on basic administration of anesthesia and intra operative patient monitoring.
- Attending to emergency cases reported to the health facility and issuing correct patient diagnosis and recommendations for treatment/referral and follow up.
- Supervision and monitoring of activities of other operation theatre team members
- Ensuring clean up of operating room following surgery, including proper disposal of medical refuse.
- In collaboration with the Hospital Manager and Medical Officer, ensure that the centre complies with Jacaranda Health policies and protocols for vocal local, infection prevention and emergency preparedness (including resuscitation).
- Fully participate in planned promotional activities as directed by Hospital Manager.
- Carry out routine client consultations in absence of theatre procedures.
- Diploma in Clinical Medicine or its equivalent from a recognized institution and licensed by Clinical Officers Council (COC)
- Higher Diploma in Anaesthesia
- At least 5 years experience in similar or higher position
- Excellent inter-personal and communication skills with a good command of both written and spoken English and Swahili with cultural sensitivity, assertiveness and negotiating skills.
- Computer literate with ability to use MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Google products proficiently.
- Excellent Management skills with ability to capacity build and develop others
We thank you for your application.