Clinical Officer

Job Purpose

To be responsible for achieve SHOCO’s health overall mandate by implementing clinical services policies at the allocated facility.

Position Objectives and Responsibilities

• Offer health care services to patients by taking history, examining patients, carry out investigations, prescribe treatment, follow-up of patients, and give health education talks.
• Maintain and review patient records, charts and other pertinent information.
• Maintain patient confidentiality.
• Guide and counsel patients, clients, and staff on health issues.
• Respond to enquiries relating to patients, lab requests, x-rays, prescription requests, etc.
• Coordinate appointments for specialist referrals, x-rays, lab tests, etc. and convey pertinent instructions and information to the patient.
• Attend to clinical care centres patients and manage opportunistic infections.
• Conduct continuous medical education and health educations as may be required.
• Work with other team members and staff of other cadres in ensuring quality service provision.
• Be accountable for any equipment assigned and report to the line manager as may be required.
• Collect data and compile clinical reports.
• Collect and compile data for research on clinical services.
• Undergo coaching by more experienced clinical officers to achieve professional competences.
• Apply the SHOFCO’s health standard treatment and patient management.

Education, Experience and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Clinical Medicine and Community Health or Diploma in Clinical Medicine and Surgery.

Professional Qualifications

• Registered clinical officer preferably trained at KMTC
• Registration with clinical officer’s council with Current Practicing license is mandatory

Other required qualifications (unique/job specific)

• 3 years’ experience in a busy health facility
• Basic HIV training/ experience
• Ability to : Take medical history of the patient, Perform a thorough physical examination, Order appropriate investigations, Make correct diagnosis, Prescribe and treat and Do patient follow-up
• Perform minor surgical procedures

Functional Skills

• Adopting practical approaches
• Inviting feedback
• Making decisions
• Meeting timescales

Behavioral Competencies/Attributes

• Interacting with people
• Taking action
• Following procedures
• Upholding standards