Paediatrician

Job Purpose:

Admitting, evaluating, diagnosing, treating, and providing consultation to patients from birth to young adulthood (21 years of age) concerning their physical, emotional and social health as well as treating acute and chronic disease including major complicated illnesses.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Undertaking clinical procedures in Accident & Emergency, Wards including critical care units, Clinics and Theatre.

• Initial patient management, Assessing, stabilizing and determine the disposition of patients with emergent conditions consistent with medical staff policy regarding emergency and consultative call services.
• Providing care to patients in the intensive care setting in conformance with unit policies.
• Making decisions regarding immediate management and further referral of patients
• Conducting ward rounds on daily basis
• Enhancing evidence-based practice
• Maintaining patient confidentiality and professional work ethic
• Carrying out on the job training & mentorship and supervision of Senior Registrars in the specialist recognition program and Medical Officers in the clinics and wards
• Facilitating continual medical education sessions
• Participating in major disaster management
• Participating in research, developing clinical protocols, and facilitating CME
• Championing continuous quality improvement in clinical practice and service delivery
• Advocating for patients and champion continual improvement
• Ensuring all standards are met including quality of care, turnaround times, effective communication amongst and quality customer service amongst others
• Participating in on-call
• Any other duties that may be assigned from time to time.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
• Master of medicine in Paediatrics or other recognized board-certified equivalent qualifications
• Pediatric  Advanced Life Support (APLS) certification

Professional Qualification

• Specialist Recognition

Job Experience

• Minimum one year of experience in a busy hospital.

Membership

• Valid registration and annual practice license
• Registered with Kenya Medical practitioners and Dentist Board.

Key Competencies – Skills/Knowledge/Aptitude

• Demonstrated Focus on Patient Care
• Excellent decision making and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to communicate accurately and appropriately with patients, healthcare professions, inclusive of visiting consultants and payers.
• Maintaining patient confidentiality and professional work ethic
• Sound diagnostic skills and judgment
• Organizational skills
• Self-confidence
• Results-oriented.
• Adaptability
• Honest and a high sense of integrity