IRC Locum Medical Officer Jobs 2022 – Kenya NGO Jobs. IRC Kenya looking for “Locum Medical Officer”. Applicants with a degree in Bachelor Degree may apply on or before 31st July 2022.
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is a global humanitarian aid, relief, and development nongovernmental organization. Founded in 1933 as the International Relief Association, at the request of Albert Einstein, and changing its name in 1942 after amalgamating with the similar Emergency Rescue Committee, the IRC provides emergency aid and long-term assistance to refugees and those displaced by war, persecution, or natural disaster.
IRC Locum Medical Officer Jobs 2022
The IRC has published a job vacancy announcement on 21st July 2022 for qualified Kenyans to fill in the vacant post of Locum Medical Officer to be based in Hagadera, Garissa, Kenya.
| Recruiter | International Rescue Committee |
| Position | Locum Medical Officer |
| Location | Hagadera, Garissa, Kenya |
| Country | Kenya |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | Bachelor Degree |
| Experience Required | Minimum Two years |
| Application Deadline | 31st July 2022 |
IRC Job Vacancy 2022
Job Responsibilities:
- In coordination with the Medical Officer – in Charge, formulate program goals, objectives and intervention strategies and participate in the budgeting process.
- Ensure that all health activities are implemented as outlined in the project documents.
- Review the program activities and priorities on a regular basis updating the clinical services manager on gaps and/or provide recommendations on how to improve services.
- Leader in patient health protection in all hospital departments.
- Handle the Health Program in acting capacity when the Health Officer is not in office.
- Provide technical and administration work guidelines that are within the IRC policy.
- Conduct daily ward rounds.
- Ensure patient management is in line with the set MOH, WHO and UNHCR guidelines and protocols.
- Take care of all emergencies, both medical and surgical within 15 minutes.
- Ensure proper and accurate corroboration of patient management in patient files.
- Conduct all elective and emergency surgical cases in theatre, both surgical and obstetric/gynecological.
- Conduct special outpatient clinics in the health centre on the allocated days every week i.e. SOPC, GOPC, HRC, HOPC, DOPC, and MOPC.
- Attend to all medical legal cases, including filling of P3 forms and attend court sessions as the need arises.
- Attend to sexual assault survivors on a timely basis in the GBV Support Centre.
- Ensure timely referrals both Emergency and Elective cases to secondary and tertiary care centers.
- Cooperate and be a party to the weekly Continuous Medical Education (CME) sessions at the hospital.
- Attend and share in the daily morning hospital handover meetings.
- Ensure adequate night coverage by developing a call list on a weekly basis with other Medical Officers
- Lead in mortality audits to improve hospital quality indicators for patients.
- Be a participant in the Quality of Care Assessments done on a quarterly basis.
Position in Organization:
- Requisition ID: req29177
- Job Title: Locum Medical Officer
- Sector: Health
- Employment Category: Fixed Term
- Employment Type: Full-Time
- Open to Expatriates: No
- Location: Hagadera, Kenya
Qualification:
- Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from a recognized institution (MBChB).
Experience:
- Minimum 2 yrs of working experience in a busy hospital setting.
How to Apply IRC Locum Medical Officer Jobs 2022
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
Then to apply, go to https://rescue.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/29177?c=rescue
The Closing Date: 31st July 2022.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
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| Official Website | www.rescue.org |
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