This role provides overall clinical leadership and governance in the clinical medicine department. The Resident Physician is responsible for delivering professional and compassionate medical treatment, care, and services, ensuring patient review and treatment are strictly in line with Avenue Healthcare’s policies, procedures, standards, and established medical practices.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct Physician outpatient clinics according to hospital schedules, attending to all patients requiring physician review within hospital procedures, national, and international guidelines.
- Provide clarity regarding necessary investigations, interpret results, and ensure accurate and clear documentation of patient history, physical examination, investigations, and management plans.
- Manage patient admissions, necessary consents, updates of progress to the patient and the next of kin, and conduct timely ward rounds/patient reviews for all internal medicine patients in the hospital.
- Carry out procedures and surgical interventions as per authorized/licensed privileges, ensuring high quality of care/services and safety of patients.
- Champion evidence-based practice and continuous skill improvement by facilitating Continuing Medical Education (CMEs) to build capacity to provide care.
- Actively participate in clinical quality initiatives, including morbidity and mortality meetings, ensuring patient safety following the International Patient Safety Goals (IPSGs), Incident Reporting (IR), Root Cause Analysis (RCAs), and Quality Improvement Projects (QIPs).
- Ensure proper and effective drug administration and management as per policy and procedures.
- Ensure the Unit is financially viable and demonstrates growth by managing costs, ensuring proper pre-authorization, timely and accurate billing, monitoring patient limits, and supporting outreach activities.
- Ensure adherence to Avenue Healthcare corporate governance policies, including preventing, detecting, and reporting any fraud or criminal activities, and Implementing audit recommendations.
- Ensure adequate knowledge of and compliance with all Avenue Healthcare policies, procedures, and systems, especially those pertaining to the provision of medical services (e.g., Admission & discharge, reporting, equipment and supplies, etc.).
- Adhere to Government and respective professional standards of care and treatment of patients as guided by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC).
- Any other duty as assigned by the supervisor.
Person Specification and Qualifications
Required Qualifications and Experience:
- MBChB (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery) and Masters in Internal Medicine from recognized Institutions.
- Specialist recognition in Internal Medicine.
- Minimum of 3 years of relevant working experience.
Highly Desirable:
- Fellowship in cardiology, endocrinology, or Nephrology.
Core Competencies:
- Customer focus and results oriented.
- Strong interpersonal skills, team playing abilities, and communication skills.
- Highly responsive, ethical, and responsible.
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