Job Purpose
The Senior House Officer, Paediatrics A&E will provide quality primary paediatric care to all patients and continuously evaluate and improve the quality of primary paediatric care to meet patient treatment goals.
Key responsibilities
Clinical Service:
- Participate in ward/casualty work – clerkship, patient education, writing of discharge summaries, while maintaining discussion of patients with instructors and consultants.
- Participate in general and specialist clinics.
- Participate in quality improvement activities – medical audits, process indicators, management guidelines development and application
- Participate in morbidity/mortality review preparation.
- Initiate timely discussions with relevant consultants/departments to arrive at the best treatment plan for specialized cases.
- Participate in establishing various planning parameters for addressing referral cases received at AKUH, N.
- Engage nursing and ward staff in ensuring that the most appropriate care and treatment are given to patients.
Attend to emergency cases:
- Assist in the examination and observation of emergency cases by performing such duties as taking case histories, conducting physical examinations, and ordering diagnostic laboratory and radiology studies.
- Attend to critical patients in a timely manner.
- When necessary, carry out privileged and potentially life-saving emergency surgical and medical procedures.
Counselling & Patient Education
- Educate patients on wellness, prevention and early detection.
- Provide materials, resources and referrals to patients, family members/care givers.
- Educate patients on informed consent, choice of attending physician and right to seek second opinion.
Administration & Professional Development
- Participate in departmental committees and internal business meetings.
- Attending & present at CMEs
- Develop and implement personal learning objectives.
- Participate in teaching of interns, elective students and nurses.
- Role model junior colleagues
- Demonstrate good interpersonal skills with colleagues and clients.
- Readiness to take extra duties.
- Participate in all team efforts as departmental needs arise.
Qualifications, Experience and Skills required:
- Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.ChB)
- Registration by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentist Board
- A valid Basic Life Support, Pediatric advanced Life Support Course Certificate
- Successful internship completion plus one year post internship experience
- Good communication skills and a good team player
- Ability and desire to continuously develop professionally.
- Demonstrates respect for diversity and is cultural-sensitive and applies ethical principles appropriately.
- Seeks and accepts advice and adheres to strict deadlines.
- Clinician traits of patience, compassion, responsibility, honesty, respect for others, self-awareness, logical thinking and intellectual curiosity
- Good Counseling and patient education skills
- Ability to manage work related stress
- Microsoft Office Application computer skills
- Able to work with minimal supervision while being punctual and accountable.
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