Your Duties as Clinical Officer includes, but are not limited to:-

• Ensuring the implementation and standardization of Medical Teams clinical policies, tools, and hygiene protocols in order to minimize clinical risks and to guarantee the quality of patient care management. Promoting and maintaining confidentiality regarding all patient cases and records.
• Implementing diagnosis, prescription and prevention procedures that fall under the scope of his/her competencies applying medical knowledge, asking appropriate questions to patients and following protocols in force as well as using laboratory services, when necessary, in order to ensure a correct implementation of the medical treatments and to refer patients when appropriate.
• Participating in the planning and supervision, in close coordination with your supervisor.
• Ensuring that all staff using medical devices are qualified and trained.
• In cases of emergency, carrying out first aid care and treatment according to protocols in order to reduce mortality rates.
• Participating in data collection and reporting when required
• Keep the patient and family informed about the illness and provide appropriate explanations about the treatment to follow; verify understanding to ensure informed consent and adherence to treatment
• Participate in community mobilization and sensitization on curative and preventative health services.
• Ensure general hygiene standards and universal precautions are followed at all times and implement and monitor actions to reduce bio-hazard risks and improve infection control.
• Provide ongoing training of the medical/paramedical multidisciplinary team in order to optimize the quality of care.
• Ensure that medical decisions are made with the highest level of integrity and ethics according to professionals.
• Provide health education classes as needed.
• Provide healthcare for the children and staff at Rift valley Children’s village
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications.

• Holding diploma in clinical medicine
• Must be fully registered with a practicing license.
• Fluent in English and Swahili.
• Eager to learn new skills.
• Problem solving and decision- making skills.

Benefits.

• Monthly salary
• Full Room and Board at RVCV.
• Health Coverage for the term of service.
• Transportation to Karatu as needed.
• Off Days and annual leave.

Timeline.

Application deadline: 20th March 2024.

How to Apply:

Please email CV/Cover letter and copies of certificates of qualification to health@tanzanianchildrensfund.org