Medical Officer, Ward in charge. at Diani Beach Hospital
Diani, Likoni, Shika Adabu|October 2023 - October 2024 (1yr)
Healthcare|Medical & Pharmaceutical|150,000 - 200,000|Contract
1.Monitoring and providing appropriate medical and surgical care to over 4000+ patients at the OPD/MOPC/POPC/GOPC/SOPC
- Managing of clients for reproductive health both in the inpatient and outpatient setup in conjunction with the resident OB-GYN specialist
3.Admitting over 500 patients from different insurance schemes such as MAKL, NHIF, DEFMIS amongst others requiring special care followed by investigations and treatment plan and management
4.Making notes and preparing paperwork, both as a legal record of treatment and for the benefit of other healthcare professionals; both on paper and HMIS
- Coordinate and discuss planned care with the patient and other team professionals, consultants, caregivers as appropriate which as in turn improved recovery rates by as much as 22%
- Coordinating and managing emergency patients in the inpatient and outpatient and ensuring client referral is effective and prompt reducing mortality rates by as much as 47%
- Maintaining effective interpersonal relationships with all staff and patients and ensuring clients have a good customer experience increasing favorable response rates from clients by 33%
8.obtaining Informed Consent from patients regarding surgical procedures and imaging procedures as per the hospital policy
9 Assist in the formulation, implementation and review of relevant policies, and procedures including clinical guidelines and protocols.
- Participate in health talks, outreach, wellness, and other business development activities as required. This has in turn boosted a 30% increase in patients traffic to the hospital.
11 Participate in continuous quality and patient safety improvement initiatives and programs including clinical audits, incident reporting, and morbidity and mortality meetings.
12.Champion and conduct Continuing Medical Education (CMEs) sessions. Participate in daily/weekly/monthly staff or department meetings.
13.Assist in the orientation of new clinicians, medical officers and specialists working hand in hand with the immediate supervisor.
Medical officer in charge at Andersen Medical Centre
kitale|February 2023 - August 2023 (6mos)
Healthcare|Medical & Pharmaceutical|150,000 - 200,000|Contract
- Conducted over 4000+ comprehensive patient evaluations, including reviewing medical records, performing physical assessments, and prescribing diagnostic tests for over 1600+employees in compliance with evidence-based practices.
- Monitor the progress of acute and chronic patients, of over 2000 patients including hypertension, diabetes, TB, HIV& AIDS, stroke, asthma, epilepsy, sickle cell, mental illnesses, Duchenne muscle dystrophy, prostate carcinoma, breast cancer patients and ensuring effective management of their conditions through regular assessments and treatment plan adjustments.
- Proactively engage in discussions with patients and their caregivers to enhance diagnostic accuracy and facilitate optimal therapeutic interventions through CHVs and NGOs commitments.
- Perform privileged emergency medical and surgical procedures as needed, such as chest tube insertion, paracentesis, and intubation, suprapubic catheter insertion, contributing to life-saving interventions and preserving patient well- being.
- Offer evidence-based screenings, wellness examinations, and risk assessments to enable early detection of illnesses, while providing education on prevention strategies to promote patient well-being through medical camps and random checkups.
- Lead timely consultations with relevant specialists and departments to develop tailored treatment plans for complex cases, reducing the risk of misdiagnosis and ensuring comprehensive care. By timely referrals including CS, orthopedic, gynecology, neurology, cardiac, pediatric referrals, TB and HIV&AIDS.
- Forge strong connections with clinic management and the primary hospital, facilitating smooth and efficient patient referrals for specialized care at the CCC clinic, tuberculosis clinic, dermatology clinic, optician clinic.
- Collaborate closely with clinical and non-clinical team members to deliver patient-centered and coordinated care, effectively reducing errors, minimizing waste, and optimizing resource utilization at the pharmacy, laboratory, CCC, TB, General stores departments and Security center.
- Actively participate in clinic quality initiatives, working collaboratively with clinic management and the Quality and Patient Safety team to drive continuous improvement and ensure high-quality care delivery from the county and private partnership.
Medical officer at Hawi Family Hospital
Homabay|September 2022 - December 2022 (3mos)
Healthcare|Medical & Pharmaceutical|105,000 - 150,000|Contract
Review and examine patients- by taking case histories, conducting physical examinations, and ordering diagnostic laboratory and radiology studies in compliance with evidence based practice and established protocols.
Monitor acute and chronically ill patients’ progress in all the wards.
Initiate discussions with patients and care givers to enable better diagnostic and therapeutic medical care and services.
When necessary, carry out privileged and potentially life-saving emergency surgical and medical procedures.
Provide evidence based screening and wellness examinations, risk assessment, early detection and education on prevention of illness.
Initiate timely discussions with relevant consultants/departments to arrive at the best treatment plan for specialized cases.
Work closely with members of the clinical and non-clinical teams to provide patient centric, coordinated care, reduce errors and waste and create efficiency in resource utilization.
Actively participate in clinic quality initiatives in collaboration with the clinic management and Quality and Patient Safety team
Medical officer in charge at Grand Royalcare hospital
Eldoret|March 2021 - September 2022 (1yr 6mos)
Healthcare|Medical & Pharmaceutical|150,000 - 200,000|Full Time
Key Achievements
- Participated in the set-up, procurement of medical equipment and tools, licencing and registration to the KMPDC, PPB, KMTTLB, NHIF, CIC, Trident, Kenya Alliance, Sedgwick and Liaison insurance.
- Led in recruitment processes, organizing medical camps activities and general management of medical services.
Responsibilities
- Proactively develop better and excellent frameworks for organizing medical activities for patients and camps for the local population by coordinating with the medical team to provide community education to ensure wellness.
- Oversee capacity building to increase the reliability of key medical services in issues such as malaria, malnutrition, HIV/AIDS, TB and trauma through facilitating training, motivating and mentoring the junior medical team.
- Guarantee high-quality medical support to critically ill patients using up-to-date medical knowledge and relevant medical equipment as well as conducting follow up to ensure better care.
- Prescribe appropriate treatment interventions, ensure medical follow-up and timely referred patients for definitive treatment to higher levels by following medical guidelines to optimize patients’ health.
- Closely collaborate with other medical professionals to monitor and manage treatment cases by building solid knowledge of intervention packages and approaches to ensure effective services.
- Provide thought leadership and strategic direction by collaborating with nurses and team supervisor in ensuring that the intended positive medical changes as well as the needs in medical equipment and drugs are achieved.
Other Work Experience
Pharmacy and Medical Equipment Management
- Propel the effective operations of the clinic pharmacy by monitoring the availability of relevant drugs and medical equipment to ensure patients’ best experience.
- Maintained the good course of medical activities within the clinic by implementing quality control procedures and clinical guidelines to define treatment adaptations to be applied by nurses.
Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting
- Monitored and analysed medical activities with a public health approach and made appropriate proposition where necessary that ensured the integrity of clinical data.
- Leveraged the development of the plan of action by seeking approval from the medical supervisor and project Committee to help achieve the facility goals and objectives.
Medical officer in charge at Grand Royalcare hospital
Eldoret|March 2021 - September 2022 (1yr 6mos)
Healthcare|Medical & Pharmaceutical|150,000 - 200,000|Full Time
Key Achievements
- Participated in the set-up, procurement of medical equipment and tools, licencing and registration to the KMPDC, PPB, KMTTLB, NHIF, CIC, Trident, Kenya Alliance, Sedgwick and Liaison insurance.
- Led in recruitment processes, organizing medical camps activities and general management of medical services.
Responsibilities
- Proactively develop better and excellent frameworks for organizing medical activities for patients and camps for the local population by coordinating with the medical team to provide community education to ensure wellness.
- Oversee capacity building to increase the reliability of key medical services in issues such as malaria, malnutrition, HIV/AIDS, TB and trauma through facilitating training, motivating and mentoring the junior medical team.
- Guarantee high-quality medical support to critically ill patients using up-to-date medical knowledge and relevant medical equipment as well as conducting follow up to ensure better care.
- Prescribe appropriate treatment interventions, ensure medical follow-up and timely referred patients for definitive treatment to higher levels by following medical guidelines to optimize patients’ health.
- Closely collaborate with other medical professionals to monitor and manage treatment cases by building solid knowledge of intervention packages and approaches to ensure effective services.
- Provide thought leadership and strategic direction by collaborating with nurses and team supervisor in ensuring that the intended positive medical changes as well as the needs in medical equipment and drugs are achieved.
Other Work Experience
Pharmacy and Medical Equipment Management
- Propel the effective operations of the clinic pharmacy by monitoring the availability of relevant drugs and medical equipment to ensure patients’ best experience.
- Maintained the good course of medical activities within the clinic by implementing quality control procedures and clinical guidelines to define treatment adaptations to be applied by nurses.
Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting
- Monitored and analysed medical activities with a public health approach and made appropriate proposition where necessary that ensured the integrity of clinical data.
- Leveraged the development of the plan of action by seeking approval from the medical supervisor and project Committee to help achieve the facility goals and objectives.
