Responsibilities:
Conduct hospital ward rounds to identify patients eligible for Homecare enrollment.
Apply defined eligibility and acuity criteria for safe transition.
Participate in multidisciplinary discharge planning.
Provide clinical oversight for enrolled patients.
Review patient charts to ensure documentation quality.
Enforce Medical Staff By-Laws and institutional policies.
Participate in orientation, training, and appraisals of Locum doctors
Provide clinical supervision, to Locum medical Officers.
Ensure compliance of locum doctors with scope of practice and approved competencies.
Conduct scheduled and urgent home visits.
Assess and manage acute and chronic illnesses in the home setting.
Review high-risk patients (PEG feeding, oxygen dependency, anticoagulation).
Provide patient and caregiver education.
Ensure complete and accurate chart documentation.
Lead and participate in Morbidity &Mortality reviews.
Participate in Root Cause Analyses.
Conduct chart audits and provide structured feedback.
Participate in DQIPs and CQIPs.
Champion patient safety initiatives.
Requirements:
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB)
Registration and licensure by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentist Board
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and/or Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)
At least 2 years post internship experience in a busy hospital or outpatient set-up