Assistant Public Health Officer III - 9 Posts at Kwale County Government

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Mobilizing, sensitizing and advising communities on matters related to environmental health
• Referring of health cases to relevant health facilities
• Carrying out immunization
• Identifying environmental health issues at community level
• Organizing community health days to advise communities on common public health issues
• Collecting and maintaining up to date records of services rendered
• Assessing health needs of the community
• Implementing vector, vermin and rodent control measures
• Implementing integrated mosquito control strategies
• Sitting of homesteads, pit latrines, grain stores, trading centers, emergency camps
• Implementing sanitation and hygiene standards in the community
• Undertaking inspection for preventive maintenance at the health facility, hospital sanitation including healthcare waste management
• Any other relevant duty and responsibility within the County Health Department

REQUIREMENTS FOR APPOINTMENT

• Must be a Kenyan citizen;
• Must have a Diploma in Environmental Health Sciences
• Has a valid registration with the Public Health Officers and Technicians Council
• Has a valid practicing license
• Certificate in Computer application skills from a recognized institution