Consultant Obstetrician/Gynaecologist at Jacaranda Maternity

Knowledge And Skills Requirements

• Should have the desire and ability to enhance the scope of maternal health services in order to meet and exceed the expectation of the customer
• Excellent communication and people skills
• Ability to positively influence and nurture teamwork
• High level of customer-satisfaction orientation
• Expert diagnostic skills
• Trustworthy and compassionate character
• Hardworking with a focus on punctuality, accountability, and commitment to patient care

Key competencies

• Commitment to providing high quality care and excellence
• Ability to work effectively with a team in a culturally diverse environment
• Ability to use initiative to solve problems is a key competence

Education

• MMed in Obstetrics and Gynaecology from a recognized institution
• Specialist Recognition by the Kenya Medical Practitioners' and Dentists' Board
• Registered, licenced and retained by the Kenya Medical Practitioners Board
• Professional Indemnity cover

Experience

• Post graduate working experience in a busy maternity facilityand experience in working in a startup maternity facility

What You Will Do
Clinical Duties

• Monitoring and providing appropriate medical and surgical care to patients;
• Managing of clients for reproductive health both in the inpatient and outpatient;
• Admitting patients requiring special care followed by investigations and treatment; Carrying out specific procedures, e.g. performing operations and specialist investigations;
• Overseeing clinical practice of clinical colleagues and ensuring high level of patient safety, quality, and efficiency;
• Adhering to Jacaranda clinical protocols and standards of care and supporting these practices across the organization;

Quality Assurance

• Actively participate in regular meetings to assess quality and safety;
• Lead and/or assist with campaigns and projects for improvement;
• Assist with developing standards, protocols, and procedures;
• Provide clinical expertise and structured continuing medical education to staff;
• Participate in clinical or operational meetings which require input of a consultant OB/GYN staff;

Business and People Management

• Attend standing management meetings and represent the company externally as required;
• Contribute to overall business strategy development and implementation;
• Assist with scheduling OB/GYN coverage as required;
• Provide mentorship and manage performance of assigned staff;
• Endeavour to suggest new initiatives to aid the efficient provision of Medical Services;

Financial

• Ensure the efficient use of resources in medical services;
• Efficient use of diagnostic and pharmacy resources;
• Must endeavour to provide medical services within budget, you will consult with the Chief Executive Officer and the Senior Management team regularly, as to the use of medical, nursing and/or hospital resources;
• Provide reports and contribute to the planning, budgeting and development of the medical service

Personal Education and Research

• Continue to keep abreast with trends, developments and the appropriate utilization of technology in the field of medical care on a regular and ongoing basis;
• Participate in available educational sessions on topics such as clinical budgeting, medical audit, performance appraisal and quality control;
• Participate in journal review with clinical staff;
• Study medical literature and other resource material on a regular basis;
• Attendance at local post-graduate meetings/Continuous Medical education programmes as expected;
• Any other duties as assigned

Key Deliverables

• Support Conversion rates through monthly reporting on rates of conversion for individuals who are having riskier deliveries, and support an increase in conversion where possible
• Target conversion rate for clients who have OB/GYN involvement due to risk factors is 70% or higher
• Support Cost Recovery through tracking and encouraging private doctor cases across all branches
• Support our ability to provide great continuity and quality care through ensuring adherence to great note taking--assign note taking scores per month to our docs (both locum and permanent)
• A monthly quality report will be due by 30th of each month, which you are expected to contribute to. It should include:
• Results of note taking audits by branch
• Reporting on any cases of clients that have been referred to other hospitals for care (either via outpatient or IP) and any action points or insights
• Reporting on any near misses or RCA action items
• Support Cost Recovery through pushing non-obstetric surgical cases