List of Advertised Job Positions
PHARMACEUTICAL SPECIALIST I- INTERNAL
Number of positions: 1Job Description:
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: coordinating Medicine and Therapeutics Committee activities in a health facility; developing and reviewing standard operating procedures for all pharmaceutical services in the facility; conducting research on medicine utilization; providing continuous professional development education to pharmacists; evaluating appropriateness of donated medical supplies; maintaining pharmaceutical inventories; participating in facility management committees; providing medicinal information in preparation of patient drug management therapies; coordinating preparation of annual work plans and ensuring they are adhered to; and coordinating capacity building and deployment of pharmaceutical personnel.
SENIOR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL SERVICES
Number of positions: 3Job Description:
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Carrying out specialized clinical care; providing psycho-social interventions; providing clinical services to patients; training, consulting and performing surgeries in various health facilities; carrying out forensic and medico-legal services; coordinating disease surveillance, prevention, and control; coordinating health education and promotion; implementing health projects and programs; maintaining up-to-date health information systems; monitoring provision of health treatment and care; and undertaking health research; and analyzing medical reports.
MEDICAL SPECIALIST I- INTERNAL
Number of positions: 3Job Description:
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Carrying out specialized clinical care; providing psycho-social interventions; providing clinical services to patients; training, consulting and performing surgeries in various health facilities; carrying out forensic and medico-legal services; coordinating disease surveillance, prevention, and control; coordinating health education and promotion; implementing health projects and programs; maintaining up-to-date health information systems; monitoring provision of health treatment and care; and undertaking health research; and analyzing medical reports.
PHARMACIST- INTERNAL
Number of positions: 3Job Description:
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Screening prescriptions for legal validity; drug contraindication, drug interactions, appropriateness of dose, frequency and duration of dosing and patience convenience; preparing and dispensing medicines according to Good Dispensing Practices and counseling patients on use of medicine; making extemporaneous preparations; participating in Ward rounds; identifying medicinal gaps and challenges; maintaining a daily activity log book for recording all activities undertaken; recommending Over the Counter (OTC) medicines to patients/clients with simple medical conditions and making necessary referrals; and making entries into the relevant inventory management records and registers.
SENIOR DENTAL SPECIALIST- INTERNAL
Number of positions: 1Job Description:
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Interpreting dental health guidelines, strategies; implementing programs; providing consultancy services in dental health in health facilities; identifying areas of research and carrying out research in dental health; providing guidance, training and coaching of dental staff and other health workers, initiating development of a dental health information system; coordinating submission of dental reports, ensuring hospital units are functioning; and managing staff performance reports in dental health services
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES-INTERNAL
Number of positions: 6Job Description:
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Monitoring effective storage of specialized medical supplies requiring cold storage; making entries into the relevant inventory management records and registers; participating in ward rounds to monitor medicine use, interactions and adverse drug reactions; carrying out continuing medical education for health workers in general; conducting health education on appropriate use of medicines to patients; participating in multidisciplinary clinical team activities of patient care; reporting adverse drug reactions and poor quality medicines; timely preparation of relevant monthly reports and submission to relevant offices; training and mentoring of interns and students attached to the facility; keeping safe custody and maintenance of up to date narcotic and psychotropic substances records; running of poison information centers; disseminating and providing new drug information to health workers and the general public; and supervising pharmaceutical services at lower level health facilities.
SENIOR PHARMACEUTICAL SPECIALIST-INTERNAL
Number of positions: 1Job Description:
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: setting up and running poison information centers; conducting research and dissemination of the findings on medicine utilization; assessing and evaluating research proposals involving medicine use; analyzing medicines for quality assurance, coordinating pharmaceutical services in public health programs; monitoring and evaluating effectiveness of medication therapy; facilitating detection, prevention, response and provision of information on global public health crisis as per the International Health Regulations; and preparing work/strategic plans; and supervising and training staff.
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL SERVICES-INTERNAL ADVERT
Number of positions: 14Job Description:
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: - Reviewing patients and instructing in writing all the recommendations; conducting weekly clinic and theatre days; managing health facilities at various tiers in communities; responding to intern calls; training, supervising and mentoring Medical Officers (Intern) and other students; performing emergency surgeries; undertaking medico-legal duties including filling of P.3 forms, court attendance and performing postmortems; undertaking medical examinations and preparing Medical Board Proceedings; carrying out community diagnosis, care and treatment; ensuring data and information is collected, transmitted and utilized to benefit the customer and service provider; conducting disease surveillance, prevention, and control; carrying out health education and promotion; and preparing medical reports.
CLINICAL OFFICER-INTERN
Number of positions: 2Job Description:
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: - Taking history, examining diagnosis and treating patients common ailments at an outpatient or in patient health facility; guiding and counselling patients, clients and staff on health issues; referring patients and clients to appropriate health facility; Assessing preparing and presenting medico-legal reports; coaching and mentoring students on attachment; carrying out surgical procedures as per training and skill ;organizing health management teams and convening health management committee meetings ;and collecting and compiling data for research on clinical services issues.
NURSING OFFICER-INTERN
Number of positions: 2Job Description:
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: - Providing holistic care by carrying out risk identification and assessment of an individual throughout the lifespan; performing a comprehensive physical examination within various settings; assessing, formulating, planning and implementing evidence – based nursing care for client/patient; creating and maintaining a safe nursing care environment for client/patient; carrying out patient audits to improve client/patient care; collaborating and maintaining effective working relationships among interdisciplinary teams to support client/patient and their families; carrying out therapeutic communication with the patient/client; conducting community health risk assessment and providing outcome based intervention; documenting intervention and nursing outcomes; participating in quality improvement and quality assurance procedures; and diagnosing common health conditions and recommending necessary interventions.