International Rescue Committee Clinical Officer Jobs in Uganda

International Rescue Committee Clinical Officer Jobs in Uganda

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Offer daily clinical assessment and prescription of treatment for all patients attending the health unit.

• Ensure proper documentation of the history, examination findings, investigations and treatment prescribed.

• Refer to the doctor in charge or to the doctor on call challenging cases and relevant information such as patient’s status and laboratory results, which would assist in proper clinical management.

• Conduct minor surgical procedures in the OPD minor theatre i.e., stitching cut wounds, I&D of abscesses, removal of minor foreign bodies etc.

• Actively participate in weekly CME’s held at the health facility or health post.

• Do health facility coverage and on-call as required.

• Participate in camp health surveys/campaigns.

• Assist in daily morning ward rounds of admitted patients with the medical officer assigned to the ward and contribute to bedside teachings to junior staff.

• Ensure complete and accurate inventory of medicines and supplies located at the health unit and monitor and supervise their usage.

• Liaises with other cadres in the unit in the delivery of quality health care to patients

• Adheres to professional codes of conduct and ethics.

• Provide health talks to patients/clients on day-to-day basis.

• Carry out other relevant duties as may be required or assigned by your supervisor.

Qualifications

• Must have a Diploma in Clinical Medicine and Community Health or its equivalent from a recognized Institution.

• Must be registered and licensed with the Allied Health Professionals Council.

• Experience working in a refugee settlement or any other humanitarian setting.

• 2 years of work experience, with field experience in a health project implementation.

• Planning, organizing and coordinating

• Concern for quality and standards

• Communication

• Ethics and integrity

• Self-control and stress management

• Time management

Professional Standards:

The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct.

These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability.

In accordance with these values, the
IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child
Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.

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International Rescue Committee Clinical Officer Jobs in Uganda

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