Tenwek Hospital Dental Officer Jobs in Kenya

Tenwek Hospital Dental Officer Jobs in Kenya

Job Summary

Reporting to the Director Medical Services through the Head of Clinical Services, the Dental Officer
exists to provide dental services to patients in the hospital; ensure provision of quality and timely dental services, quality patient care and dental counselling at Tenwek Hospital.

Duties and Responsibilities

Conduct dental outpatient clinics in line with the hospital schedules and attend to both walkin and referred patients.

Attend to all patients who require dentist’s review within hospital standard operating procedures, national and international guidelines.

Be available for dental emergencies in the occasion that they occur. The Dental Officer in
Charge will come up with a coverage schedule for the same.

Accurate and clear documentation of patient history, physical examination, investigations, and
management.

Provide clarity of investigations to be carried out and interpretation of the results and ensure update to the patients and the next of kin.

Facilitate patient admissions, necessary consents, and discharges.

Counsel clients on treatment and compliance to treatment (patient and family) while ensuring
their participation in decision making in their management.

Carry out procedures and surgical interventions as per authorized/licensed privileges while ensuring high quality of care/services and safety of patients.

Conduct family conferences in line with hospital standard operating procedures Participate in grand rounds, morbidity, mortality audits and meetings, and professional educational activities.

Participation in incident reporting, root cause analysis and Quality Improvement Plan

Participate in the continuous review and improvement of departmental standard operating
procedures.

Facilitate Continuous Medical Education, mentorship, and skills training to colleagues.

Acquiring new skills on best practices and proactively facilitate implementation.

Maintain a positive work attitude and foster teamwork.

Always maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.

Ensure patient satisfaction through quality of care, communication, feedback, and escalation
and demonstrate follow-up and improvement.

Perform any other duties as assigned from time to time as elaborated by the Director of Medical
Services or designate.

Education and Experience

Bachelor of Science degree in Dental Surgery from a recognized institution.

Must be registered with the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentist Council and hold a valid
practicing license.

Minimum of 3 years’ relevant experience.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Tenwek Hospital Dental Officer Jobs in Kenya

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