Clinical Officer

Vacancy title:

Clinical Officer

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources , Category: Healthcare ]

Jobs at:

Greenbelt Farms Limited

Deadline of this Job:

Monday, March 04 2024

Duty Station:

Within Zambia , Lusaka, South – Central Africa

JOB DETAILS:

• Job Purpose:

Responsible for providing diagnosis, treatment, health education and counselling to all

company employees and their dependants and delivery of a high standard of medical

care together with excellent patient service at the health facility. The Clinical Officer rotate

between outpatient, emergency and clinic administrative services. He/she works closely

with other farm departments to provide comprehensive health care services for patients

and their families. The Clinical Officer carries out the duties in line with standards as set

by Health Professions Council of Zambia (HPCZ) from time to time.

Education and Training

• Diploma in Clinical Medicine,
• Certificate in HIV/AIDs Integral Management and Psycho social counselling will be

an added advantage

• Grade 12 school certificate,
• Member of Health Professions Council of Zambia (HPCZ)
• Valid Practicing Certificate

Experience Required:

• At least two (2) years’ work experience one of which should be in running a health

centre a lead

• Experience in HIV/AIDS prevention and mitigation activities and Psycho social

counselling

Personal Attributes and Skills:

• Good Interpersonal skills
• Good time management skills
• Ability to plan and determine priorities
• Ability to working independently
• Conversant with good clinical practices.
• Strong patient service skills
• Excellent team working skills
• Computer Skills
• Highly motivated, effective communicator and team player
• Demonstrated skills in time management and attention to detail
• Ability to adapt to a changing environment
• Willingness to stay and work at the Greenbelt Farm in M’kushi

Summary Duties

• Diagnose and treat diseases among company employees & their registered

dependents.

• Attending to medical and minor surgical emergencies.
• Reviewing of patients after/during treatment.

Liaising with HR/Security in case of death in the clinic (BID).

• Conducting medical exams on all potential candidates for jobs including temporal,

seasonal and fixed term contract workers as maybe required by the business from

time to time

• Referring all those found unfit during routine medicals to the supervisor for second

opinion.

• Periodically examining of employees working in hazardous areas.
• Gathering and compiling information / inputs from OPD daily attendance sheets,

registers, OPD and other clinics e.g., MCH clinics, then submit that compiled data

on monthly, quarterly, and annual basis to supervisor.

• Put up preventive measures/control on disease outbreak (primary prevention).
• Conducting community health education monthly on different conditions in order

to raise awareness.

• Facilitate the provision of provider-initiated counselling and testing.
• Making referrals on complicated cases or investigations e.g. x-ray, fbs, scan etc.
• Initiating clients on ART.
• Weekly check-ups on the K9s health.
• Manage under-five clinic and vaccinations on a monthly basis.
• Carry out antenatal/family planning services to employees on a weekly basis.
• Listing and purchasing of essential drugs for the clinic on a monthly basis.
• Stock check and quality monitoring of drugs in the dispensary.
• Sending weekly reports to the farm manager and human resource manager.
• Record /book keeping that is traceable at all times.
• Carry-out/ attend all clinic administrative work.

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months:

Level of Education: Postgraduate Degree

Interested candidates should send their CVs