Job Description
To attend to staff in need of medical attention, promote health awareness campaigns at the farm and support health and safety initiatives and protocols to ensure a healthy workforce.
The scope of your duties will include curative, preventive, patient referral and promotion of health through talks and training.
Responsibilities
You will carry out the following duties and responsibilities:
Attend to the medical needs of employees with regards to sickness and work injuries (Curative, preventive, counselling among others) dispensing drugs appropriately.
Maintain accurate digital records on all patients, dispensing of drugs and treatments
Refer patients to approved medical service providers for review and further management.
Ensure good housekeeping in the clinic and its environs at all times.
Issue monthly medical reports to relevant stakeholders giving statistics such as number of patients, types of ailments, number and types of drugs dispensed among others for decision making
Give information on rehabilitation efforts for workers on light duty and initiatives taken to assist injured workers
Provide ante-natal care for employees and advise the business appropriately for planning purposes.
Monitor and replenish drugs to maintain adequate stock levels and notify on the drug price changes.
Organise and conduct preventive health programs to enhance employee wellness.
Provide data to the business for preparation of the clinic budget and to control the operating costs within the authorized budget.
Maintain clinic files and correspondences to ensure information is readily available and in accordance with medico-legal requirements
Coordinate Company Health & Safety campaigns in liaison with Health, Safety & Environment (HSE)Coordinator, conducting site visits and advising management accordingly.
Ensure that all procedures are followed in case of work injury and that all relevant forms are appropriately filled for notification and appropriate actions.
Compile and maintain accident and injury registers
Follow ups on admitted staff to check their progress and advise management accordingly
Organizes for statutory medical tests including periodic cholinesterase tests as per HSE policy, legal and Company Doctors recommendations.
Attend Gender, First Aid, HIV&AIDS and Health and Safety committee meetings
Critical knowledge, Skills & Experience
Diploma in Nursing.
5 year’s progressive experience in managing a dispensary or health centre.
Sound knowledge on general administration.
Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
Person who is sensitive to employees’ feelings and able to keep matters confidential.
Ability to exhibit patience and tolerance.
Experience working in a production environment, able to think and act practically. Must be able to engage Production Managers and find work for rehabilitating patients.
Be the conduit between the treating doctor and/or specialists and the company and print.
Understand legal documents concerning Work Injury Benefits Act (WIBA), following up of cases and coordinating with Human Resources.
Critical Skills and Behaviours:
Good knowledge on diagnosis and drug administration.
Well-developed and proven communication, listening, Organizational and people management skills.
Computer literacy in MS office applications with a working knowledge of excel.
Mature person and team player, that knows how to navigate colleagues of different, levels, ages and qualifications
Person of proven integrity.
Possess counselling skills
Show initiative and be proactive.
Critical success factors and key challenges.
Maintain medical cost as low as possible without compromising on the quality of medical care.
Comply with legal and professional requirements on patient health management.
Effective management of employee’s safety and health.
Proper and accurate record maintenance of employees’ medical records on pro soft.
Carry out trainings on health matters, HSE issues and family life.
Be able to provide appropriate and timely feedback.
Sound knowledge on general administration.
Computer literacy a must.
Be willing and able to present findings and trends to management with appropriate solutions.
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