Medical Specialist I - Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) Surgeon Job at Tharaka Nithi County Public Service Board

Medical Specialist [1] – Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) Surgeon, Job Group
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Requirements for appointment
• Be a Kenyan citizen;
• Be a holder of a Degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
(MB;Ch.B.) from a University recognized in Kenya;
• Must have completed a Master’s Degree in Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery
(ENT) from a University recognized in Kenya;
• Registered as a Medical Specialist Practitioner by Medical Practitioners
and Dentist Council;
• Have a Valid Practicing License;
• Be of acceptable moral and professional standing.

Duties and responsibilities
The ENT Surgeon will be responsible to the employer and the supervisor for the
following:
• Performs professional duties in surgery Otorhinolaryngology including
various ENT/ Head and Neck;
• Provides consultation to other physicians when the problems fall into the
field of ear, nose, throat, head and neck surgery, and require the
attention of a specialist.
• Diagnosis and treatment of patient’s primary problems in this area;
• Complete medical records promptly indicating diagnosis, treatment, and
future courses of Records must conform to established requirements;
• Participates in all group conferences requiring the viewpoint and
opinions of this specialty regarding difficult medical conditions;
• Collaborates with other departmental personnel in planning programs
integrating the curative and preventive aspects of total patient care;
• Is responsible for the operation of approved curative-preventive programs
as they relative to his particular area of specialization.
• Monitor work of other assigned staff to the Otorhinolaryngology Service
for quality, quantity, correctness, etc., demonstrating procedures or
recommending additional training as need arises.
• Maintain confidentiality regarding patient information and regarding
administrative matters of a confidential nature
• Any other duty that may be assigned by the supervisor.