Position: Clinical Officer (One Post)
Company: Unilever Tea Tanzania Ltd
Areas: Iringa, Mufindi
Department:Medical Department
Reports to:Assistant Medical Officer
Duties and responsibilities of Clinical Officer
- Providing medical care to inpatient and outpatient at Unilever Tea Tanzania Limited - medical and occupational health department.
- Diagnosis and treating the OPD patients including ordering laboratory investigation, drugs, prescription, counseling, admission of those patients with severe illness, performing minor surgeries e.g. suturing wounds, speculum examination, reduce fractures, emergency oral care procedures and assist in major operation.
- Responsible for ward rounds for in patients and record keeping in different register, check status and hygiene of patients.
- Performing medical examinations to employees' (pre employment, periodic and exit medical examination). Filling and recording accident forms and sent to, respective units.
- Early identification of at risk mothers, plan for their management, assist delivery and postnatal counseling.
- Maintain safe use of Company properties at OPD, minor theatre and dispensaries and report to AMOs, MATRON and the Medical Officer for any damage in company property.
- Countercheck all OPD patient registers to ensure proper registration and charging by the clerks.
- Compile monthly reports and request for drug supply.
- Responsible as first consultant on call to all in coming patients twenty four hours.
- Maintain highest level of confidentiality.
- To promote interdepartmental relations and harmonious relations with all service providers.
- Responsible for amending care and treatment clinic clients and maintain good image of Unilever on cooperate social responsibility (CSR).
- Responsible for preparing periodic medical examination time tables in UTIL (Food handlers, chemical handlers, People working at height and drivers).
- Responsible for Quality surveys in OPD and care and treatment clinic.
- Responsible on supervision of dispensary and clinical assistants under their reporting lines.
- Identify unit population by doing regular census and registration of dependants
- Visit day care centers to assess nutritional status of children
- Implementation of company defined policies, procedures, programs and systems allowing the unit/Department to meet the company commitment on Occupational Health, Safety environment care and consumer safety
- Proactive identification of hazards on environmental aspects and putting in place effective safeguards aiming at eliminating/reducing of accidents or incidents
- Implementation of company defined policies, procedures, programs and systems allowing the unit/Department to meet the company commitment on Occupational Health, Safety environment care and consumer safety
- Proactive identification of hazards or environmental aspects and putting in place effective safeguards aiming at eliminating/reduction of accidents or incidents
- 2 years experience in clinical medicine Effective communication and influencing skills
- Good spoken/written English and Swahili languages
- Good computer skills
- Flexibility with work hours depending upon business needs
- Quality assurance, health and safety skills
- Excellent communication skills and trainer capabilities
Mode of Application:
All applications should be sent to the address below on or before 2 September 2012. Eligible candidates are required to submit detailed CV with names of three referees and an application letter.
Unilever is an equal opportunity employer
Unilever Tea Tanzania Ltd
P.O.BOX40,
Iringa - Mufindi
Deadline: September 2, 2013
Source: The Guardian August 20, 2013
