Organization: St. Joseph Healthcare International Hospital

Location: Arusha, Tanzania

Roles and Responsibilities

• Conduct general medical consultations, examine patients and establish appropriate diagnoses based on clinical assessments.
• Prescribe medications, recommend treatment plans and monitor patients' responses to prescribed interventions.
• Provide outpatient medical services and manage common acute and chronic illnesses.
• Attend to patients presenting with medical emergencies and initiate appropriate emergency management procedures.
• Conduct routine medical reviews and follow-ups for patients with conditions such as hypertension, diabetes and respiratory illnesses.
• Request and interpret laboratory investigations and other diagnostic procedures to support accurate diagnosis and treatment.
• Identify patients requiring specialized attention and facilitate referrals to appropriate departments or healthcare facilities.
• Provide health education and counselling to patients on disease prevention, medication adherence and healthy lifestyle practices.
• Maintain comprehensive and confidential patient records, including consultation notes, diagnoses and treatment outcomes.
• Work collaboratively with nurses, laboratory technicians, specialists and other healthcare professionals to ensure coordinated patient care.

Requirements

• Relevant academic and professional qualifications for the position applied for.
• Valid professional registration and practising licence, where applicable.
• Relevant working experience will be an added advantage.
• Strong communication skills, professionalism and commitment to quality patient care.

• Conduct general medical consultations, examine patients and establish appropriate diagnoses based on clinical assessments.
• Prescribe medications, recommend treatment plans and monitor patients' responses to prescribed interventions.
• Provide outpatient medical services and manage common acute and chronic illnesses.
• Attend to patients presenting with medical emergencies and initiate appropriate emergency management procedures.
• Conduct routine medical reviews and follow-ups for patients with conditions such as hypertension, diabetes and respiratory illnesses.
• Request and interpret laboratory investigations and other diagnostic procedures to support accurate diagnosis and treatment.
• Identify patients requiring specialized attention and facilitate referrals to appropriate departments or healthcare facilities.
• Provide health education and counselling to patients on disease prevention, medication adherence and healthy lifestyle practices.
• Maintain comprehensive and confidential patient records, including consultation notes, diagnoses and treatment outcomes.
• Work collaboratively with nurses, laboratory technicians, specialists and other healthcare professionals to ensure coordinated patient care.

• Strong communication skills
• Professionalism
• Commitment to quality patient care

• Relevant academic and professional qualifications for the position applied for.
• Valid professional registration and practising licence, where applicable.