{"id":107330,"date":"2026-08-12T06:32:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T06:32:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/uncategorized\/medical-officer\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T06:32:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T06:32:57","slug":"medical-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/jobs\/nairobi\/medical-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical Officer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\", \"@type\": \"JobPosting\", \"title\": \"Medical Officer\", \"description\": \"We are expanding to new locations and require additional Medical Officers. Reporting to our doctor-in-charge, you will take on responsibility of delivering quality customer service and maintaining superior patient satisfaction.\\nWill you join us and help transform maternal and new-born health care in East Africa?\\nEducation\\nHold a Degree in Medicine and Surgery from a recognized university\/ medical training college with a minimum of 2 years\u2019 experience\\nHold a valid active practicing license from the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board\\nA master\u2019s degree will be an added advantage\\nExperience\\nPosition holder should have at least 2 years\u2019 experience working as a licensed Medical Officer in a busy maternity institution and experience in working in a startup maternity facility\\nNeonatal\/Paediatric or reproductive health experience is an added advantage\\nKnowledge And Skills Requirements\\nStrong communication and interpersonal skills\\nExcellent analytical reasoning skills and meticulous attention to detail\\nComputer literacy, with proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite\\nKey competencies\\nCommitment to providing high quality care and excellence\\nAbility to work effectively with a team in a culturally diverse environment\\nAbility to use initiative to solve problems is a key competence\\nDuties and Responsibilities\\nMonitoring and providing appropriate medical and surgical care to patients;\\nManaging of clients for reproductive health both in the inpatient and outpatient;\\nAdmitting patients requiring special care followed by investigations and treatment;\\nExamining and talking to patients to diagnose their medical conditions;\\nMaking notes and preparing paperwork, both as a legal record of treatment and for the benefit of other healthcare professionals;\\nCoordinate and discuss planned care with the patient and other team professionals as appropriate;\\nCoordinating and managing emergency patients in the inpatient and outpatient and ensuring client referral is effective;\\nMaintain effective interpersonal relationships with all staff and patients and ensure clients have a good customer experience at Jacaranda Maternity;\\nEnsure that patients are kept fully informed of and understand all procedures and treatments to be undertaken. Informed Consent will be obtained from patients in accordance with Jacaranda policy\\nProvide advice to patients regarding healthy lifestyles and specific measures that may help the patient avoid a recurrence of ill health;\\nAssist in Continuous Medical Education for clinical staff in the facility;\\nAny other duties as assigned\", \"datePosted\": \"2026-08-10\", \"hiringOrganization\": {\"@type\": \"Organization\", \"name\": \"Jacaranda Maternity\"}, \"jobLocation\": {\"@type\": \"Place\", \"address\": {\"@type\": \"PostalAddress\", \"addressLocality\": \"Nairobi\", \"addressCountry\": \"KE\"}}, \"directApply\": true, \"validThrough\": \"2026-08-24T23:59:59\", \"employmentType\": \"FULL_TIME\"}<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Company:<\/strong> Jacaranda Maternity<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Nairobi<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Type:<\/strong> Full Time<\/p>\n<p><strong>Apply Before:<\/strong> 2026-08-24<\/p>\n<h3>Job Description<\/h3>\n<p>We are expanding to new locations and require additional Medical Officers. Reporting to our doctor-in-charge, you will take on responsibility of delivering quality customer service and maintaining superior patient satisfaction.<br \/>Will you join us and help transform maternal and new-born health care in East Africa?<br \/>Education<br \/>Hold a Degree in Medicine and Surgery from a recognized university\/ medical training college with a minimum of 2 years\u2019 experience<br \/>Hold a valid active practicing license from the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board<br \/>A master\u2019s degree will be an added advantage<br \/>Experience<br \/>Position holder should have at least 2 years\u2019 experience working as a licensed Medical Officer in a busy maternity institution and experience in working in a startup maternity facility<br \/>Neonatal\/Paediatric or reproductive health experience is an added advantage<br \/>Knowledge And Skills Requirements<br \/>Strong communication and interpersonal skills<br \/>Excellent analytical reasoning skills and meticulous attention to detail<br \/>Computer literacy, with proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite<br \/>Key competencies<br \/>Commitment to providing high quality care and excellence<br \/>Ability to work effectively with a team in a culturally diverse environment<br \/>Ability to use initiative to solve problems is a key competence<br \/>Duties and Responsibilities<br \/>Monitoring and providing appropriate medical and surgical care to patients;<br \/>Managing of clients for reproductive health both in the inpatient and outpatient;<br \/>Admitting patients requiring special care followed by investigations and treatment;<br \/>Examining and talking to patients to diagnose their medical conditions;<br \/>Making notes and preparing paperwork, both as a legal record of treatment and for the benefit of other healthcare professionals;<br \/>Coordinate and discuss planned care with the patient and other team professionals as appropriate;<br \/>Coordinating and managing emergency patients in the inpatient and outpatient and ensuring client referral is effective;<br \/>Maintain effective interpersonal relationships with all staff and patients and ensure clients have a good customer experience at Jacaranda Maternity;<br \/>Ensure that patients are kept fully informed of and understand all procedures and treatments to be undertaken. Informed Consent will be obtained from patients in accordance with Jacaranda policy<br \/>Provide advice to patients regarding healthy lifestyles and specific measures that may help the patient avoid a recurrence of ill health;<br \/>Assist in Continuous Medical Education for clinical staff in the facility;<br \/>Any other duties as assigned<\/p>\n<h3>How to Apply<\/h3>\n<p>Interested and qualified? Go to Jacaranda Maternity on jacarandamaternity.applytojob.com to apply<br \/>Build your CV for free. Download in different templates.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myjobmag.co.ke\/apply-now\/1302614\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:10px 20px;background:#2271b1;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;border-radius:4px;\">Apply Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p><small>Source: MyJobMag<\/small><\/p>\n<p><!-- job-expiry: 2026-08-24 --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Company: Jacaranda Maternity Location: Nairobi Job Type: Full Time Apply Before: 2026-08-24 Job Description We are expanding to new locations and require additional Medical Officers. Reporting to our doctor-in-charge, you will take on responsibility of delivering quality customer service and maintaining superior patient satisfaction.Will you join us and help transform maternal and new-born health care [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1408,1409],"tags":[1425,1861,1413,1412],"class_list":["post-107330","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jobs","category-nairobi","tag-full-time","tag-jacaranda-maternity","tag-job-listing","tag-myjobmag"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107330","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107330"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107330\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107330"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}