# Clinical Officer Emergency Pediatric Medical & Critical Care Job Tenwek Hospital Bomet, Kenya Canonical URL: https://primejobalerts.com/jobs/clinical-officer-emergency-pediatric-medical-critical-care-job-tenwek-hospital-bomet-kenya Company: Tenwek Hospital Bomet, Kenya Category: Healthcare & Medical Location: Kenya Work type: Full-time Work arrangement: On-site Published: 2026-08-05 Expires: 2026-09-19 ## Job Description ### Role Purpose - To glorify God by providing compassionate, excellent, safe, and high-quality emergency and critical care to paediatric patients presenting at AGC Tenwek Hospital and other healthcare facilities where the officer may be assigned under th ### Key Responsibilities  Spiritual Ministry and Christian Witness - Demonstrate a personal commitment to Jesus Christ and uphold the Christian mission, vision, and values of AGC Tenwek Hospital. - Be a witness of Jesus Christ through compassionate service, professional conduct, and the discipleship of others for God’s greater glory. - Participate in the Hospital’s spiritual activities and appropriately support the spiritual and emotional needs of patients and their families. Clinical Care - Serve as the primary clinician for undifferentiated paediatric patients presenting to the Emergency or Casualty Department when assigned to the department. - Conduct timely assessment, triage, diagnosis, stabilization, treatment, and appropriate referral of acutely ill or injured neonates, infants, children, and adolescents. - Provide continuous care to paediatric patients admitted to critical care areas, including the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, High Dependency Unit, Neonatal Unit, Emergency Department, and other designated clinical areas. - Develop and implement evidence-based management plans for critically ill paediatric patients in consultation with paediatricians and other members of the multidisciplinary team. - Recognize clinical deterioration and promptly initiate appropriate emergency interventions and escalation of care. - Lead and participate in paediatric rapid-response and resuscitation teams. - Monitor and manage paediatric patients requiring respiratory support, including those receiving oxygen therapy, non-invasive ventilation, or mechanical ventilation. - Ensure safe prescribing, calculation, preparation, and administration of paediatric medications and intravenous fluids in accordance with approved protocols. - Coordinate referrals, consultations, admissions, transfers, and discharge planning for paediatric patients. - Communicate clearly and compassionately with parents and caregivers regarding the child’s condition, proposed interventions, progress, and follow-up requirements. - Maintain accurate, complete, confidential, and timely clinical documentation. Clinical Competencies and Skills - The Clinical Officer – PECCCO should demonstrate the ability to: - Obtain a comprehensive, age-appropriate clinical history and conduct a thorough physical examination of neonates, infants, children, and adolescents. - Rapidly develop differential diagnoses for undifferentiated paediatric presentations. - Appropriately triage children requiring urgent or immediate intervention. - Recognize and manage paediatric shock, respiratory distress, altered consciousness, seizures, severe infections, trauma, and other life-threatening conditions. - Safely initiate stabilization and ongoing management plans for critically ill paediatric patients. - Calculate weight-based medication doses, maintenance fluids, replacement fluids, and emergency infusions accurately. - Interpret relevant paediatric laboratory results, radiological investigations, electrocardiograms, and physiological monitoring data. - Provide continuous care for critically ill and mechanically ventilated paediatric patients. - Recognize the limits of personal competence and escalate care promptly to the appropriate specialist. Qualifications - Diploma or bachelor’s degree in clinical medicine and surgery from a recognized institution. - Higher Diploma or recognized postgraduate training in Paediatrics and Child Health, Emergency and Critical Care, or a closely related field is desirable. - Registration with the Clinical Officers Council of Kenya. - Valid annual practising licence from the Clinical Officers Council. - Valid certification in Basic Life Support and an appropriate paediatric advanced life-support course. ### How to Apply Click here to apply ## Apply Use the canonical Prime Job Alerts page for full application instructions and source verification.