# Medical Officer Job Jacaranda Maternity, Nairobi, Kenya

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Company: Jacaranda Maternity, Nairobi, Kenya

Category: Healthcare & Medical

Location: Kenya

Work type: Full-time

Work arrangement: On-site

Published: 2026-08-11

Expires: 2026-09-25

## 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 in East Africa?

Education 

- Hold a Degree in Medicine and Surgery from a recognized university/ (medical training) college with a minimum of 2 years’ experience

- Hold a valid active practicing license from the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board

- A master’s degree will be an added advantage

Experience

- Position holder should have at least 2 years’ experience working as a licensed Medical Officer in a busy maternity institution and experience in working in a startup maternity facility

- Neonatal/Paediatric or reproductive health experience is an added advantage

Knowledge And Skills Requirements

- Strong communication and interpersonal skills

- Excellent analytical reasoning skills and meticulous attention to detail

- Computer literacy, with proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

Key competencies

- Commitment to providing high quality care and excellence

- Ability to work effectively with a team in a culturally diverse environment

- Ability to use initiative to solve problems is a key competence

### Duties and Responsibilities

- Monitoring and providing appropriate medical and surgical care to patients;

- Managing of clients for reproductive health both in the inpatient and outpatient;

- Admitting patients requiring special care followed by investigations and treatment;

- Examining and talking to patients to diagnose their medical conditions;

- Making notes and preparing paperwork, both as a legal record of treatment and for the benefit of other healthcare professionals;

- Coordinate and discuss planned care with the patient and other team professionals as appropriate;

- Coordinating and managing emergency patients in the inpatient and outpatient and ensuring client referral is effective;

- Maintain effective interpersonal relationships with all staff and patients and ensure clients have a good customer experience at Jacaranda Maternity;

- 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

- Provide advice to patients regarding healthy lifestyles and specific measures that may help the patient avoid a recurrence of ill health;

- Assist in Continuous Medical Education for clinical staff in the facility;

- Any other duties as assigned

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