Medical Officers Needed at Bungoma County Public Service Board
The County Public Service Board of Bungoma invites applications from suitably qualified and eligible medical personnel for the following positions;
1. Medical Officers – 20 Positions
2. Pharmacist – 5 Positions
3. Dental Officer – 2 Positions
4. Assistant Public Health Officer III – 14 Positions
5. Dental Technologist III – 6 Positions
6. Pharmaceutical Technologist III – 10 Positions
Medical Officers – 20 Positions
- Job Type: Full Time
- Qualification: BA/BSc/HND
- Experience: 1 year
- Location: Bungoma
- Job Field: Medical / Healthcare
Duties and Responsibilities
- Diagnosing, caring and treating diseases;
- Performing medical and surgical procedures;
- Preparing and responding to emergencies and disasters;
- Participating in management of medicines, medical instruments and equipment;
- Providing health education;
- Maintaining medical records, health information and data;
- Counseling patients and their relatives on diagnosis and bereavement;
- Teaching and coaching medical students, nursing students and clinical officer interns and
- Preparing requisite documents for registration.
Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must:-
- Be a Kenyan Citizen;
- Have Bachelor of medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChdegree from an institution recognized by the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board;
- Have successfully completed one (1) year internship from a recognized institution;
- Have Registration license from the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board and
- Have Certificate in Computer application Skills form a recognized institution.
Pharmacist – 5 Position
- Job Type: Full Time
- Qualification: BA/BSc/HND
- Experience: 1 year
- Location: Bungoma
- Job Field: Pharmaceutical
Duties and Responsibilities
- Screening prescriptions for legal validity, drug contraindications, drug interactions, and appropriateness of dose, frequency and duration of dosing and patience convenience;
- Preparation and dispensing of medicines according to good dispensing practices and counseling patients on use of medicines;
- Making extemporaneous preparations;
- Participating in ward rounds;
- Identifying medicinal gaps and challenges;
- Maintaining a daily activity log book for recording all activities under taken;
- Recommending over the counter (OTMedicine to patients/clients with simple medical conditions and making necessary referrals and
- Making entries into the relevant inventory management records and registers.
Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must:-
- Be a Kenyan Citizen;
- Have Bachelor of pharmacy Degree (B Pharm) from an institution recognized by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board;
- Have successfully completed one (1) year internship from a recognized institution;
- Have Registration Certificate by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board;
- Have Certificate in Computer application Skills form a recognized institution and
- Have a valid practicing license
Dental Officer – 2 Positions
- Job Type: Full Time
- Qualification: BA/BSc/HND
- Experience: 1 year
- Location: Bungoma
- Job Field: Medical / Healthcare
Duties and Responsibilities
- Providing dental care including: diagnosing common oral conditions, treating, prescribing and referring;
- Carrying out minor oral and maxillofacial surgery;
- Prosthetics, and conservative dentistry;
- Facilitating admission, disease investigations of patients, report writing and assisting in theatre activities;
- Collecting information on dental health information system;
- Organizing discharge summaries and follow-up of patients; and
- Acting as the first on call on duty
Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must:-
- Be a Kenyan Citizen;
- Have Bachelor of Dental Surgery (DS) degree or any other equivalent qualification from an
- institution recognized by Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board;
- Have successfully completed one (1) year internship from a recognized institution;
- Have Certificate of Registration by the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board; and
- Have Certificate in Computer Application skills from a recognized institution.
Assistant Public Health Officer III – 14 Positions
- Job Type: Full Time
- Qualification: Diploma
- Experience
- Location: Bungoma
- Job Field: Medical / Healthcare
Duties and Responsibilities
- Mobilizing, sensitizing and advising communities on matters related to environmental Health;
- Referring health cases to relevant health facilities;
- Carrying out immunization;
- Identifying environmental health issues at community level;
- Organizing community health days to advise communities on common public health issues;
- Collecting and maintaining up to date records of services rendered;
- Assessing health needs of the community and
- Implementing vector, vermin and rodent control measures; and implementing integrated mosquito control strategies.
Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must:-
- Be a Kenyan Citizen
- Have Diploma in either Environmental Health Science or Public Health Inspection from a recognized institution; and
- Have Certificate in Computer application skills from a recognized institution.
Dental Technologist III – 6 Positions
- Job Type: Full Time
- Qualification: Diploma
- Experience
- Location: Bungoma
- Job Field: Medical / Healthcare
Duties and Responsibilities
- Mobilizing, sensitizing and advising communities on matters related to environmental health;
- Referring health cases to relevant health facilities;
- Carrying out immunization and related activities;
- Identifying environmental health issues at community level;
- Organizing community health days to advice communities on common Public health issues;
- Collecting and maintaining up to date records of services rendered;
- Assessing health needs of the community;
- Implementing vector, vermin and rodent control measures and
- Implementing integrated mosquito control strategies.
Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must:-
- Be a Kenyan Citizen;
- Have Diploma in either environmental Health Science or Public Health Inspection from a recognized institution;
- Have Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution and
- Have valid license by the Public Health Officers and Technician.
Pharmaceutical Technologist III – 10 Positions
- Job Type: Full Time
- Qualification: Diploma
- Experience
- Location: Bungoma
- Job Field: Medical / Healthcare
Duties and Responsibilities
- Dispensing drugs/medicines;
- Receiving, interpreting and processing prescriptions;
- Recording prescriptions in a pharmacy unit;
- Pre-packing, repacking and writing instructions on labels;
- Counseling patients on usage of drugs in a pharmacy unit;
- Maintaining drugs registers/books and
- Stock-taking of drugs and medicinal devices on monthly basis.
Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must:-
- Be a Kenyan Citizen;
- Have Diploma in either Pharmacy or Pharmaceutical Technology or equivalent qualification approved by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board from a recognized institution;
- Have Certificate of Enrolment as Pharmaceutical Technologist awarded by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB);
- Have Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution and
- Have a valid practicing Certificate.
Method of Application
Applications including detailed Curriculum Vitae (C.V), Copies of Academic and Professional Certificates duly certified, Testimonials, National Identification Card or Passport and any other supporting documents should be submitted in sealed envelope, clearly indicating the position
applied for on the top left side of the envelope. Bungoma County residents will be required to indicate their Sub-county and ward of residence to reach the undersigned by 3rd March, 2023 at 5 p.m.
Please NOTE that all applicants will be required to provide copies of clearance certificates from the following institutions:
The Criminals Investigations Department (CID)
The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB),
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)
The Ethics and Anti- Corruption Commission (EACC) and
Credit Reference Bureau (CRB)
Hand delivered applications should be submitted to the County Public Service Board Offices located next to the Governor’s Office
The Secretary
County Public Service Board
P.O Box 2489-50200
BUNGOMA
Deadline: Mar 3, 2023