Table 1 Duties, key result areas and performance standards for junior Clinical Officers (COs)
From: The role of Clinical Officers in the Kenyan health system: a question of perspective
Duties | Key Result Areas | Standards of performance |
|---|---|---|
Patient care and management | A. Attending and treating patient ailments in an Outpatient/Inpatient department in a hospital, health center or dispensary. | A) Documentation of history taking, physical examination, investigation and diagnosis of patients ailments and management |
B. Counsel clients on treatment and compliance to treatment | B) Clarity of investigation form(s) and correct interpretation of results | |
C) Clear documentation of prescriptions and follow-up of clients | ||
D) Record all cases seen daily | ||
Planning and conducting community health care activities | A. Identify community health needs | A) Documentation of community health needs |
B. Plan and conduct community health activities | B) Documentation of interventions undertaken to address community health needs | |
C. Develop reports for community health activities | ||
D. Establish community networks through community healthcare workers and community own resource persons (CORPs) (for COII and above) | ||
Training, counseling and guiding clinical students attached to the hospital/health center | A. Identify training needs of students and staff | A) Documentation of training plan for students and staff in the facility |
B. Develop and conduct trainings and counseling for students in the facility | B) Report of counseling and training program for students and staff in the facility | |
C) Orientation of students on clinical practice/areas and maintenance of their records | ||
Supervising and counseling a small number of staff engaged in routine patient care and giving support and health education to patients | A. Develop support supervisory plan | A) Documentation of support supervision and on the job training of staff |
B. Identify training and counseling needs of staff | B) Provide on the job training and counseling of staff |