Instructor, Critical Care at Aga Khan University Hospital

Job Summary

AKU- Department of Medicine is seeking Critical Care Instructors. Reporting to the on-call Critical Care Consultant for clinical duties and the Medical Director Critical Care for academic and administrative duties, the Instructors will undertake the assessment and management of critically ill patients in the Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit and the High dependency Unit in the Hospital.

They will also be involved in clinical instruction to Senior House Officers, Interns, Medical Students and Resident Doctors within Critical Care Medicine.

Responsibilities

The Critical Care Instructor will:

• Assess and manage patients
• Assist in the initial assessment and triage, in person, by phone or by other available electronic means, of potential critical care patients outside the critical care units.
• Participate in the review and development of appropriate policies and procedures for patients’ health care to formulate best practice guidelines.
• Participate in departmental research and academic activities, institutional quality improvement and patient safety activities.

Requirements

• Must have Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery(M.B.Ch.B) or equivalent
• Master of Medicine in Internal Medicine or Anesthesia, Emergency Medicine or successful completion of residency in Internal Medicine or Anesthesia or Emergency Medicine
• Registration by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board
• Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (BLS & ACLS)
• Demonstrates competency and dexterity with all equipment utilized in the hospital environment
• Good communication skills
• Basic computer skills and electronic medical record knowledge is an added advantage.