Pediatric Anesthesiologist- 3 Posts at Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral & Research Hospital

 V/FT/45/2023

Duties and Responsibilities 

• Schedule and maintain use of surgical suites, including operating, wash-up, waiting rooms, and anesthetic and sterilizing equipment in the hospital.
• Review patients’ medical histories and records in order to determine anesthesia procedure before surgical operations and other medical procedures in the anesthesia centers of the hospital.
• Prepare patients for surgical operations and other medical procedures as required in the surgical theatres at the hospital.
• Examine patient medical history and records and use diagnostic results to determine risk related to surgical operations and other medical procedures in the hospital.
• Administer anesthesia to patients in order to prepare them for surgical operations and other surgical procedures in the anesthesia centers of the hospital.
• Collaborate with other medical professionals to determine type and method of anesthesia or sedation to render patient insensible to pain in the hospital.
• Monitor patients before, during, and after anesthesia and counteract adverse reactions or complications in the anesthesia centers of the hospital.
• Record type and amount of anesthesia and patient condition throughout surgical operations and other medical procedure in the surgical theatres of the hospital.
• Determine when patients have recovered or stabilized enough to be moved from the recovery room or ward or to be discharged following outpatient surgical procedures in the hospital.
• Guide and mentor junior anesthesia staff, interns, and students in the anesthesia centers of the hospital.
• Ensure use of all Hospital’s automated systems, as appropriate, including the Hospital Management Information System (HMIS)
• Any other responsibility assigned by the supervisor in the delivery of care.

Minimum Academic Qualifications 

• Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from a recognized institution.
• Master of Medicine in Anesthesiology from a recognized institution.
• Fellowship in Paediatric Anesthesiology from a recognized institution.
• Registration with the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC).
• Recognition as a specialist by the KMPDC.
• Valid Practice License.
• Professional Insurance Indemnity Cover.
• Proficiency in computer applications.
• At least one (1) year working experience as a Pediatric Anaesthesiologist in a busy hospital