Occupation Therapist at Ruaraka Uhai Neema Hospital

Key Responsibilities

• Review patients’ history and perform the respective therapies.
• Investigate patients’ sensori-motor behaviour and physical condition, identify
• Patients’ main problems and develop a treatment plan in consultation with other health professionals.
• Confirm questionable and notifiable conditions and report them to the medical officer in charge.
• Adhere to the policies and philosophy of the hospital, as directed by the Hospital Governing Board.
• Perform rehabilitation processes on patients.
• Participate in the decision of patients’ referral to other well-equipped hospitals for further management and handle referrals from subordinate Health Facilities.
• Ensure proper monitoring of patients follow-ups.
• Offer psychological support to ailing or disabled patients and relatives.
• Evaluate progress of patients, modify treatment where necessary and cessation of treatment once goals have been achieved.
• Plan and accompany mobile health teams and provide specific diagnostic and curative talks including health related lectures.
• Assist patients who have strained muscles or limbs to do proper exercises to fully regain their health and teaching these exercises to the patients for faster and successful recovery.
• Participate in training of community extension workers, new physiotherapists’ etc e.g CHWs and monitoring/supervising their activities in effort to improve community health.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Diploma in Occupation Therapy
• Enrolled and have a valid practicing license.
• At least 2 years’ experience.