Career Opportunities at Aga Khan University Hospital

Responsibilities

• Receive, verify prescriptions and dispense drugs in a timely manner within approved standards and procedures.
• Contact the physician immediately for inaccuracy and illegibility in a prescription order, document errors and communicate them to the nursing and pharmacy staff
• Verify expiry dates of drugs prior to dispensing medication to patients/customers.
• Check that every label placed on the medications contains the correct patient name, drug, quantity and directions.
• Compound extemporaneous preparations and mix certain intravenous medications as per laid down procedures.
• Counsel patients on drug administration and use of devices for optimum wellness and recovery.
• Receive, return and update drug credits on the system in a timely manner.
• Deliver drug discharges to patients in the ward where applicable
• Communicate out of stock and non-stock effectively and timely to prescriber and nurse and provide alternative choice or make arrangements to order promptly.
• Comply and observe the environmental health and safety measures and regulations by proper handling, storage and dispensation of medications
• Record, monitor and update the expiry list of medications in timely manner.
• Conduct nursing floor inspections once a month for all ward stock, solutions and patient medication left behind
• Complete documentation of Interventions, Medication errors and Near Miss, Adverse events, Medication queries, Patient complaints or any other incidents and forward to relevant office
• Perform random medication checks daily and Monitor variance levels in your respective satellites.
• Compile daily satellite reports.
• Carry out regular satellite stock-take exercise.
• Report any special indicators allocated.
• Maintain and update personal drug knowledge data base to ensure accurate provision of pharmaceutical care of general disease states as well as specialized knowledge in the assigned area of expertise

Requirements

• Diploma in Pharmaceutical Technology from a recognized institution
• Practicing License from the Pharmacy and Poisons Board.
• 1 year working experience in a busy facility, preferably a hospital
• Computer literate
• Able to communicate with medical professionals
• Able to work with a team of people from various backgrounds and training
• Excellent customer service skills and empathetic to patients of all ages
• Good interpersonal skills
• Culturally sensitive
• Able to keep up with pharmaceutical developments and Continuous Medical Education programmes.

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Responsibilities:

• Select and administer appropriate tests to evaluate range of motion, neuromuscular status, pain and physical functional ability
• Review medical file of patient for information pertinent in aiding evaluation
• Identify treatment goals and appropriate therapy techniques and equipment to achieve goals
• Conduct regular evaluation of patients to assess progress and response to therapy, revise treatment program as necessary to achieve goals
• Advise and recommend to referring doctors on necessary interventions and or change of management
• Document initial reports of results on evaluation of patients’ physical condition
• Maintain daily treatment notes evaluation of patients’ progress and discharge planning notes and summaries
• Administer physical therapy treatment using full range of treatment techniques
• Instruct patients in the use and care of wheelchairs, braces, crutches and other adaptive equipment
• Develop treatment plan to be followed by patient after discharge and advice the importance of continuing physiotherapy after discharge and to organize their physiotherapy appointments
• Observe and comply with environment health and occupational safety
• Participate in the implementation of quality initiative and patient safety programs
• Conduct in house Continued Medical Education(CME), monitor and review progress
• Training support staff and assessing their performance to as to maintain optimum performance level

Requirements

• Diploma in Physiotherapy from a recognized Institution
• Preferred one (1) years’ experience in physiotherapy 
• Registered with the Physiotherapy Council of Kenya
• Possess knowledge of assessment/evaluation techniques in regards to patients
• Excellent customer service skills and empathetic to patients of all ages

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Key Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, control, and lead the operations of Outreach Centers (OC) on a day-to-day basis.
• Contribute to short and long-term organizational planning and strategy as a member of the management team.
• Participate in the preparation of Standard Policies and Procedures for OC in collaboration with all clinical, diagnostic and support service departments practicing at OC.
• Determine staffing requirements, interview, hire and train new employees, or oversee these personnel processes.
•  Manage and increase the effectiveness and efficiency of Support Services for effective delivery of services.
•  Participate in implementation of the marketing initiatives in coordination with the Marketing Department and the relevant Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) Departments to achieve the objective.
• Prepare operational performance reports to enable evaluation of the performance of Outreach Centers.
• Update and revise SOPs to effectively carry out the goals and objective of Outreach Services.
•  Assist in preparation of both operating and capital budgets based on approved goals and objectives of AKUH Outreach Services.
•  Plan and coordinate the development and implementation of new OC by working with COO and Operations Management.
•  Visit all the Centres to evaluate the performance of the staff as per all the applicable policies and procedures and submit a report for every quarter.

 Requirements

•  Minimum of Masters degree in Management /Business Administration /Finance or equivalent
• 5 or more years’ experience in a similar position, preferably in a healthcare institution 
•  Demonstrated understanding of development, training, and proposal skills
• Proficiency in computer applications coupled with strong business acumen, presentation, and negotiation skills.
•  Demonstrated analytical, interpersonal and communication skills.
•  Flexibility as the position requires extensive travel.