Careers at Aga Khan University Hospital

Responsibilities:

• Perform high quality radiological examinations as per stipulated policy and guidelines
• Ensure safety for the patients and the machine through adequate preparation of patients and daily equipment quality performance check
• Ensure adequate and correct information is given to patients regarding procedures
• Monitor the patients’ condition all through the procedure
• Liaise with doctors and other medical staff to clarify ambiguous radiology requests to prevent service anomalies
• Ensure that all the Radiation safety measures are put in place to protect the patient staff and the public from unnecessary exposure to ionizing radiation
• Document and report all the faults on the machines to recommended authorities
• Ensure proper and accurate records of environment and downtime of radiological equipment
• Ensure timely availability of images to facilitate timely reporting and dispatch of reports
• Participate in relevant hospital and departmental quality initiatives
• Perform any other duties within the professional circuit as may be assigned from time to time

Requirements:

• Diploma in Medical Imaging Sciences or Equivalent
• Registration with Radiation Protection Board of Kenya
• Minimum of 1-year work experience in a busy Radiology Department
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Good customer service skills

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Job Summary

The Pharmacist will provide quality pharmaceutical services that are efficacious, safe and cost effective and that meet or exceed the expectation of the patients.

Responsibilities

• Review and verify written prescriptions for authenticity, validity, indication, dose, strength route, form, duration, drug interactions and assure that drugs are dispensed in proper manner.
• Verify expiry dates of drugs prior to dispensing to prevent anomalies in service delivery.
• Prepare, compound and dispense drugs and other pharmaceutical supplies.
• Maintain prescription record, for proper maintenance of records, and retrieval
• Compute and record prescription charges
• Perform a thorough clinical check on all treatment sheets and discharge prescriptions
• Identify, resolve and prevent potential and actual drug –related problems and reviews patient profiles for drug interactions, allergies, contraindications and adverse drug reactions to determine and implement optimal drug therapy.
• Communicate directly with physicians, nurses and other health care providers to relate information regarding patient drug therapy.
• Conduct patient counselling on medicines, devices and adherence to therapy.
• Ensure proper inventory management of drugs and supplies, their storage and handling and updating of the inventory records on a regular basis, to ensure product conformity.
• Monitor drug consumption and prepare reports regarding drug usage in the hospital and utilize reports to determine levels to be set on the IT System.
• Monitor ad hoc drug requests, out of stock drugs and non-stock drug orders
• Maintain strict control over usage of controlled drugs such as narcotics, for compliance with policy on dangerous drugs, and avoid misuse.
• Facilitate nursing floor Inspections on a monthly basis and satellite inspections daily.
• Participate in quarterly stock takes and prepare variance reports within stated times.
• Maintain accurate documentation of all interventions and recommendations regards drug therapy and rational use of drugs, and their outcomes.
• Provide drug and poison information to medical personnel on availability and usage of drugs, drug to drug interactions and adverse effects of these drugs, and appropriately document the same.
• Monitor and record adverse drug reactions and medication incidents.
• Schedule and conduct operational and quality indicator audits.
• Provide training to other healthcare professionals.
• Proactively participate in departmental continuous medical education.

Requirements

• B.Sc. in Pharmacy
• Certificate and Practicing License from Pharmacy and Poisons Board
• Registered with Pharmaceutical Society of Kenya
• Heart Saver Certification
• Demonstrable supervisory skills and ability to work in a multicultural environment.
• Remarkable ability to follow through on tasks assigned.
• Sound knowledge of teaching and the methods involved in learning and instruction.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Sound time-management skills.

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Responsibilities

• Conduct initial evaluation and assessment of patients referred for physiotherapy
• Identify treatment goals and appropriate therapy techniques and proceed to administer them
• Conduct patient and family education
• Conduct regular evaluation of patients to assess progress and response to therapy, revise treatment program as necessary to achieve goals
• Evaluate the patient’s, need for adaptive devices such as special support, padding, protective gear, assistive standing, ambulation or mobility
• Maintain daily treatment notes evaluation of patient’s progress and discharge planning notes and summaries
• Assign patients to physiotherapy assistants or interns with laid out treatment plans and supervise their treatment
• Control infection by observing hygiene rules
• Maintain professional proficiency through review of current literature and attendance into continuing medical education programs in line with the physiotherapy accreditation requirements
• Have a full knowledge of the hospital policies & procedures, protocols, guidelines and adhere to the same
• Carry out clinical and service audits and evaluate improvement of services
• Supervising and delegating tasks to physiotherapy assistants and service attendants
• Ensuring functionality of equipment by participating in regular maintenance/monitoring & testing to ensure minimum equipment downtime
• Participate in planning and implementation of department goals and objectives to enable optimal performance
• Observe and comply with environment health and occupational safety measures
• Participate in the implementation of quality initiative and patient safety programs. 

Requirements

• Diploma in Physiotherapy
• Registered with Physiotherapy Council of Kenya
• knowledge of assessment/evaluation techniques in regards to patients
• Excellent customer service skills and empathetic to patients of all ages