Careers at Aga Khan University Hospital

Responsibilities:

• In charge of the assigned warehouse and/or Sub Store
• Service material requests from end users
• Ensure accurate and timely issue of items
• Ensure accurate, timely and complete posting and updating of transactions in the system.
• Stack Items safely and neatly i.e. identifiable and traceable.
• Ensure that there are no stock-outs by pre-empting the purchaser on items that are running low on stocks.
• Recommend optimum quantities of items to be replenished.
• Receiving of inventory from vendors against Purchase Orders, verifying quantity and quality.
• Accurate and on-time receiving and verification of invoices and forwarding to Finance for processing
• Assist in maintaining minimum stock days.
• Verify the quality of goods received from vendors/Warehouse/Sub stores.
• Adhere to the First Expired First Out (FEFO) method of stock movement.
• Manage a minimum value of expiries and items being obsolete.
• Take part in quarterly stock counts
• Control short expiry items / non-moving and slow-moving items
• Responsible for overseeing daily temperatures logs – both storage area & fridges (twice a day)

Requirements:

• Bachelors/ Diploma in Purchasing and Supply Management or its equivalen
• Membership to Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (CIPS) or Chartered Institute of Logistics (CILT) or Kenya Institute of Supplies Management (KISM) will be an added advantage.
• At least two years’ working experience in a related field/work environment.
• Ability to work in team
• Excellent customer service skills and customer focus
• Ability to lift heavy boxes, climb and bend
• Knowledge of warehousing/stocking

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Responsibilities:

• Complete initial assessment and re-assessment of obstetric mothers and newborn babies to identify their care needs
• Document all assessment data, investigation   results, care given, discussions with the multidisciplinary team, family/patient interactions in an accurate, comprehensive and timely manner
• Develop and implement prepartum, intrapartum, post-partum and newborn care plan
• Identify mothers at risk using history, hemodynamic monitoring, labor progression, lab and radiological evaluation, and implement appropriate actions
• Perform and repair episiotomy
• Repair first and second degree tears.
• Carry out and interpret Cardiotocography (CTG) and Non stress test (NST) and act on findings
• Recognize obstetric and neonatal emergencies and involve multidisciplinary team as appropriate
• Initiate timely initial immunizations for new born as per guidelines.
• Care for mothers post-surgical procedures
• Promptly report both clinical and non-clinical unusual findings/incidences
• Identify patient and family education needs and implement appropriate teaching
• Provide safe environment for patients through adherence to infection control practices and other safety policies.
• Participate in quality initiatives including clinical care program certification (CCPC)
• Follow discharge procedure of assigned patients according to hospital protocol, and ensure follow up appointments are made
• Participate in unit based nursing education, quality improvement (QI) projects, audits, spot checks and skill checks

Requirements:

• RN from a recognized school of nursing or University
• Current licensure with the Nursing Council of Kenya
• Certificate in Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Demonstrate evidence-based knowledge of current practices in Obstetric nursing.

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Responsibilities:

• Triages each patient using the CETAS criteria and determines priority of care based on physical, psychological and social needs.
• Identify patients with infectious diseases and initiate appropriate isolation precautions and communicate as appropriate.
• Perform focused assessment of chief complaints of each patient in a timely manner according to established triage guidelines
• Provide professional nursing care for assigned patients in the emergency room
• Complete head to toe assessment and re-assessment of patients to identify their care needs.
• Carry out hemodynamic monitoring to include vital signs, neurological and fluid status; labs and radiological evaluations
• Document all assessment data, investigation  results, care given, discussions with the
• multidisciplinary  team, family/patient interactions in an accurate, comprehensive and timely manner
• Administer medication safely, monitor patient responses to medication and promptly report adverse reactions.
• Dispose of clinical and non-clinical waste safely in accordance with Aga Khan University
• Hospital Guidelines on waste management
• Assist patients with activities of daily living as identified
• Prepare for and assist physicians to perform various procedures such as insertion of invasive lines
• Maintain adequate airway management to include oxygen therapy, nebulization and suctioning
• Prepare patients for various investigations including lab and radiological imaging.
• Collect specimens in emergency situations and ensure correct labeling.
• Perform pain assessment and reassessment, and initiate analgesia as per protocol
• Promptly report both clinical and non-clinical unusual findings/incidences to the nurse manager, team leader or physician
• Identify patient and family education needs and implement appropriate teaching
• Provide safe environment for patients through adherence to infection control practices and other safety policies.
• Perform timely safety checks on equipment as per guidelines
• Be accountable for judicious  use of resources and ensure accurate  and timely billing  of supplies.
• Care for equipment  through  cleaning, storage,  per shift check of the inventory  and timely reporting  and follow up of non-functional equipment  to the nurse manager
• Participates in unit based continuing education, quality improvement (QI) projects, audits, spot checks and skill checks.

Requirements

• RN from a recognized school of nursing school or University
• Current licensure with the Nursing Council of Kenya
• Certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• Demonstrate evidence-based knowledge of current practices in emergency nursing.
• Excellent written and Verbal communication skills
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team
• Demonstrate Critical thinking and Analytical skills