Job Opportunities at Nairobi Hospital

REF/TNH/CN/05/20

Reporting to the Director Nursing Services the successful candidate will be responsible for the following amongst others: –

• Evaluating and assessing nutritional needs, diet restrictions and current health plans and screens patients for nutritional risk in accordance with established department protocols and standards
•  Developing and implementing dietary care plans and provide nutritional counselling
• Consulting with physicians and health care personnel to determine nutritional needs and diet restriction of patients
• Planning and initiating medical nutrition therapy to patients if indicated by patient requirements and clinical protocol.
• Communicating individual nutritional care plans to other health care providers as a member of a health care team.
• Calculating and writing enteral and parenteral feeds for patients according to patient’s nutritional requirements.
• Advising patients and their families on nutritional principles, dietary plans and diet modifications, and food selection and preparation.
•  Monitoring food service to ensure conformance to prescribed diets and patient’s nutritional needs.
• Coordinating recipe development and standardization and develop new menus for different vulnerable groups in the hospital.
• Preparing departmental reports
• Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• BSc Food, Nutrition & Dietetics
• Higher Diploma in Food, Nutrition & Dietetics- 8 Years’ experience
• Diploma in Food, Nutrition & Dietetics- 10 Years’ experience
• Minimum of 6 years work experience
• Dietary counselling
• Preparation of therapeutic diets

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REF/TNH/PHO/05/20

Reporting to Director, Medical Services and Research the successful candidate will be responsible for the following amongst others:

• Inspection for preventive maintenance in the Hospital, hospital sanitation, healthcare and waste management.

• Implementing sanitation and hygiene standards in the Hospital.
• Mobilizing, sensitizing and advising Hospital peripheral communities on matters related to environmental health.
• Identifying environmental health issues.
• Organizing community health days to advise the Hospital community on common public health issues;
• Implementing vector, vermin and rodent control measures.
• Participating in research, teaching and supervising the performance of both medical and non-medical staff as well as students.
• Participating in preparation of annual budgets for the department.
• Participating in Administrative activities of the department.
• Participating in delivery of hospital strategic plan.
• Design or use monitoring tools, like as screening, lab records, and vital information, to recognize health risks.
• Develop tools to address behavioral causes of diseases.
• Direct or control prevention programs in specialized areas such as aerospace, work-related, infectious disease, and environmental medicine.
• Recognize groups at threat for specific preventable diseases.
• Carry out epidemiological research of acute and chronic diseases.
• Prepare precautionary health reports which include problem explanations, analyses, alternate solutions, and suggestions.
• Deliver details about potential health risks and possible treatments to the management and other health care experts.
• Design, implement, or assess health service delivery systems to enhance the health of specific patients or communities.
• Any other duties that may be assigned from time to time by the Director, Medical Services and Research

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in either Environmental Health Science or Public Health Inspection from a recognized institution.
• At least four (4) years progressive work experience in a large institution, Hospital experience will be an added advantage.
• A valid Public Health Officers and Technicians Registration Council Certificate.
• Certificate of proficiency in computer applications from a recognized institution.
• Excellent skills in monitoring, evaluation, data analysis and reporting.
• Familiarity with the necessary provisions of the Public Health Act Cap 242 and Food, Drugs and other Chemical Substances Cap 254 and other regulation in force.
• Interpersonal skills necessary to interview, teach and counsel patients; instruct health care personnel on procedures and treatment.
• Ability to design, carry out and evaluate training.
• Ability to design and conduct operations research, analyze and utilize research findings in planning activities to improve service delivery.
• Interpersonal skills necessary to interview, teach and counsel patients; instruct health care personnel on procedures and treatment.