Jobs at Avenue Healthcare

Job Objective/Purpose

Serve as the Sous Chef and be responsible for preparing executive meals as and when required.

Key Responsibilities

• Meal Planning, Preparation and Service
• Cooking food using a range of methods (i.e. baking, braising, frying, roasting or steaming) and ensuring that the food is nutritious and well presented
• Preparing food to meet special dietary requirements e.g. (low calorie, high calorie, diabetic)
• Ensures that each meal leaving the kitchen is checked for quality, quantity, presentation and correct temperature.
• Planning executive menus and estimating food requirements

Cleaning and Infection Control

• Cleaning food preparation areas and equipment and ensuring that laid out infection control procedures are followed.
• Making sure that the kitchen and its environs arehygienic and functional
• Ensuring that the preparation of food is hygienic and that a "clean as you go" discipline is adhered to.

Training

• Training & supervising other cooks to ensure that all meals are being prepared to the correct recipe and to the correct quantity.
• Training staff on the correct use of kitchen equipment

Personal Specifications

• Certificate/diploma in food production
• Familiar with HACCP kitchen safety procedures
• 2+ years’ experience as a Chef
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Result Oriented

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Job Objective/Purpose

Adhere to Avenue Healthcare’s defined policies, protocols, procedures, and standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure proper inventory of the available equipment on a daily basis and ensure that they are in good working condition.
• Report any malfunction to Bio-Medical Technician/Unit Manager.
• Ensure the unit is financially viable and demonstrate growth through;
• Offering quality care to patients and ensuring good workingrelationship with our stakeholders
• Record all sentinel incidents/events and report within 24 hours using the provided tools
• Maintain and enforce infection control standards per the hospital manual and observe the infection control bundles (SSI, VAP, CAUTI and CLABSI) where applicable.
• Daily compilation of government reports and submitting them to the Unit Manager (leprosy, cholera, maternal deaths etc)
• Active participation in ward rounds and receive handover reports from the outgoing nurse on shift
• Proper documentation of patient notes and review; consulting with fellow clinicians, consultants when need be.
• Ensure that all diagnostic requests (lab and radiology) have patient’s clinical information.
•  Ensure patients safety following the 6 International Patient Safety Goals (IPSGs) (patient identification, effective communication, safety of high alert medication, ensure correct site procedure and surgery, reduce the risk of healthcare associated infections, reduce the risk of patient harm resulting from falls)
• Ensure patients safety following the 6 International Patient Safety Goals (IPSGs)
• Any other duty as assigned by your immediate supervisor in line with the job description

Personal Specifications

• A Higher Diploma in Nursing. A Bachelor of Science in Nursing is an added advantage and desirable
• Higher Diploma in Critical Care Nursing (KRCCN)
• A valid nursing council of Kenya license
• Up to date BLS, ACLS/ATLS certificate
• 2 years’ experience in nursing
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills as well as attention to detail, results oriented and reliable