Jobs at The Nairobi Hospital

ACCIDENT & EMERGENCY NURSES REF: TNH/HRD/KRAEN/04/2022

• Reporting to Charge Nurse - Accident & Emergency, the successful candidates will be
• responsible for the following roles amongst others: -
• Main Duties & Responsibilities:
• Providing excellent nursing care to patients.
• Maintaining the Hospitals policies, standard and procedures of nursing care.
• Championing continual quality improvement.
• Advocating for patients, treating them with dignity, according to them privacy and respect.
• Communicating effectively with all other patients’ care givers.
• Maintaining and observing infection control measures for staff and patients’ wellbeing.
• Upholding statutory regulations as required by the nursing profession and the laws of Kenya.
• Safeguarding all Hospital’s and patients’ confidential information and property.
• Reporting all complaints and incidents to the In-Charge as they occur.
• Participating in ward and Hospital activates i.e., research, audits, open days.
• Providing accurate documentation and proper record keeping of patients’ treatment.
• Utilizing the available resources effectively for quality service delivery, profitability, and cost containment.
• Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience

• KRN, KRM, KRCHN, BSc. Nursing
• Diploma in Accident & Emergency Nursing
• 4 years of relevant work experience 2 of which must be after post-basic qualification.
• BLS/ACLS/ATLS/EPALS certification as an added advantage
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Good communication skills.
• Good customer care skills.

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PERI-OPERATIVE NURSES (KRPON) REF: TNH/HRD/KRPON/04/2022

Reporting to the Charge Nurse – Theatres, the successful candidates will be responsible for the following roles amongst others: -

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

• Conducting an individualized patient assessment, prioritizing the data collection based on the patient’s immediate condition or needs within timeframe as per the standard operating procedures.
• Developing plan of care that is individualized for the patient reflecting collaboration with other members of the healthcare team.
• Performing appropriate treatments as ordered by physician in an accurate and timely manner.
• Performing therapeutic nursing interventions as established by individualized plan of care for the patient and their family.
• Providing individualized patient/family education and discharge planning customized to the patient and their family.
• Documenting patient assessment findings, physical/psychosocial responses to nursing intervention and progress towards problem resolution.
• Initiating emergency resuscitative measures according to resuscitation, basic and advanced life support protocols.
• Maintaining confidentiality in matters related to patient, family and client facility staff.
• Providing care in a non-judgmental, non-discriminatory manner that is sensitive to the patient’s and family’s diversity, preserving their autonomy, dignity and rights.
• Reporting patient’s condition to appropriate personnel during each shift.
• Ensuring that all supplies necessary to perform surgical procedures are availed to the surgeon and the supporting team.
• Observing infection control measures and maintaining sterility in the operating theatres
• Applying safety mearing throughout the perioperative period
• Monitoring physiological and psychological status of the patients.
• Maintaining current competency in perioperative nursing through continuing nursing education.
• Performing any other duties that may be assigned from time to time depending on the need and urgency.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience

• KRN, KRN/KRM, KRCHN, BSc. Nursing
• Must be a Kenya Registered Perioperative Nurse.
• 4 years of relevant work experience 2 of which must be after post-basic qualification.
• Mentorship training.
• BLS Certified
• Excellent interpersonal, supervisory, communication, administrative & customer care skills

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ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT REF: TNH/HRD/AA /04/2022

Reporting to Director, Medical Services & Research, the successful candidate will be responsible for providing an efficient administrative support to the office of Director Medical Services and Research in line with requirements.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Administer the Director, Medical Services & Research calendar of meetings and activities effectively.
• Prepare and update materials for meetings, presentations, and departmental communication.
• Coordinate and take minutes of various department meetings and subcommittees meetings and compile reports as assigned.
• Facilitate internal and external meetings including booking meeting rooms, venues and managing logistics in domestic and international locations.
• Review requests for prioritization with executive partners.
• Provide logistical and administrative support for continuing medical education sessions, divisional conferences/workshops and clinical governance.
• Update and maintain admitting staff records including details on members listing, licenses, insurance cover and any other pertinent information.
• Provide administrative support in the processing of new applications for doctors admitting rights.
• Facilitate and prepare medical reports as assigned and managing external parties
• Co-ordinate the requisition and stock control of all stationery and stock items for the office.
• Attend to all mail and telephone messages, calls, voicemails for appropriate sorting and delivery and action.
• Maintain department related files, both paper and electronic.
• Maintain a proper document handling system in the office by keeping an efficient filing and retrieval system.
• Attend to inquiries and liaise with the appropriate staff as necessary to ensure that the needs are satisfactorily attended to.
• Maintain a high degree of confidentiality and professionalism; and
• Perform any other duties that may be assigned by the supervisor from time to time.
• Any other responsibilities that may be assigned to the job holder by the supervisor from time to time.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• University degree in Business Studies and Secretarial training or equivalent.
• Medical secretarial training
• Minimum of 3 years’ relevant experience in a similar role.

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Ability to draft and type different correspondences
• Ability to take minutes
• Ability to engage at all levels of the organization
• Planning and organizing skills
• Ability to think on one’s feet
• Relationship management skills
• Tact and diplomacy
• Confidentiality
• System knowledge
• Team working skills
• Accountability
• Integrity