Vacancies at Aga Khan University Hospital

Responsibilities

• Receive, verify prescriptions and dispense drugs in a timely manner within approved standards and procedures.
• Contact the physician immediately for inaccuracy and illegibility in a prescription order, document errors and communicate them to the nursing and pharmacy staff
• Verify expiry dates of drugs prior to dispensing medication to patients/customers.
• Check that every label placed on the medications contains the correct patient name, drug, quantity and directions.
• Compound extemporaneous preparations and mix certain intravenous medications as per laid down procedures.
• Counsel patients on drug administration and use of devices for optimum wellness and recovery.
• Receive, return and update drug credits on the system in a timely manner.
• Deliver drug discharges to patients in the ward where applicable
• Communicate out of stock and non-stock effectively and timely to prescriber and nurse and provide alternative choice or make arrangements to order promptly.
• Comply and observe the environmental health and safety measures and regulations by proper handling, storage and dispensation of medications
• Record, monitor and update the expiry list of medications in timely manner.
• Conduct nursing floor inspections once a month for all ward stock, solutions and patient medication left behind
• Complete documentation of Interventions, Medication errors and Near Miss, Adverse events, Medication queries, Patient complaints or any other incidents and forward to relevant office
• Perform random medication checks daily and Monitor variance levels in your respective satellites.
• Compile daily satellite reports.
• Carry out regular satellite stock-take exercise.
• Report any special indicators allocated.
• Maintain and update personal drug knowledge data base to ensure accurate provision of pharmaceutical care of general disease states as well as specialized knowledge in the assigned area of expertise

Requirements

• Diploma in Pharmaceutical Technology from a recognized institution
• Practicing License from the Pharmacy and Poisons Board.
• 1 year working experience in a busy facility, preferably a hospital
• Computer literate
• Able to communicate with medical professionals
• Able to work with a team of people from various backgrounds and training
• Excellent customer service skills and empathetic to patients of all ages
• Good interpersonal skills
• Culturally sensitive
• Able to keep up with pharmaceutical developments and Continuous Medical Education programmes.

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Responsibilities:

• Dispatch reports after adequate entry of details in dispatch books for each user group.
• Ensure that only completed reports are dispatched to the user group having been signed by senior laboratory staff.
• Ensure that the laid down protocols of dispatch of reports and timings are maintained at all times.
• Attend to queries from doctors, patients and other department staff regarding dispatch of reports.
• Co-ordinate routine disposal of laboratory forms as per protocols laid down by the department.
• Keep a log of details of misfiled or mis-dispatched reports.
• Assist in photocopying of letters and reports of the department.
• Participate in quality improvement and patient safety initiatives
• Participate in continuous medical education
• Perform any other duties from time to time as may be assigned by the supervisor or designee

Requirements:

• Minimum 1 year working experience
• KCSE C or an equivalent
• Good communication   skills (both written and  oral)
• Team Player
• Pleasant personality
• Good customer service skills

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Responsibilities:

REGULAR DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide technical support for electrical/elctronics & instrumentation systems and equipment throughout Aga Khan University as assigned including scheduled and unscheduled maintenance;
• Document all actions and test results of instrumentation/control systems according to department policy;
• Promptly respond to instrumentation system/equipment Breakdown Maintenance (BDM) request from user Departments as per policy;
• Timely complete and document Preventive Maintenance (PPM) reports for instrumentation system/equipment;
• Liaison with user Departments for maintenance activities and report to team leader/electrical supervisor on issues arising.

PERIODIC DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Coordinate and/or participate in requests for special projects, such as new instrumentation systems/equipment acquisition purchase planning, development of bid specifications, etc;
• Develop with team leader/electrical supervisor instrumentation systems  Preventative Maintenance schedules and guidelines;
• Develop or review with team leader/electrical supervisor, instrumentation systems/equipment safety and device-specific in-service education to other technicians and  equipment users as necessary;
• Perform incident investigation on instrumentation system/equipment performance analysis as required;
• Develop or review with team leader/supervisor emergency and safety plans related to use and operation of instrumentation system/equipment;

Requirements:

•  Diploma in Electrical engineering (instrumentation option) or equivalent qualifications.   
• S/he should be computer literate with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, very good analytical and organizational skills.
• Thorough knowledge on technical functioning and maintenance of industrial electronics and control systems , with special emphasis on instrumentation, Variable speed drives (VSD) systems, Programmable logic circuits (PLC) control systems.
•  Must have experience with Electronic Instrumentation, Electromechanical and Pnerumatic instruments.
•  Must have experience with repair and operation of PLC Systems.
• Experience with electrical distribution systems and controls, refrigeration and air conditioning functioning and maintenance would be an advantage.
• Systematic and analytical diagnosis approach in troubleshooting breakdown in control systems
• Computer skills and analysis would be an added advantage.
• At least three years experience in a similar position
• Excellent communication with interpersonal skills, 
• Very good analytical and organisational skills.

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Responsibilities:

• Collect payments and issue receipts/invoices to internal and external clients
• Verify every receipt/invoice issued against a valid prescription
• Collect and keep change available at all times to carry out cash transactions
• Store cash, cheques and vouchers securely as per the department guidelines
• Carry out banking of collections in a timely manner
• File and store prescriptions sequentially and securely
• File and update all finance related documents to maintain accurate records
• Activate accounts for corporate patients and ensure there is a duly signed claim form where applicable

Requirements:

• KATC II or Diploma in Business Administration or equivalent
• At least 2 years’ experience in a busy cash office
• Must be proficient in use of computers
• Must be a team player with excellent communication and interpersonal skills

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Job Summary

Reporting to the Section Head Histology, The Laboratory Technologist will ensure provision of effective, efficient and quality analytical Histopathology/Cytology services in the Laboratory.

Responsibilities

• Receive Histology and Cytology specimens.
• Maintain appropriate internal controls on all processes in Histology/Cytology.
• Monitor and manage routine and planned preventive maintenance of equipment in Histology/Cytology section.
• Communicate urgent/critical/abnormal test results within recommended period of time and maintain appropriate documentation.
• Carry out all processes with maximum efficiency utilizing reagents appropriately by following laid down standard operating procedures to achieve the expected turn-around time.
• Observe and comply with Health and Safety requirements in the laboratory by maintaining high standards of hygiene and general cleanliness in the work area.
• Prepare stains/reagents and maintain appropriate documents to demonstrate batch to batch validation.
• Develop and implement standard operating procedures in Histopathology and Cytology.
• Participate in quality improvement and patient safety initiatives
• Participate in continuous medical education
• Perform other duties as may be assigned from time to time by supervisor or designee.

Requirements

• Higher Diploma in Medical Lab Sciences or equivalent;
• Registration with Kenya Medical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians Board is mandatory;
• Competent in Tissue blocking, Trimming, sectioning, staining and archiving;
• Minimum of 3 (three) years’ experience in a similar position;
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills;
• Positive attitude towards work and other members of the team;
• Ability to work under pressure;
• Unquestionable integrity and ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Professional attitude and strong work ethic with attention to timeliness.