Job Openings at Bliss Healthcare Ltd

Reports To: Centre Manager

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assessing, planning, implementing nursing intervention and evaluating patient outcomes and providing appropriate health care service.
• Detecting / diagnosing and managing of Ocular pathologies like allergies, cataracts, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, hypertensive retinopathy etc.
• Binocular vision management. 
• Contact lens fitting and management.
• Low vision management.
• Appropriate referral of eye diseases. 
• Gathering medical records and patient information. 
• Taking ocular measurements, both anatomical and functional 
• Administering or preparing medications. 
• Providing eye care and contact lens information to the patient. 
• Maintaining and cleaning ophthalmic instruments. 
• Assisting the ophthalmologist in basic procedures. 

Education, Experience & Skills 

• 2 years’ experience in a similar role in a busy Hospital.
• Diploma in Optometry.
• BLS Certification.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Wide knowledge of the health industry.
• Identifying priorities and implementing care based on individual patients’ needs and sound nursing judgment.

Reports To: Centre Manager

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Explaining procedures to patients and answering questions.
• Preparing equipment for use as needed.
• Preparing examination rooms for patient exams.
• Positioning patients for imaging exams.
• Determine proper voltage, current and exposure time for each radiograph and adjusting x-ray equipment.
• Monitoring patients during exams.
• Documenting information with computers.
• Reporting important information to the physician.
• Ensuring safety of patients during exams.
• Producing diagnostic images of breast tissue.
• Using sound waves to obtain images of organs and tissues in the body.
• Administering targeted doses of radiation to the patient’s body to treat cancer or other diseases.
• Administering trace amounts of radiopharmaceuticals to a patient to obtain functional information about organs, tissues and bone.
• Measuring bone mineral density at a specific anatomical site.
• Any other duties as may be assigned to you by your superiors from time to time.

Reports To: Centre Manager (administratively) and Medical Superintendent (functionally)

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Examining patients’ teeth and mouth.
• Assessing dental condition and needs of patients using patient screening and monitoring procedures.
• Analyzing x-rays and evaluate dental needs as necessary including medical history review and dental charting.
• Taking, developing  and mounting radiographs as well as trace radiographs required for corrective treatment
• Undertaking general treatment and care for teeth and tissue problems using specified equipment and tools and    established dental hygienist procedures.
• Cleaning teeth using brushes, and polishers to remove plaque and stains ensuring that sterile conditions are maintained
• Filling-in cavities, rebuild broken teeth, replace missing teeth, and remove unnecessary or severely damaged teeth.
• Treat and help to prevent gum disease.
• Providing instructions on dental care and write prescriptions for patients
• Making impressions of patients’ teeth for study casts
• Documenting patient complete dental history and/or chief complaints and/or observations
• Documenting lab procedures and ensure follow up on results.
• Supervising staff and clinic processes
• Recommending and ensuring cost effective buying of equipment and supplies and maintain proper bookkeeping of the same.
• Keeping up-to-date with new developments within the profession maintaining patient dental records.
• Ensuring that established procedures are adhered to in order to maintain quality assurance in delivery of oral health services.
• Ensuring all procedures are correctly billed to capture revenue.
• Monitor adherence to the standardized hazardous and other waste disposal techniques.
• Actively participate in projects of quality healthcare such as CME’s, health talks, rational prescription audits, mortality audits, medical camps.
• Maintaining stock control procedures for the dental services to ensure accountability
• Prepare and submit reports on community oral health services and activities in a timely manner.
• Maintain Informed consent records.

Education, Experience & Skills 

• Diploma in Community Oral Health
• 2 years’ experience in a similar role in a busy Hospital.
• BLS Certification
• Excellent communication skills  - English and Kiswahili
• Wide knowledge of the health industry.
• Good Management Skills

Reports to: Unit Head

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES of the Job:

• Provide oversight of overall operational and administration of nursing and paramedical management in the hospital.
• Oversee and ensure planning of all nursing programmes, projects and activities in the hospital.
• Oversee and ensure the establishment of nursing service policies, procedures and practices in the hospital are of international standards.
• Provide leadership in the determination of clinical and administrative nursing and paramedical goals and direction.
• Ensure and contribute to an environment where professional collaboration is fostered through mutual respect and understanding.
• Provide leadership in and ensure that the nursing department provides opportunity for nursing research and training in collaboration with local, regional and global Institutions.
• Ensure the formulation and contribution of the nursing services component of the hospital strategic plans.
• Oversee and ensure strategic planning process for nursing department including the preparation of work plans for nursing operations, resource allocation, setting and attainment of goals.
• Ensure that the culture of Lifecare Hospitals nurses is team-based, fact-based customer-based and work towards achievement of the hospitals Vision.
• Ensure that International Nursing standards and practices are adopted and met in the hospital.
• Oversee the planning and availability of all resources required in the nursing department for the provision of timely quality nursing service delivery.
• Oversee and ensure performance appraisal and nursing training and development systems based on professional practice, standards, relevant statistics and regulations.
• Oversee and ensure Development, review and implementation of evidence-based policies, procedures and standards, evaluating their effectiveness in accordance with established programmes of supervision and evaluation, giving guidance as needed.
• Ensure that all nursing services are provided in accordance with established national, international and hospital nursing standards, policies and procedures.
• Oversee and ensure the development of nursing indicators and performance indicators to monitor clinical practices and standards within their units.
• Ensure and lead continuous quality service improvement and accreditation initiatives, in-service education programs, unit meetings and committee functions as assigned.
• Oversee and ensure systematic evaluation of quality and effectiveness of nursing practice.
• Assess quality of nursing and paramedical practices and patient care through data and provides feedback and directions to improve outcomes.
• Monitor practices of staff to ensure function within professional standards of practice.
• Ensure adherence to the hospital referral policy and guidelines.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from a recognized university OR Diploma in Nursing from a recognized college
• Senior Management Professional.
• Post graduate or higher Diploma in any Nursing specializations
• Registration with the Nursing Council of Kenya
• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• Valid Practice License
• Computer literate
• Knowledge of relevant legislations
• Knowledge of professional standards

Relevant WORK EXPERIENCE Required:

• At least 8 years working experience in the Senior Nursing Management position.