Enrolled Community Health Nurse III (20
Posts)
GCPSB/2/2019
GCPSB/2/2019
JOB
GROUP -G. POST- 20
Qualifications
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Must have a certificate in nursing
from a recognized institution
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Must be registered with nursing
council
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Must have a valid practice license
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Computer literate.
Responsibilities
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Facilitating patients admission and
initiating discharge plans
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Read patient reports and take note of
critical cases, do chart rounds and ensure treatment has been given
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Assist with manual handling and
transferring of patients in compliance with the hospital policy
·
Undertake the last rights for
deceased patients and give relevant information to relatives/carers
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Contribute to the promotion of health
and prevention of illness, teaching patients and their relatives where
appropriate
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Assist the Ward In-Charge in
promoting the right of patients/clients and maintaining the privacy and dignity
of clients/patients and staff
·
Undertake assessment, planning and
implementation of interventions for addressing patient care problems
·
Evaluate patient responses to
interventions and notify Ward In Charge accordingly
·
Providing appropriate health care
services including IMCI, immunizations and reproductive health and other health
related programs
·
Providing health education
/counseling to patients/clients on community
·
Conduct Defaulter tracing and follow
up
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Referring patients and clients
appropriately
·
Ensure availability and safety of medical
supplies in pharm and non pharm.
·
Maintain proper record medical
equipments
·
Undertake assessment, planning and
implementation of interventions for addressing patient care problems
·
Evaluate patient responses to
interventions and notify Ward In Charge accordingly
·
Any other duties as may be assigned
by the supervisor
Kenya Registered Community Health
Nurse (14 Posts)
GCPSB
/3/2019
JOB
GROUP H POSTS -14
Qualifications
·
Must have a diploma in nursing from a
recognized institution
·
Must be registered with nursing
council
·
Must have a valid practice license
·
Knowledge of professional standards
·
Computer literate
Responsibilities
·
Assessing, planning nursing
interventions and evaluating patient outcomes,
·
Providing appropriate health care
services including IMCI, PMTCT, and Ante –natal care delivery.
·
Referring patients and clients
appropriately
·
Facilitating patient admission and
initiating discharge plans
·
Ensure availability and safety of
medical supplies in pharm and non-pharm.
·
Maintain proper record medical
equipment
·
Conduct home visit, community
diagnosis and develop appropriate strategies
·
Providing health education and
counseling to patients/communities on identified health need
·
Conduct Defaulter tracing and follow
up
·
Any other duties as may be assigned
by the supervisor.
Theatre Nurse (6 Posts)
ADVERT
NO: GCPSB /6/2019
JOB
GROUP L POST- 6
Responsibilities
·
Theatre nurses provide high standards
of skilled care and support during the perioperative’ journey;
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Assessing, planning, implementation
nursing interventions and evaluating patients outcomes;
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Preoperative assessment of patients;
·
receive, assess and deliver care on
the patient’s arrival into the post anesthetic care unit;
·
monitor the patient’s health and
support them, providing appropriate care and treatment until the patient has
recovered from the effects of the anesthesia and/or surgery and is stable;
·
assess the patient in order to ensure
they can be discharged back to a surgical ward area;
·
Evaluate the care given during the
perioperative phases (anesthetics, surgery, and recovery);
·
Any other duty as may be assigned
from time to time.
Qualifications
·
Be a Kenyan citizen;
·
Must have a Diploma in Kenya
Registered Community Nursing or an equivalent qualification from a recognized
institution;
·
Must have an Advanced Diploma or a
Higher Diploma in Theatre Nursing or equivalent qualification from a recognized
institution
·
Registration certificate issued by
the Nursing Council of Kenya
·
Valid Practicing license from Nursing
Council of Kenya;
·
Must be a professional of high
integrity, intelligence and energy;
·
Must have good inter-personal and
communication skills;
·
Proficiency in computer applications;
·
Satisfy the requirement of Chapter
Six of the Constitution
Emergency Medical Technician (5 Posts)
ADVERT
NO: GCPSB /8/2019:
JOB
GROUP G POST – 5
Qualifications
·
During admissiontothe course ofstudy;
aKenyaCertificateof Secondar Education(KCSE) mean gradeD+(plus), withat least
aC- (minus)in Biolog orChemistry and aD inEnglish or Kiswahili as well as a
valid First Aid certificate or equivalent qualification;
·
During admission to the Scheme of
Service; a certificate of completion in any of the following
areas:EmergencyMedicalTechnician-BasicCourse;EmergencyVehicle OperationsCourse;
Emergency Medical Dispatch Course; Emergency Medica Responder / First Responder
Course or any other equivalent qualification from a recognized training
institution; and
·
Certificate in Computer Application
Skills from a recognized institution.
Responsibilities
·
Working in a basic life support unit
as a patient attendant or an ambulance operator.
·
Assessing patients and establishing
their emergency medical care needs.
·
Planning and implementing care
interventions.
·
Administration of authorized
medication to provide better outcomes.
·
Ensuring a tidy and safe clinical
environment and ensuring safe custody of patients’ belongings.
·
Maintaining and evaluating healthcare
outcomes on patients and preparing individualized reports.
·
Documenting patients care report
while on transit.
·
Attending to distress calls, giving
pre hospital instructions and reassuring th caller.
·
Taking vital information’s from
caller and relaying it to the crews for preparation.
·
Planning of strategic location of
ambulances.
·
Documenting patients daily data and
generating annual statistics
Medical Officer (5 Posts)
ADVERT
NO: GCPSB /9/2019:
Job
Group M –POSTIONS- 5
Qualifications
·
Bachelors of Medicine and Bachelors
of Surgery (M.B; Ch.B.) degree from an institution recognized by the Medical
Practitioners and Dentists Board.
·
Successfully completed one ( 1) year
internship from a recognized institution
·
Registration license from the medical
practitioners and dentists board; and
·
Certificate in computer application
skills from a recognized institution.
Responsibilities
·
Diagnosing, caring and treating
diseases
·
Performing medical and surgical
procedures
·
Preparing and responding to
emergencies and disasters
·
Participating in management of
medicines, medical instruments and equipment
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Providing health education,
maintaining medical records, health information and data.
·
Respond to all calls of duty by the
intern doctor or nurse-on duty, whether emergency or otherwise, as quickly as
possible
·
Assist the consultant in all the
wards, theatres and clinics
·
Undertake certain specified emergency
surgeries, minor or major, with the assistance of the intern doctor(s) or
students (s)
·
Undertake medical examinations and
certify physical fitness
·
Any other duties as may be assigned
by the supervisor
Clinical Officer (13 Posts)
ADVERT
NO: GCPSB /10/2019:
JOB
GROUP H- POST -13
Responsibilities
·
Clerk, examine, diagnosis, prescribe
and counsel patients
·
Participate in the provision of
education for prevention of disease and promotion of health at least once a
month
·
Participate in at least one outreach
health activity in a month
·
Adhere to established standards of
practice for Clinical Officers
·
Any other duties as may be assigned
by the supervisor
Qualifications
·
Diploma in Clinical Medicine or its
equivalent
·
Registered with Clinical Officers’
Council
·
Valid Practicing license
·
Knowledge of Professional standards
·
Computer literate
Medical Laboratory Technologist III (9
Posts)
ADVERT
NO: GCPSB /11/2019:
JOB
GROUP H—9 POSITIONS
Qualifications
·
Diploma in medical laboratory science
or its equivalent from a recognized medical institution.
·
Registered with Kenya medical
laboratory technician and technologist board
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Have a valid practicing license from
Kenya medical laboratory technician and technologist board
·
Have certificate in computer
application skill from recognized institution.
·
Have good knowledge of laboratory
operation and / or procedures.
Responsibilities
·
Decontaminating working benches
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Receiving and scrutinizing laboratory
requisition form and specimens
·
Preparing client for specimen
collection
·
Receiving ,collecting ,labeling and
registration of specimen
·
Prepare reagents, examining of
specimen writing and recording of results.
·
Dispatching the results for use in
the clinical management
·
Prepare stains
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Performing blood grouping, issuing
blood and blood products to peripheral health care facilities.
·
Storing blood products according to
their requirement.
·
Any other duties as may be assigned
by the supervisor
Pharmaceutical Technologist (5 Posts)
ADVERT
NO: GCPSB /12/2019:
JOB
GROUP `H`
POSTS
5
Responsibilities
·
The specific duties will be to
oversee service delivery in the following areas, among others;
·
Dispensary and compounding medicine
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Verifying and maintaining information
relating to medication issued to patients
·
Ordering and recording of
Pharmaceutical and other supplies
·
Any other duties as may be assigned
the supervisor
Qualifications
·
Diploma in Pharmaceutical Technology
or its equivalent from a recognized institution.
·
Must be registered with the Pharmacy
and Poisons Board.
·
Have knowledge of rules, policies and
regulations relating to pharmaceutical drugs.
·
Computer literate.
Dental Technologist (5 Posts)
ADVERT
NO: GCPSB /13/2019:
JOB
GROUP G/ H: POST- 5
Qualifications
·
Diploma in community oral health from
KMTC or recognized institution.
·
Two years post training experience in
a busy hospital.
·
Registration with oral health association
of Kenya.
Responsibilities
·
Design,build, repair dental
prosthesis
·
Apply, adjust and remove dental casts
and braces
·
Measure patients to design and fit
dental devices
·
Any other duties as may be assigned
the supervisor
Public Health Officer (5 Posts)
ADVERT
NO: GCPSB /14/2019:
JOB
GROUP H – POST 5
Qualifications
·
Diploma in environmental
health/public health or its equivalent from a recognized institution
·
Registered with the association
public health.
Responsibilities
·
Ensure safety and quality of food and
water by conducting regular food and water inspections
·
Conduct regular sanitary inspections
of hospital facilities and recommend appropriate chemicals and rodenticide to
be used
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Ensure proper use of colour coded
dustbins, storage, transportation and disposal waste
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Ensure drains, manholes, soak
pit/septic tanks are dislodged and maintained in a clear state
·
Any other duties as may be assigned
the supervisor
Assistant Community Health Officer (15
Posts)
ADVERT
NO: GCPSB /15/2019:
JOB
GROUP H POST 15
Qualifications
·
Diploma in Community Health or Social
work & Community Development or its equivalent.
·
Proficiency in computer applications;
Responsibilities
·
Visiting households to determine
health situations and dialogue with household members;
·
Sensitizing communities on
prevention, promotion and rehabilitation;
·
Identifying and managing common
ailments and minor injuries at community level using lay down guidelines;
·
Collecting, managing and updating
health data at household level for analysis;
·
Distribution, dissemination of
information education communication materials, mosquito nets, and other
commodities to households;
·
Growth monitoring and undertaking
deworming of children under 5 years;
·
Managing community resource centers
and convening and conducting monthly community meetings and action days;
·
Identifying defaulters of health
interventions and other health cases and referring them to health facilities;
·
Any other duties as may be assigned
by the supervisor
Nutrition and Dietetics Technologist (10
Posts)
ADVERT
NO: GCPSB /16/2019
JOB
GROUP H: POSTS 10
Qualifications
·
Diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics or
its equivalent from a recognized institution
·
Knowledge in the management of acute
malnutrition and maternal, infant and young child nutrition protocols
·
Must be registered with Kenya
Nutrition and Dietetics Institute (KNDI).
Responsibilities
·
Conduct routine nutritional status
assessment for all under-fives and pregnant and lactating women
·
Carry-out nutritional counseling and
education on nutritional related disorders
·
Conduct micronutrients
supplementation as per the standard protocols
·
Participate in the periodic and
annual nutritional assessments and surveys
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Enhance the skills of other officers
through on-job training and mentorship
·
Prepare monthly program reports and
submit to the nutritionist in-charge
·
Ensure accountability and safety of
nutritional commodities and supplies
·
Any other duties as may be assigned
by the supervisor
Medical Engineering (5 Posts)
ADVERT
NO: GCPSB /17/2019:
JOB
GROUP H POST 5
Responsibilities
·
Undertaking preventive maintenance
and repairs of medical /hospital equipment, plants, instruments, and furniture
·
Requisitioning for spare parts and
consumables
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Taking inventory of medical/hospital
equipment, furniture and plants
·
Collecting information for research
·
Collecting information on medical
engineering services for input into the integrated health system management
system
·
Carrying out minor repairs of health
facilities and utilities
·
Implementing medical engineering
programmes and projects
·
Any other duties as may be assigned
by the supervisor
Qualifications
·
Diploma in Medical Engineering or any
other equivalent qualification from a recognized institution; and
·
Certificate in computer application
skills from a recognized institution
Clinical Officer E.N.T
ADVERT
NO: CPSB/18/2019:
JOB
GROUP L POST 1
Responsibilities
·
Management of Clinical Services in a
Hospital or Health Center;
·
Seeing and examining patients and
diagnosing and treating ailments;
·
Conducting primary health care
activities;
·
Teaching, supervising and counselling
students attached to hospital or health center;
·
Liaising with division heads on
health services; and
·
Be deployed in specialized clinics.
Qualifications
·
Have successfully completed at least
3 years pre-service training at Kenya Medical Training College or any other
recognized Medical Training Institution and have been awarded a Diploma in
Clinical Medicine or its equivalent; and
·
Have been registered by the Clinical
Officers Council and with a current practicing license.
·
A Higher Diploma in Health related
services. Anesthesia, ENT, Pediatric, Ophthalmology.
·
Demonstrated competence and ability
in organizing, performing and discharging clinical duties at that level
Ophthalmologist
ADVERT
No GCPSB/19/2019:
JOB
GROUP P- 1 POST
Responsibilities
·
Provide treatment for eye diseases
·
Work in conjunction with optometrist
and other health care officers to provide integrated, quality care for patients
·
Evaluate symptoms, run tests to diagnose
a patient’s condition and prescribe medication or treatment to remedy illness
or injury
·
Carry out corrective eye surgeries
·
Conduct research and promote
advancement of eye care.
Qualifications
·
Master’s degree in Ophthalmology and
Bachelor’s degree in Medicine and surgery (MBCHB) from a recognized University
·
Registered with the Kenya Medical
Practitioners and Dentist Board
·
Must be willing to work during odd
hours and on weekends/holidays
·
Committed to work as part of a
multidisciplinary team
·
One year post graduate experience in
a busy institution
How To Apply
Applications
should be sent or submitted in a sealed envelope clearly marked on the
left-hand side, the reference of position being applied for and addressed to:
The
Secretary/CEO
County
Public Service Board
P.O.
Box 563-70100
Garissa
Email
Address: garissacpsb@gmail.com
The
County Public Service Board Office is located at the Urban Planning Offices
(former Municipal Council) along Airstrip Road.
All
applications should reach us on or before Friday May 17, 2019.
NB:
Applicants are informed that with exception to No 4,5, 6, 7 18 & 19 the
rest of the vacancies exists in the Sub-Counties and locations outside Garissa
Town and shall apply knowing that they shall be posted to those stations
without option of switching them later.
Garissa
County is an equal opportunity employer that values and encourages applications
from women and persons with special needs.