Massive Recruitment at Nairobi Women’s Hospital

The Nairobi Women’s Hospital is fast expanding and is looking for top talent to join its team. 

The hospital vision is “We are trusted with the healthcare of women in Africa”. 

We take pride in our highly qualified professionals who everyday deliver our mission – “With passion we deliver healthcare”.
 
We are looking for high caliber individuals to join our team of healthcare professionals in the following positions.
 
Medical Officer in Charge (MOIC)

1 Position
 
Reporting to the Unit General Manager the person will coordinate the provision of quality and timely clinical case management for patients within the hospital branches in accordance with the organization’s standards of care.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and implement comprehensive medical services policies, protocols and programmes that will lead to the achievement of quality patient care and growth.
  • Formulate and continuously review and administer clinical protocols, policies and standards to foster appropriate and consistent patient care.
  • Coordinate the development and implementation of effective patient care management programs to enhance clinical outcomes.
  • Undertake shift planning and rota management for medical officers ensuring the unit has adequate clinical cover at all times.
  • Ensure medical officers practice evidence based medicine in line with the set clinical protocols.
  • Providing patient care management and as a member of a multidisciplinary team ensure the best care is given to patients.
  • Facilitate workshops and other teachings programmes including medical camps.
  • Coordinating medical officer attending court cases relating to Gender Violence Patients.
  • Participate in continuous medical education to ensure competence and keep informed on current developments in the medical field.
Person Specification
Qualification, Skills & Experience
  • University Medical degree MBChB or equivalent
  • Post graduate qualification in healthcare management
  • Valid registration license with the KMPDB
  • Current private practise license
  • Advance Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
  • Advance Trauma Life Support (ATLS)
  • 2 years post internship clinical practice
  • 1 year supervisory experience
Key Competence
  • Planning & Organisational
  • Analytical & Decision making
  • Interpersonal & Communication
  • Influencing & Negotiation

Medical Officer – Critical Care Unit 

2 Positions
 
Reporting to the Medical Officer in charge the person will provide efficient and professional medical care for patient in need of emergency and critical care.
 
Key Responsibilities
  • Evaluate, resuscitate and manage critically ill patients in accordance with approved hospital protocols and guidelines.
  • Provide comprehensive and diligent post operative and emergency procedures to critical care patients including but not limited to cardiopulmonary resuscitation, intubation and mechanical ventilation, placement of intravascular catheters and monitoring devices.
  • In consultation with designated physician, formulate and implement treatment plan for acute and chronic illness.
  • Order, interpret and/or perform approved therapeutic and diagnostic procedures based upon patient clinical status.
  • Undertake ward rounds as required, ensuring completeness of treatment protocols and medical notation.
  • Ensure proper maintenance of patient notes including appropriate narrative summaries
  • Provide patient and/or their family members with the necessary information including end of life care in accordance with the law and written standards.
  • Keep informed to current developments in the field of critical care medicine and participate in continuous medical education.
  • Assist in the development and review of critical care policies, standard operating procedures and guidelines.
Person Specification
 
Qualification, Skills & Experience
  • University Medical degree MBChB or equivalent
  • Valid registration license with the KMPDB
  • Current private practise license
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
  • Paediatric Advance Life Support (PALS)
  • Advance Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO)
  • 2 years clinical practice, 1 year Critical Care
  • Intubation/Airway Management
  • Insertion of Lines and Invasive Monitoring
  • Cardiopulmonary Management
Key Competence
  • Interpersonal & Communication
  • Organisational and Time Management
  • Working under pressure

Senior Staff Nurse – Theatre

5 Positions


Reporting to the Nursing Officer, Theatre the person will provide high standard of nursing care to all clients in line with the hospital’s policies and procedures while serving in Theatre.

Key Responsibilities
  • Delivering a professional and high standard of nursing care within the section while leading a team of nurses in delivering projects and team targets.
  • Inducting and mentoring new staffs at the section level.
  • Maintaining good communication within the section and other sections to provide unified approach to patient care.
  • Implementing health and safety regulations and policies and procedure.
  • Ensuring accurate information is relayed to clinical staff on a patient’s condition.
  • Caring for postoperative patient by undertaking and recording post operative observations.
  • Responding to and reporting any abnormal recordings to the person in charge.
  • Implementing emergency procedure including resuscitation as and when necessary.
  • Undertaking routine duties to prepare theatre for procedures.
  • Ensuring patients are provided with relevant health education and follow up care.
  • Participating in continuous medical education and clinical instruction to other staff and NWHMTC students.
  • Ensuring proper documentation, maintaining proper records, confidentiality, and handing over between shifts at all times.
  • Preparing, implementing and monitoring departmental rotas including reports.
  • Ensuring all procedures in theatre are carried out as required and that doctors get the nursing support required.
Person Specification

Qualification, Skills & Experience
  • KRCHN with diploma in specialised area (theatre).
  • BSN or its equivalent is an added advantage
  • Membership to a professional body
  • Influencing and implementing innovation
  • Patients management interaction
  • Information management
  • Application and exploitation of IT
  • At least 3 years relevant experience (BSN qualifications)
  • At least 6 years relevant experience with KRCHN
Key Competence
  • Visionary
  • Humble
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Entrepreneurial
  • Team player

Staff Nurse – Theatre 

9 Positions

Reporting to the Nursing Officer Theatre the person will provide high standard of nursing care to all clients in line with the hospital’s policies and procedures while serving in Theatre.

Key Responsibilities
  • Delivering a professional and high standard of nursing care within the section.
  • Inducting new staffs at the section level.
  • Maintaining good communication within the section and other sections to provide unified approach to patient care.
  • Implementing health and safety regulations and  policies and procedure.
  • Administering prescribed treatment to patients as necessary.
  • Ensuring accurate information is relayed to clinical staff on a patient’s condition.
  • Responding to and reporting any abnormal recordings to the person in charge.
  • Implementing emergency procedure including resuscitation as and when necessary.
  • Ensuring all procedures in theatre are carried out as required and that doctors get the nursing support required.
  • Ensuring patients are provided with relevant health education and follow up care.
  • Participating in continuous medical education.
  • Ensuring proper documentation, maintaining proper records, confidentiality, and handing over between shifts at all times.
Person Specification
 
Qualification, Skills & Experience
  • KRCHN with basic training in specialised area  (theatre)
  • BSN or its equivalent is an added advantage
  • Membership to a professional body
  • Superior Customer care
  • Influencing and implementing innovation
  • Patients management interaction
  • Information management
  • Application and exploitation of IT
Key Competence
  • Visionary
  • Humble
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Entrepreneurial
  • Team player

Medical Officer – Critical Care Unit 

2 Positions
 
Reporting to the Medical Officer in charge the person will provide efficient and professional medical care for patient in need of emergency and critical care.
 
Key Responsibilities
  • Evaluate, resuscitate and manage critically ill patients in accordance with approved hospital protocols and guidelines.
  • Provide comprehensive and diligent post operative and emergency procedures to critical care patients including but not limited to cardiopulmonary resuscitation, intubation and mechanical ventilation, placement of intravascular catheters and monitoring devices.
  • In consultation with designated physician, formulate and implement treatment plan for acute and chronic illness.
  • Order, interpret and/or perform approved therapeutic and diagnostic procedures based upon patient clinical status.
  • Undertake ward rounds as required, ensuring completeness of treatment protocols and medical notation.
  • Ensure proper maintenance of patient notes including appropriate narrative summaries
  • Provide patient and/or their family members with the necessary information including end of life care in accordance with the law and written standards.
  • Keep informed to current developments in the field of critical care medicine and participate in continuous medical education.
  • Assist in the development and review of critical care policies, standard operating procedures and guidelines.
Person Specification
 
Qualification, Skills & Experience
  • University Medical degree MBChB or equivalent
  • Valid registration license with the KMPDB
  • Current private practise license
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
  • Paediatric Advance Life Support (PALS)
  • Advance Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO)
  • 2 years clinical practice, 1 year Critical Care
  • Intubation/Airway Management
  • Insertion of Lines and Invasive Monitoring
  • Cardiopulmonary Management
Key Competence
  • Interpersonal & Communication
  • Organisational and Time Management
  • Working under pressure

Entry Nurse – Theatre 

14 Positions

Reporting to the Nursing Officer Theatre the person will provide high standard of nursing care to all clients in line with the hospital’s policies and procedures while serving in Theatre.
 
Key Responsibilities
  • Delivering a professional and high standard of nursing care  within the section.
  • Maintaining good communication within the section and other sections to provide unified approach to patient care.
  • Implementing health and safety regulations, policies and procedures.
  • Administering prescribed treatment to patients as necessary.
  • Ensuring patients/clients proper orientation within the section.
  • Ensuring accurate information is relayed to clinical staff on a patient’s condition
  • Caring for postoperative patient by undertaking and recording post operative observations.
  • Responding to and reporting any abnormal recordings to the person in charge.
  • Implementing emergency procedures as and when necessary.
  • Ensuring all procedures in theatre are carried out as required and that doctors get the nursing support required.
  • Ensuring patients are provided with relevant health education and follow up care.
  • Participating in continuous medical education.
  • Ensuring proper documentation, maintaining proper records, confidentiality, and handing over between shifts at all times.
Person Specification
 
Qualification, Skills & Experience
  • KRCHN or equivalent
  • Membership to a professional body
  • Superior Customer care
  • Influencing and implementing innovation
  • Patients management interaction
  • Information management
  • Application and exploitation of IT
  • At least 6 months relevant experience
Key Competence
  • Visionary
  • Humble
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Entrepreneurial
  • Team player

Stores In Charge 

(Nakuru Unit 1 Position, Hurlingham Unit 1 Position)

Reporting to the Procurement Officer the person will plan and coordinate stock management within the assigned unit.

Key Responsibilities
  • Receiving, verifying and distributing of goods/services based on requisitions.
  • Implementing and monitoring reorder levels.
  • Managing the number of items to inventory control cards or automated systems posting.
  • Conducting stock audits and reconciliations.
  • Sorting out expiries and disposing them according to PPB requirement.
  • Reporting on daily requirements and/or problems with equipment/processes concerning customer agency.
  • Advising procurement officer and departments on the special items and alternatives.
  • Collecting invoices and handing them to accounts for payment.
  • Training of new staff.
  • Ensuring proper store organization, labelling and arrangement.
Person Specification
 
Qualification, Skills & Experience   
  • Diploma in Procurement and Supplies
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Communication skills
  • Stock movement management
  • Customer Care
  • Information management
  • Application and exploitation of IT
  • At least 2 years relevant experience   
Key Competence
  • Visionary
  • Humble
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Entrepreneurial
  • Team player

Sonographer

Reporting to the Imaging Services In-charge the person will be responsible for the independent operation of sonographic equipment, carrying out scans and communicating results of diagnostic examinations
 
Key Responsibilities
  • Performing clinical assessment and diagnostic sonography examinations.
  • Generating anatomical, pathological, diagnostic information and images by using cognitive sonographic skills to identify, record, and adapt procedures as appropriate.
  • Differentiating between normal and pathologic findings by using independent judgment during the sonographic exam to accurately.
  • Analyzing sonograms, synthesizes sonographic information and medical history, and communicates findings to the appropriate physician.
  • Coordinating work schedule with departmental manager and/or scheduling work to assure workload coverage.
  • Resolving the problems of the patients by addressing problems of patient care as they arise and make decisions appropriately.
  • Organizing daily work schedules and performs related clerical duties as required.
  • Taking responsibility for the safety, mental and physical comfort of patients while they are in the sonographer’s care.
  • Maintaining a daily log of patients seen and completes all required billing information.
  • Ensuring preventive maintenance in handling imaging equipments and work area
  • Maintaining adequate supplies to ensure uninterrupted service to clients.
  • Participating in ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements.
  • Establishing and maintaining ethical working relationships and good rapport with all interrelating hospitals, referral or commercial agencies.
Person Specification
 
Qualification, Skills & Experience   
  • Diploma in Sonography or equivalent
  • Science and technology expertise
  • New idea generation
  • In and out patient care
  • Patient trust
  • Professional knowledge
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Customer Care
Key Competence 
  • Visionary
  • Humble
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Entrepreneurial
  • Team player
How to Apply

Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications and curriculum vitae with details of current and expected salary to vacancies@nwch.co.ke clearly indicating the position applied for on the subject line. 

The deadline for receiving applications is Friday, 21st June 2013.
 
Do not attach certificates.
 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.