St. Francis Community Hospital, a
Level 5 Faith Based Hospital and one of the leading health care institutions in
Kenya has excellent career opportunity for individuals who possess a passion
for excellence, strong work ethic, are results oriented and committed to
continual improvement.
As part of our growth, exciting vacancies have arisen, and we invite suitably qualified talent to join this winning team in the Position of a Chief Nursing Officer.
Job Summary: Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the successful
candidate will be responsible for providing overall leadership and direction to
Nursing Services.
As part of our growth, exciting vacancies have arisen, and we invite suitably qualified talent to join this winning team in the Position of a Chief Nursing Officer.
As a member of the Hospital
Management Team, s/he will lead and facilitate the provision of excellent
patient centered nursing care services in collaboration with key clinical and
identified support services to enhance and uphold the institution vision and
mission.
Job Responsibilities
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Providing leadership in implementing
Nursing and Professional Practice standards for nurses.
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Participating in the development of
the overall strategic plan for the institution and linking the same to the
strategic plan for nursing division.
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Creating and implementing appropriate
professional practice structures for nursing staff with appropriate monitoring
indicators to provide oversight of nursing clinical quality in collaboration
with the Medical Superintendent.
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Implementing the strategic plan by
setting realistic service goals and standardizing approaches and processes in
the department, including admission and discharge
practices, bed utilization and documentation.
practices, bed utilization and documentation.
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Fostering multidisciplinary
collaboration to ensure optimal patient care.
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Developing nursing budget and
ensuring budget control.
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Developing, Communicating and
interpreting policies and procedures to nursing staff and monitoring staff best
practice and implementation.
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Evaluating the work performance of
all nursing personnel, assisting in the determination of training and
development needs of the department and implementing discipline
according to operational policies.
according to operational policies.
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Principal liaison between the
Hospital and other nursing bodies.
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Coordinating duty roster for all the
nursing staff and students on rotation.
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Participating in counseling of staff
and students on attachment.
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Actively participating in quality
initiative programmers including and not limited to ISO.
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Participating in organising or
facilitating CMEs or training activities for the hospital staff.
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Perform any other duties that may be
assigned by the CEO.
Qualifications, attributes and
experience
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Must have a Bachelor of Science in
Nursing from institution recognized by the Nursing Council of Kenya.
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A Master of Science in Nursing,
Public health, Healthcare Management or any related field will be an added
advantage.
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Must have a KRN/KRM/KRCHN Diploma
recognized by the Nursing Council of Kenya.
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Must have a valid registration and
licensure with the Nursing Council of Kenya.
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S/he will have a minimum of eight (8)
years working experience; five (5) of which should be current and in a busy
Hospital setup with hands on experience in matters
relating to Nursing Management.
relating to Nursing Management.
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S/he must demonstrate understanding
of nursing education and quality initiatives not limited to ISO.
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S/he should have strong leadership,
people management, assertive, negotiating and influencing skills with the
ability to build relationships and encourage consensus,
partnering and networking at all levels.
partnering and networking at all levels.
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Computer literacy with report writing
and presentation skills
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In addition s/he should be a
strategic thinker with a proven capability of quickly assessing complex
situations and generate astute and practical solutions.
St.
Francis Community Hospital is in an exciting growth phase and has attained
acknowledgment of its quality by undergoing ISO 9001:2015 certification process
and ISO 15189:2012 accreditation journey for laboratory services, as part of
our growth, exciting vacancies have arisen, and we invite suitably qualified to
apply for the position of a Laboratory
Technologist.
Job Responsibilities
Overall Responsibility: Reporting to the Laboratory Unit Manager the successful
candidate will be responsible for recruiting and bleeding donors, preparing
blood and blood products for transfusion as per laboratory procedures.
Other Responsibilities
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Receiving, accessioning, verifying
and processing of specimens.
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Timely release of accurate, precise
and reproducible results.
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Archiving of specimens and records as
per laboratory SOPS.
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Proper Management of laboratory
equipment by doing daily routine maintenance, calibration and quality control.
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Proper Management of laboratory
reagents and consumables as per laboratory SOPS.
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Participation in EQA and other
quality assurance programs.
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Creation and Maintenance of
Laboratory documents and records.
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Performing Blood transfusion procedures.
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Ensuring compliance with relevant
policies and procedures including but not limited to those related to safety
and infection control.
Job Requirements
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Diploma in Medical Laboratory
Sciences from a recognized institution.
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Fully exposed to laboratory
operations and procedures.
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Must be able to recruit and bleed
donors.
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Experience in blood donation process,
preparation of blood products and have worked in a blood transfusion unit for
at least 6 months.
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Excellent knowledge and adequate
experience in microbiology.
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Conversant with the formulation and
review of SOPs.
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Possession of a Phlebotomy
certificate will be an added advantage.
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Registration with the Kenya Medical
Laboratory Technicians and Technologists Board with a current practice license
is mandatory.
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Minimum of three (3) years’ work
experience with a busy medical laboratory.
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Experience in Laboratory Information
Systems.
How to Apply
Only
qualified candidates are encouraged to email their applications with detailed
curriculum vitae, names and contacts of three referees, current and expected
salary to hr@stfrancishospital.or.ke on or before 25th August, 2018.