Community Oral Health
The County Public Service Board of Tana River in collaboration with the department of Health and Sanitation pursuant to section 66 of the County Government Act of 2012 wishes to recruit competent and qualified persons to fill the following vacant positions in the County Public Service:
Remuneration:
As prescribed by Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC).
The County Public Service Board of Tana River in collaboration with the department of Health and Sanitation pursuant to section 66 of the County Government Act of 2012 wishes to recruit competent and qualified persons to fill the following vacant positions in the County Public Service:
Terms
of service: All positions shall be on Permanent and pensionable terms of
service.
JOB
GROUP ‘H’ (2 POSTS)
Responsibilities
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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 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 duty as may be assigned
from time to time.
Qualifications
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Be a Kenyan citizen;
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Holds a Diploma in Community Oral
Health or an equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
·
Must have good inter-personal and
communication skills;
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Proficiency in computer applications;
Counselor
The County Public Service Board of
Tana River in collaboration with the department of Health and Sanitation
pursuant to section 66 of the County Government Act of 2012 wishes to recruit
competent and qualified persons to fill the following vacant positions in the
County Public Service:
Terms of service: All positions shall
be on Permanent and pensionable terms of service.
Remuneration: As prescribed by
Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC).
JOB GROUP ‘H’ (3 POSTS)
Responsibilities
·
An officer at this level will be a
member of a health team addressing the psychosocial effects as related to
patients’ diagnosis, prognosis and future resettlement;
·
Counselling of patients especially in
cases associated with pandemic diseases, mental illness, HIV/AIDS, epilepsy;
·
Prepare periodic reports; and
·
Perform any other duties and
responsibilities as assigned from time to time.
Qualifications
·
Diploma in any of the following
disciplines: Social Work, Sociology, Psychology, Anthropology, Mental health or
its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
·
Other requirements as per Scheme of
Service for Medical Social Worker;
·
Registered with relevant professional
body.
Dental Officer
The County Public Service Board of
Tana River in collaboration with the department of Health and Sanitation
pursuant to section 66 of the County Government Act of 2012 wishes to recruit
competent and qualified persons to fill the following vacant positions in the
County Public Service:
Terms of service: All positions shall
be on Permanent and pensionable terms of service.
Remuneration: As prescribed by
Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC).
J/G ‘M’ (1 Post)
Requirements for Appointment
·
Bachelor of Dental Surgery (DS)
Degree or any other equivalent qualification from an institution recognized by
Medical Practitioners and Dentist Board;
·
Successfully completed one year
internship from a recognized institution;
·
Certificate of Registration by the
Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board; and
·
Certificate in computer application
skills from a recognized institution.
Responsibilities
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Providing dental care, including
diagnosing common oral conditions, treating, prescribing and referring;
·
Carrying out minor oral and
maxillofacial surgery;
·
Prosthetics, and conservative
dentistry;
·
Facilitating admission, disease
investigations of patients, report writing and assisting in theatre activities;
·
Collecting information on dental
health information system;
·
Organizing discharge summaries and
follow up of patients;
·
Perform any other duties and
responsibilities as shall be assigned from time to time.
Plaster Technician III
The County Public Service Board of
Tana River in collaboration with the department of Health and Sanitation
pursuant to section 66 of the County Government Act of 2012 wishes to recruit
competent and qualified persons to fill the following vacant positions in the
County Public Service:
Terms of service: All positions shall
be on Permanent and pensionable terms of service.
Remuneration: As prescribed by
Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC).
JG “G” (3 POSTS)
Responsibilities
The Officer will have a variety of
duties and responsibilities of a limited scope and complexity under the
guidance and supervision of a more senior officer.
These duties include:-
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Application and removal of plaster
and traction;
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Recording of procedure carried out on
patients;
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Counselling patients;
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Ordering plaster and other supplies;
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Assisting in planning and organizing
orthopaedic care;
·
Conduct evaluation and assessment of
clients to determine their needs;
·
Assist and advice in the pre-surgical
planning and post- surgical management of patients requiring orthotic or
prosthetic services;
·
Measure patients to design and apply
plaster casts on conservative reduction of fractures and dislocation;
·
Apply, adjust and remove Plaster of
Paris Casts;
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Repair or service patient devices;
·
Conduct regular evaluation of clients
to assess progress and response to therapy and revise treatment programme where
necessary to achieve goals;
·
Educate clients and their families
about what to expect during treatment and rehabilitation and how best to cope
with the situation
·
Ensure accurate client record
documentation ;
·
Participate in the development of
departmental work plan and budget based on the hospital strategic plan;
·
Individual annual work plan based on
department work plan;
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Ensure availability and safe custody
of orthopaedic materials and equipment;
·
Ensure equipment is maintained in
serviceable condition at all times;
·
Ensure application of approved
standards for Orthopaedic Technology services
Requirements
For appointment to this grade one
must have:-
·
Plaster Technician’s certificate from
the Kenya Medical Training College or other approved equivalent qualification;
·
Be a registered and active member of
relevant regulatory body; and
·
Certificate in computer application
skills from a recognized institution.
Occupational Therapist III
The County Public Service Board of
Tana River in collaboration with the department of Health and Sanitation
pursuant to section 66 of the County Government Act of 2012 wishes to recruit
competent and qualified persons to fill the following vacant positions in the
County Public Service:
Terms of service: All positions shall
be on Permanent and pensionable terms of service.
Remuneration: As prescribed by
Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC).
JG “H” (2 POSTS)
Responsibilities
·
Assessing, formulating and
implementing patient’s treatment plan;
·
Maintain records and data relating to
patients;
·
Sensitizing the community on
occupational therapy issues;
·
Preparing periodic reports; and
·
Perform any other duties and
responsibilities as shall be assigned from time to time.
Qualifications
·
Diploma in Occupational Therapy from
a recognized institution;
·
Be a registered and active member of
relevant regulatory body;
·
Certificate in computer application
skills from a recognized institution
Physiotherapist
The County Public Service Board of
Tana River in collaboration with the department of Health and Sanitation
pursuant to section 66 of the County Government Act of 2012 wishes to recruit
competent and qualified persons to fill the following vacant positions in the
County Public Service:
Terms of service: All positions shall
be on Permanent and pensionable terms of service.
Remuneration: As prescribed by
Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC).
JOB GROUP ‘H’ (2 POSTS)
Responsibilities
·
Providing physiotherapy services to
patients in an out-patient unit/ ward/health institution;
·
Assessing patients’ needs including
rehabilitation;
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Colleting, verifying and maintaining
information related to patients;
·
Screening, assessing and providing
therapeutic exercises, manual therapy, electrotherapy and hydrotherapy as per
the patients/clients formulated treatment plan;
·
Sensitizing the community on
physiotherapy services;
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Preparing periodic reports; and
·
Perform any other duties and
responsibilities as shall be assigned from time to time.
Qualifications
·
Diploma in physiotherapy from a
recognized institution;
·
Certificate of registration from the
physiotherapy Council of Kenya (PCK);
·
Current certificate of practice from
Physiotherapy Council of Kenya (PCK); and
·
Certificate in computer application
skills from a recognized institution;
Medical Laboratory Technologist III
The County Public Service Board of Tana
River in collaboration with the department of Health and Sanitation pursuant to
section 66 of the County Government Act of 2012 wishes to recruit competent and
qualified persons to fill the following vacant positions in the County Public
Service:
Terms of service: All positions shall
be on Permanent and pensionable terms of service.
Remuneration: As prescribed by
Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC).
JG “H” (10 Posts)
Responsibilities
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Offering general diagnostic or other
laboratory services in a medical laboratory;
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Preparation of Laboratory
Reagents/Controls;
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Keeping records of all patients and
their results in the laboratory register;
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Collection of patients’ samples; and
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Perform any other duties and
responsibilities as shall be assigned from time to time.
Qualifications
·
Diploma in Medical Laboratory
Sciences or any other equivalent qualification from an institution recognized
by the Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists Board;
·
Registration issued by the Kenya
Medical Laboratory Technician and Technologist Board;
·
Valid practice license from Kenya
Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists Board;
·
Certificate in Computer Applications
Skills from a recognized institution.
Clinical Officer III (General)
The County Public Service Board of
Tana River in collaboration with the department of Health and Sanitation
pursuant to section 66 of the County Government Act of 2012 wishes to recruit
competent and qualified persons to fill the following vacant positions in the
County Public Service:
Terms of service: All positions shall
be on Permanent and pensionable terms of service.
Remuneration: As prescribed by
Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC).
JOB GROUP ‘H’ (10 POSTS)
Responsibilities
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Carry out history taking,
examination, diagnosing, treating and managing diseases and conditions in an
out-patient and in-patient Health facility;
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Implementing community health care
activities in liaison with other health workers;
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Guiding and counselling patients,
clients and staff on health issues;
·
Sensitizing patients and clients on
preventive and promotive health;
·
Carryout minor surgical procedures as
per the training and skill;
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Collecting and compiling clinical
data and referring patients and clients to appropriate health facilities; and
·
Perform any other duties and
responsibilities as shall be assigned from time to time.
Qualifications
·
Diploma in Clinical Medicine and
Surgery or Clinical Medicine and Community Health from a recognized
institution;
·
Must have a certificate of
Registration from Clinical Officers’ Council;
·
Certificate in Computer application
skills from a recognized institution;
Enrolled Community Health Nurse III
The County Public Service Board of
Tana River in collaboration with the department of Health and Sanitation
pursuant to section 66 of the County Government Act of 2012 wishes to recruit
competent and qualified persons to fill the following vacant positions in the
County Public Service:
Terms of service: All positions shall
be on Permanent and pensionable terms of service.
Remuneration: As prescribed by
Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC).
JG ‘G’ (10 Posts)
Requirements
For appointment to this grade, a
candidate must:
·
Have a certificate in Kenya Community
Health Nursing from KMTC or any other recognized institution;
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Be registered by the Nursing Council
Of Kenya;
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Be in possession of a valid
practicing license from Nursing Council of Kenya, and
·
Be in possession of a certificate in
computer application skills from a recognized institution.
Responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities at this
level will entail:
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Assessing patients and clients and
establishing health care needs;
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Planning and implementing nursing
care interventions based on patients’ clients’ health needs; providing
appropriate.
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Healthcare service, including
immunization, ante-natal care, delivery, referring patients and clients
appropriately;
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Evaluating healthcare outcomes on
patients/clients preparing individual reports;
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Making appropriate discharge plan for
patients;
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Conducting assessment of school
health needs; planning, implementing interventions and preparing periodic
reports;
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Maintaining records on
patients/clients personal and health condition/care;
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Ensuring a tidy and safe clinical
environment;
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Ensuring safe custody for in-patients
belongings;
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Conducting home visits, following up
discharged patients/clients and providing continuity of care; and treating
minor ailments; and
·
Perform any other duties and
responsibilities as shall be assigned from time to time.
Health Records and Information Officer
III
The County Public Service Board of
Tana River in collaboration with the department of Health and Sanitation
pursuant to section 66 of the County Government Act of 2012 wishes to recruit
competent and qualified persons to fill the following vacant positions in the
County Public Service:
Terms of service: All positions shall
be on Permanent and pensionable terms of service.
Remuneration: As prescribed by
Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC).
J/G ‘H’ (3Posts)
Requirements
For appointment to this grade, an officer
must have:-
·
Certificate in Health Records and
Information Technology from a recognized institution,
·
Certificate in computer application
skills from a recognized institution.
Responsibilities
·
Receiving and registering patients at
hospital reception;
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Booking appointment for patients’ to
specialty and consultants clinics;
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Storing and retrieving medical
records and documents;
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Preparing clinics;
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Updating bed bureaus;
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Capturing data from service points;
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Maintaining record safety and
confidentiality;
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Directing patients to relevant
clinics; and
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Perform any other duties and
responsibilities as shall be assigned from time to time.
Community Health Assistant III
The County Public Service Board of
Tana River in collaboration with the department of Health and Sanitation
pursuant to section 66 of the County Government Act of 2012 wishes to recruit
competent and qualified persons to fill the following vacant positions in the
County Public Service:
Terms of service: All positions shall
be on Permanent and pensionable terms of service.
Remuneration: As prescribed by
Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC).
J/G ‘G’ (8 Posts)
Requirements
For appointment to this grade, a
candidate must have:-
·
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education;
·
Certificate in any of the following
disciplines: Community Health, Psychology, Counselling, Social Work or
Community Development from a recognized institution; and
·
Certificate in Computer Application
Skills from a recognized institution.
Responsibilities
·
Visiting homes to determine health
situations and dialogue with household members;
·
Identifying and sensitizing
communities on health interventions;
·
Identifying common ailments and minor
injuries at community level;
·
Collecting health data at household
level for analysis;
·
Distribution of Information Education
Communication materials, mosquito nets and other commodities to households;
·
Identifying defaulters of health
interventions and other health cases and referring them to health facilities;
·
Maintaining and updating health data
using health registers; and
·
Perform any other duties and
responsibilities as shall be assigned from time to time.
Public Health Officer
The County Public Service Board of
Tana River in collaboration with the department of Health and Sanitation
pursuant to section 66 of the County Government Act of 2012 wishes to recruit
competent and qualified persons to fill the following vacant positions in the
County Public Service:
Terms of service: All positions shall
be on Permanent and pensionable terms of service.
Remuneration: As prescribed by
Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC).
J/G ‘K’ (1 Post)
Responsibilities
·
Identifying environmental health
issues at community level;
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Compiling and maintaining up to date
records of services rendered;
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Assessing health needs of the
community;
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Implementing sanitation and hygiene
standards in the community;
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Compiling and maintaining up to date
records of services rendered;
·
Assessing health needs of the community;
·
Implementing sanitation and hygiene
standards in the community;
·
Sensitizing communities on food and
water safety measures; and
·
Compiling data on disease trends.
Requirements
For appointment to this grade a
candidate must have:
·
Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental
Health or Public Health from a recognized Institution;
·
Certificate of Competence from the
Association of Public Health Officers; and
·
Certificate in Computer Application
Skills from a recognized institution.
Assistant Public Health Officer III
The County Public Service Board of
Tana River in collaboration with the department of Health and Sanitation
pursuant to section 66 of the County Government Act of 2012 wishes to recruit
competent and qualified persons to fill the following vacant positions in the
County Public Service:
Terms of service: All positions shall
be on Permanent and pensionable terms of service.
Remuneration: As prescribed by
Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC).
J/G ‘H’ (8 Posts)
Requirements
For appointment to this grade, an
officer must have:
·
Diploma in Environmental Health
Science or Public Health Technology from a recognized institution;
·
Certificate in Computer Application
Skills from a recognized institution;
·
Be a registered and active member of
relevant regulatory body.
Responsibilities
An officer at this level will provide
Environmental Health Extension services in the area of deployment, where
specific duties and responsibilities will include:
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Mobilizing, sensitizing and advising
communities on matters related to environmental health;
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Referring health cases to relevant
health facilities;
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Carrying out immunization;
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Identifying environmental health
issues at Household level;
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Organizing community health days to
advise communities on common public health issues;
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Collecting and maintaining up to date
records of services rendered;
·
Assessing health needs of the
community; and
·
Perform any other duties and
responsibilities as shall be assigned from time to time.
Radiographer
The County Public Service Board of
Tana River in collaboration with the department of Health and Sanitation
pursuant to section 66 of the County Government Act of 2012 wishes to recruit
competent and qualified persons to fill the following vacant positions in the
County Public Service:
Terms of service: All positions shall
be on Permanent and pensionable terms of service.
Remuneration: As prescribed by
Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC).
J/G ‘H’ (4 Posts)
Requirements
For appointment to this grade, a
candidate must:-
·
Have a Diploma in any of the
following: Diagnostic Radiography/Medical Imaging Sciences, Ultrasound,
Computerized Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Mammography, Nuclear
Medicine, Radiation Therapy and Digital Medical imaging equipment or its
equivalent from a recognized Institution;
·
Be a registered and active member of
relevant regulatory body; and
·
Be in possession of a certificate in
Computer Application Skills from a recognized institution.
Responsibilities
An officer at this level will work
under the supervision and guidance of an experienced officer. Specific duties
will include:
·
Providing radiographic services to
the patients;
·
processing, verifying and maintaining
information relating to patients;
·
Ordering and maintaining records of
radiographic and photographic supplies.
·
Perform any other duties and
responsibilities as shall be assigned from time to time.
How to Apply
Qualified and interested candidates
should visit our website: www.tanariver.go.ke/vacancies for details and job application form which should be
downloaded and duly filled. Candidates should also attach and submit their
applications with updated CV, a copy of National Identity Card, copies of
academic and professional certificates, names and contacts of three (3)
referees, and other relevant testimonials to:
The Board Secretary / C.E.O.
Tana River County Public Service
Board
P.O. Box 181 – 70101
HOLA
All applications clearly specifying
the position applied for on the top left side of the envelope should be
received on or before 21st December, 2018.
All applicants MUST comply with the
requirements of Chapter six (6) of the Constitution.
Kindly note that only shortlisted and
successful candidates will be contacted. Any canvassing will lead to automatic
disqualification.
The County Public Service Board of
Tana River is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and Persons Living with
Disabilities (PWDs) are encouraged to apply.
EMAIL: public.service@tanariver.go.ke