Medical Engineering Internship Opportunity
Organizational Profile
CHAK is a national faith-based
organization of the Protestant Churches, health institutions and programs from
all counties of Kenya providing quality health care since 1946 through building
of health systems, partnerships, and community empowerment.
Departmental Profile
To that effect, we established
the CHAK Medical Equipment Programme, to offer affordable high-end medical
equipment installation, emergency repair, maintenance, and quality assurance
services to all clients in Kenya.
The unit also houses a
high-technically empowered Dosimetry Lab, fully licensed by the Kenya Nuclear
Regulatory Authority.
The unit is manned by highly
experienced team of biomedical engineers with expertise in calibration and
maintenance of anesthesia equipment, radiology (x-ray and ultrasound) units and
radiation monitoring through accreditation by the Kenya Nuclear Radiation
Authority.
CHAK is looking for medical
engineering intern to support and work with the team of engineers to ensure
that the unit continues to enthuse our clients by offering quality services and
improving the client experience.
Responsibilities:
The intern will be responsible
for: -
Providing administrative and management support to
ensure efficient operation of the department.
Assisting in providing information, responding to
enquiries and queries, service delivery requests and coordinating the team to
effectively support the team to deliver to the clients quickly and efficiently.
Maintaining appropriate filing systems for records
and documents in the dosimetry lab.
Support the team in consolidating departmental
reports for submission to the radiation authority and other relevant stakeholders.
Dispatching and receiving dosimeters and repaired
equipment.
Undertaking business errands such as courier of
documents, spares and any items needed for delivery.
Supporting generating and sending quotations as
guided by the team of engineers and the procurement department.
Assisting in debt collection.
Supporting submitting reports to KENRA and keeping
records of submitted and approved documents.
Assisting in sales, product promotion and marketing
efforts in collaboration with the Communications office for social media
platform and website.
Any other duties as may be assigned by the medical
equipment services team from time to time.
Qualifications and Requirements:
Diploma in Medical Engineering from a recognized
institution.
Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
A team player and self-starter.
Good communication, interpersonal and organizational
skills.
Willingness to learn and be taught.
Application Procedures:
Applications with detailed CV,
copies of relevant professional certificates and letter from the
college/university should be sent to CHAK Secretariat by post or Email using
the contacts below.
The General Secretary
P.O. Box 30690 – 00100 GPO,
Nairobi
Email: hr@chak.or.ke
Applicants are requested to
indicate “Medical Engineering Internship” in the email subject.
The closing date for receiving
all applications is May 31st, 2023.
Only the shortlisted candidates
will be contacted for interview.
