Aga Khan Hospital Hiring Health Care Assistants – (Locum).
Aga Khan Health Services
The position
The Aga Khan Hospital, Kisumu is an Institution of the Aga Khan Health Service, Kenya, which is an Agency of the Aga Khan Development Network. The Hospital is part of a network of health facilities, which includes Hospitals and Outreach Health Facilities across East Africa. The Aga Khan Hospital, Kisumu is in an exciting growth phase and has attained acknowledgment of its quality by achieving ISO 9001:2015 certification, ISO 15189:2012 accreditation for laboratory services, Safe Care level 5 accreditation and is at advanced stage of attaining Joint Commission International Accreditation. The Aga Khan Hospital, Kisumu has Outreach Health Services at Kisii, Kakamega, Kitale, Bungoma, Kericho, Kibuye-Kisumu, West End- Kisumu, Busia, Homa – Bay, Migori, Bomet, Eldoret, Kimilili and Nyamira.
The Hospital is seeking to attract interested and qualified candidates to fill the following locum positions within the Nursing Department:
Health Care Assistants – (Locum) – Kisumu
Reporting to the respective Head Nurse, the Health Care Assistant will be responsible for assisting the Nursing Officers with basic nursing procedures to offer support in ensuring personal hygiene and general comfort of the patients.
Key Responsibilities
- Clean and maintain patients’ environment.
- Assist patients with activities of daily living as needed.
- Maintain high standards of Infection Control Practices as per policies.
- Exercise economic use of supplies and use of stock
- Timely reporting of breakages and non-functioning equipment
- Run errands and messengerial duties as may be assigned including safe wheeling of patients.
- Accompany stable patients for procedures.
- Manages customer/client concerns
- Demonstrate flexibility and team spirit for effective and efficient operations of the unit/department
The requirements
- Minimum of a Certificate in Nursing Aid or equivalent from a recognized institution.
- At least one (1) year of experience in an acute care setting.
- Excellent interpersonal, organizational, communication and customer services skills.
Sector
Social Development
About the Agency
Aga Khan Health Services: With community health programmes in large geographical areas in Central and South Asia, as well as East Africa, and more than 200 health facilities including nine hospitals, the Aga Khan Health Services (AKHS) is one of the most comprehensive private not-for-profit health care systems in the developing world. Building on the Ismaili Community’s health care efforts in the first half of the 20th century, AKHS now provides primary health care and curative medical care in Afghanistan, India, Kenya, Pakistan, and Tanzania, and provides technical assistance to government in health service delivery in Kenya, Syria and Tajikistan. More information……
Region
Eastern Africa
Location
Kenya
Salary
Salary and package to attract the best candidate
Job Expires
25-Aug-2024
