Nairobi women hospitals a leading hospital in Nairobi Kenya is has the following position open:
Senior Staff Nurse
Reporting to the Nursing Officer In-charge, this position will be responsible for providing high standard of nursing care to all clients in line with the hospital’s policies and procedures while serving in more than one specialized areas (Maternity, Theatre, ICU).
The key responsibilities of this role will include but not limited to:-
Reporting to the Nursing Officer In-charge, this position will be responsible for providing high standard of nursing care to all clients in line with the hospital’s policies and procedures while serving in more than one specialized areas (Maternity, Theatre, ICU).
The key responsibilities of this role will include but not limited to:-
- Delivering a professional and high standard of nursing care within the section while leading a team of nurses in delivering projects and team targets
- 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 patients/clients proper orientation within the sections.
- 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
- Conducting training in NWHMTC including clinical instruction and ensure clinical supervision of all students
- Ensure Superior Customer Experience to all internal and external clients
Qualifications and Skills
- KRCHN with diploma in specialised area (paediatric, theatre, ICU or Maternity) and working knowledge in more than one specialised areas
- Diploma in a specialised area
- At least 6 years relevant experience with KRCHN with diploma in specialised area (s) and ability to work in more than one specialised areas
- BSN or its equivalent is an added advantage
- Membership to a professional body
Staff Nurse
Reporting to the Nursing Officer In-charge, this position will be responsible for providing high standard of nursing care to all clients in line with the hospital’s policies and procedures while serving in at-least more than one area (Maternity or Theatre or ICU)
The key responsibilities of this role will include but not limited to:-
Reporting to the Nursing Officer In-charge, this position will be responsible for providing high standard of nursing care to all clients in line with the hospital’s policies and procedures while serving in at-least more than one area (Maternity or Theatre or ICU)
The key responsibilities of this role will include but not limited to:-
- Delivering a professional and high standard of nursing care within the section
- Orientating 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 patients/clients proper orientation within the section.
- 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
- Labeling and dispatching specimens to laboratory promptly and safely
- Undertaking routine duties to prepare and clear the ward before admission and after discharge
- Ensure Superior Customer Experience to all internal and external clients
Qualifications and Skills
- KRCHN with basic training in specialised area (paediatric, theatre, ICU or Maternity)
- BSN or its equivalent is an added advantage
- Membership to a professional body
- At least 2 years relevant experience in a busy hospital
Nursing Officer
Reporting to the Nursing Services Manager, this position will be responsible for providing administration and control of section(s) operations in line with the business objectives.
The key responsibilities of this role will include but not limited to:-
Reporting to the Nursing Services Manager, this position will be responsible for providing administration and control of section(s) operations in line with the business objectives.
The key responsibilities of this role will include but not limited to:-
- Responsible for the organization, administration and control of section
- Ensuring all patients information is correctly documented
- Managing the departmental budget within the agreed parameters
- Supervising the maintenance of all section records.
- Supervising of equipments and emergency trolleys at every shift changeover
- Ensuring the inventory for the section(s) is up to date
- Supervising cleanliness, waste management and linen quality
- Responsible for the organization, administration of all working areas
- Responsible for organization and developing standards operating procedures for the section(s)
- Conducting training in NWHMTC including clinical instruction and ensure clinical supervision of all students
- Ensuring correct records are maintained and ensuring proper documentation of procedures done
- Ensuring equipments are in good working order
- Ensuring appropriate infection control
Qualifications and Skills
- KRCHN
- BSN
- At least one post basic training i.e. Midwifery, Accident and Emergency (A&R)
- At least 7 years experience in a busy hospital
Entry Nurse
Reporting to the Nursing Officer In-charge, this position will be responsible for providing high standard of nursing care to all clients in line with the hospital’s policies and procedures.
The key responsibilities of this role will include but not limited to:-
Reporting to the Nursing Officer In-charge, this position will be responsible for providing high standard of nursing care to all clients in line with the hospital’s policies and procedures.
The key responsibilities of this role will include but not limited to:-
- 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 procedure
- 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
- Ensure Superior Customer Experience to all internal and external clients
Qualifications and Skills
- KRCHN or equivalent
- Membership to a professional body
- At least 6 months relevant experience in a busy hospital
Radiographer
Reporting to the Imaging Services In-charge, this position will be responsible for independent operation of X-Ray equipment, carrying out and communicating results of diagnostic examinations.
The key responsibilities of this role will include but not limited to:-
Reporting to the Imaging Services In-charge, this position will be responsible for independent operation of X-Ray equipment, carrying out and communicating results of diagnostic examinations.
The key responsibilities of this role will include but not limited to:-
- Performing clinical assessment and diagnostic x-ray examinations.
- Generating images by using cognitive x-ray skills to identify, record, and adapt procedures as appropriate to anatomical, pathological, diagnostic information and images.
- Differentiating between normal and pathologic findings by using independent judgment during the x-ray exam
- Managing work schedule with Departmental Manager and/or scheduling work to assure workload coverage.
- Resolving the problems by addressing problems of patient care as they arise and make decisions appropriately.
- Taking responsibility for the safety, mental and physical comfort of patients while they are in the radiographer care.
- Maintaining a daily log of patients seen and completing all required billing information.
- Ensuring preventive maintenance in handling imaging equipments and work area
- Maintaining adequate supplies to ensure uninterrupted service to clients.
- Ensure Superior Customer Experience to all internal and external clients
Qualifications and Skills
- Diploma holder in Medical Imaging Sciences from a recognized institution
- Must be a member of Radiology Board of Kenya
- At least 1 year relevant work experience
Stores In-Charge
Reporting to the Logistics Officer, this position will be responsible for planning and coordinating stock management within the assigned unit.
The key responsibilities of this role will include but not limited to:-
Reporting to the Logistics Officer, this position will be responsible for planning and coordinating stock management within the assigned unit.
The key responsibilities of this role will include but not limited to:-
- 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 production and/or problems with equipment/processes concerning customer agency.
- Advising procurement officer and departments on the special items and alternative.
- Collecting invoices and handing them to accounts for payment.
- Training of new staff
- Ensuring proper store organization, labelling and arrangement.
- Ensure Superior Customer Experience to all internal and external clients
Qualifications and Skills
- Diploma in Procurement and Supplies
- At least 2 years relevant experience
- Must be computer literate
Interested applicants are invited to send their applications and detailed CV with contact details of three referees to the
General Manager Human Resource
P.O. Box 10552-00100 Nairobi,
Applications can also be emailed to vacancies@nwch.co.ke with Stores In-charge, Senior Staff Nurse, Entry Nurse, Radiographer, Staff Nurse and Nursing Officer as the subject line.
General Manager Human Resource
P.O. Box 10552-00100 Nairobi,
Applications can also be emailed to vacancies@nwch.co.ke with Stores In-charge, Senior Staff Nurse, Entry Nurse, Radiographer, Staff Nurse and Nursing Officer as the subject line.
