Job Description

AKH Nursing Officers 12 Jobs vacancy in Kenya 2019

Career Employment AKH Nursing Officers Kisumu Kenya June 2019 

Aga Khan Hospital, Kisumu

Exciting Career Opportunity

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 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 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, Kapsabet, Migori, Bomet and Narok.

The hospital intends to open a comprehensive Medical Centre in Kisii with inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic capabilities.

We are seeking interested and qualified candidates with ability to organize and prioritize work, analytical with excellent interpersonal, organizational, and computer skills, can work in teams and have over 2 years’ of working experience.

Candidates should have licensure and registration with relevant practitioners’ boards and updated membership with professional bodies to fill the positions listed below:

Nursing Officers (12)

Overall Responsibility: Reporting to the Unit Nursing Officer in charge the successful candidate will provide quality nursing services including performing necessary procedures at the Medical Centre.

Key Responsibilities

• Initiates nursing process.


• Ensure safe custody and correct administration of drugs.


• Implement prompt action on doctors’ orders.


• Communicate effectively to relevant departments on patients’ concerns and conditions.


• Coordinate safe transfer of patients


• Support administrative functions of the clinic when called upon to do so.

Qualifications

• Kenya Registered Community Health Nurse or Kenya Registered Nurse / Midwife.


• Basic Life Support /Advanced Cardiac Life Support and any other specialty certification will be an added advantage.


• Over one year experience in a Medical / Surgical setting in a busy medical institution.


• Valid Kenyan nursing practice license.


• Working knowledge of a hospital Management Information System.


• Excellent public relations and communication skills.

How to Apply

Interested candidates are requested to email their application letter and detailed curriculum vitae with position title on the subject line, including names and contacts of three references, current and expected remuneration to ksm.recruitment@akhskenya.org on or before 5th June, 2019.

If you do not receive any response from us, please consider yourself unsuccessful.

Hard copy applications will not be accepted.

Canvassing of any nature will lead to automatic disqualification.

Competitive compensation package will be negotiated with the successful candidates.

“Aga Khan Hospital Kisumu is an equal opportunity employer”

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