Posted:Jan 11
By:Hiring Kenya
Company Details
Industry:
Hospital & Health Care
Description:
Our mission is to provide high-quality, client-centered, affordable care to mothers and their babies at the highest standardsWe achieve our mission by adhering to the following core values: Uncompromising Quality We aim to set a gold standard for quality of care and measure ourselves constantly against our goals. Patient-Centered Care We are sensitive to client and community needs and perceptions by providing prompt, efficient and equitable service as well as feedback, involving clients and community in the resolution of problems that always affect them whilst remaining respectful Teamwork and Openness We leverage strength in unity and diversity to create an environment where we work as a team and have open, direct and transparent conversations and uphold mutual respect Initiative & Continuous Improvement We do what we must do to get the results we need while maintaining the quality of care and dignity of our clients. We learn from our failures to continually improve ourselves guided by evidence, and as we forge a new path, we know that there is always a better way to provide exceptional service Sustainability In order to scale and provide more impact to more communities, we aim to be fiscally sustainable, whilst being mindful of affordability JACARANDA'S VISION Our vision is to become East Africa's largest chain of hospitals that offer high-quality, affordable maternal care as its core service. In addition, we seek to achieve global recognition as a center of clinical excellence and laboratory innovations in maternal health.By providing high-quality, affordable service at scale, we hope to make a significant positive impact on maternal and child health outcomes in Kenya and beyond. JACARANDA'S HISTORY Jacaranda Maternity started with a vision of bringing high-quality, affordable maternal healthcare to women in Nairobi. We began in 2011 as a mobile clinic, offeing antenatal services to women along Thika Road in Nairobi. As we expanded our services to include delivery, we opened our first stand-alone clinic in Ruiru in 2012 to supplement our mobile clinic services. As demand for our services increased, we had to expand our space. We moved to our current Kahawa West clinic in 2014. Since this move, we have been able to expand our offerings to include more comprehensive maternal health, pediatric health, and general consultation services. Since our founding, we have conducted over 4,500 deliveries and 82,000 outpatient visits and have had excellent outcomes. In this time, we have had zero maternal deaths, a 0.04% stillborn rate, and 66% fewer maternal complications than our competitor hospitals. As we continue to expand, we keep the core tenants of providing high-quality, affordable care at the forefront of everything we do. Our rich history gives us the expertise to care for you and your family, and we look forward to continuing to serve you!
Job Description
We have big ambitions and require Patient Care Assistants/Nurse Aides at our new hospital along Ngong Road. Reporting to our nurse-in-charge, you will take on responsibility of delivering quality customer service and maintaining superior patient satisfaction.
Will you join us and help transform maternal and new-born health care in East Africa?
Education
- Nurse Aide certificate from a recognized institution
Experience
- At least 2-3 years of clinical experience, preferably working in a maternity ward with good experience in maternal health and a strong commitment to providing friendly and respectful care to all women and experience in working in a startup maternity facility
- Any additional clinical training will be an added advantage
Knowledge and Skills Requirements
- Computer literacy, with proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills and empathy; equally comfortable providing one-on-one counseling and presenting birth-preparedness education to groups
- Excellent analytical reasoning skills and meticulous attention to detail
Key competencies
- Commitment to providing high quality care and excellence.
- Ability to work effectively with a team in a culturally diverse environment.
- Ability to use initiative to solve problems is a key competence.Bottom of Form
Duties and Responsibilities
- Assist nurses to provide comprehensive care for all clients in the organization;
- Maintain high standards of customer service in interaction and care delivery;
- Provide health education to women awaiting appointments;
- Observe patients, identify emergency signs, and perform delegated interventions or assist in referring cases;
- Carry out technical clinical tasks and report findings to the nurse e.g. Blood Pressure etc;
- Perform activities of daily living e.g. bathing, ambulating patients, assisting patients with meals, bed-making and maintenance of a clean patient environment etc;
- Clean, sterilize and maintain surgical instruments;
- Work closely with Jacaranda Outreach team to perform outreach and marketing activities;
- Work closely with the Jacaranda Maternity team to identify and implement opportunities to improve clinical quality;
- Any other duties as assigned.
Education: Degree, Diploma
Employment Type: Full Time
