Marie Stopes Care Assistants Jobs in Nairobi and Kisii
The care assistant position in Marie Stopes Kenya is uniquely tailored to meet the demands that are specific to our organization.
Our core activities are provision of high quality, safe sexual and reproductive health services.
As such the holder of this position may require taking up responsibilities beyond the hospital setup care/nursing assistant
role.
The holder of the position is required to maintain a high degree of confidentiality in matters relating to the organisation
and its clients.
Strategic Purpose of the Programme Operations Unit: to ensure excellent delivery all MSK outreach Programme activities
and the development and funding of new work
Marie Stopes Kenya is an NGO registered in Kenya. We are affiliated to Marie Stopes International.
Together we deliver safe abortion, quality sexual and reproductive health care and family planning to millions of the world's poorest and most vulnerable women.
We want to make sure that women have a choice when it comes to having children and that death by unsafe abortion is reduced.
The primary responsibility of this role is to further our Goal: THE PREVENTION OF UNWANTED BIRTHS and its mission of ensuring the individual’s right to: CHILDREN BY CHOICE NOT CHANCE
The post holder commits to and is held accountable to Marie Stopes International global core values:
Responsibilities
To provide care to clients under guidance of the nurse, clinical officer and the
Centre Manager/Team Leader Activities include:
Prepares and serves refreshments for staff and clients at agreed times or as
directed by the team leader.
Provides clients' personal hygiene by giving bedpans, urinals, baths, assisting with
travel to the bathroom; helping with showers and baths.
Provides for activities of daily living by assisting with serving meals, feeding
clients as necessary; ambulating, turning, and positioning clients; providing fresh
water and nourishment between meals.
To support clients through the provision of vocal local techniques during
procedures.
To conduct reception area activities
To conduct centre clerical tasks
To conduct daily data entry tasks
To provide other services that seek to promote the image of MSK Activities include:
Ensures cleanliness of the entire facility by cleaning as instructed by the team leader or other supervisors
Follows all aspects of the infection prevention protocol and assist in Infection
Prevention activities as directed by the Team Leader
Ensure that theatre and bed linen is clean, pressed and available at all times.
Reduced infections in the facility.
Effective and timely
preparation of the procedure rooms
Keeps the kitchen clean and neatly arranged ensuring that utensils and cutlery
are accounted for and hygienically kept.
Runs errands as requested by the Centre Manager, such as banking daily income
and buying items from petty cash, and provides the required receipts.
Support the Centre team members by assisting to sterilize equipment and assist
in the procedures as requested by service providers
To abide by all MSK policies and procedure in the performance of duties Activities include:
Maintains work operations by following standard operating procedures and
policies.
Protects organization's values by keeping patient information confidential.
Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities which
include attending CMEs
Documents actions by completing forms, reports, logs, and records as required
Qualifications and Experience:
Minimum ‘O’ Level qualification
Tertiary qualification in business studies, nurse aide, customer care, front office management, or similar will be an added advantage.
Minimum 1 year post training working experience.
Knowledge of Computer is a MUST.
Skills:
High regard for confidentiality
Good communicator – written and oral
High regard for client care
Responsible
Reliable
Understanding
Self confident
Flexible
Ability to be calm under pressure
Enthusiastic
Task-oriented
Very comfortable with team work
Honest
Ability to work flexibly to meet service needs
How to apply
Applications quoting the position title with a detailed CV, contact details of 3 referees including their email
addresses (1 of which should be your immediate supervisor, 1 former supervisor and 1 any other but not a relative) should be submitted to: pd@mariestopes.or.ke on or before July 25, 2018.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
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