Medecins Sans Frontieres Employment Opportunities in Kenya

MSF Switzerland (MSFCH) is a humanitarian medical organization providing emergency medical aid to populations in need. In partnership & collaboration with the Mombasa County Government/Department of Health, MSFCH implements ‘Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare’ services at the Mrima health facility in Likoni, sub-county of Mombasa.

The objective of the activities is to increase access to quality maternal & neonatal health care services to contribute in improving maternal and newborn outcomes.

Contract duration: 3 months fixed term contract with possibility of extension.
Package: Attractive salary package on offer with additional benefits including comprehensive health cover.

1. MSF Switzerland Operation Theatre Nursing Jobs in Mombasa

Main Tasks include, but not limited to:

Ensure the preparation of the material and equipment (checking the quantity and quality), in the OT and carry-out the reception, transport of the patient from the preparation room to the OT and ensuring his/her installation for surgery.

Assist the surgeon and anaesthetist during the operation, anticipating their needs, in order to facilitate their job and helping throughout the whole process.

Checks vital parameters of the patient with the nurse anaesthetist

Organize the patient’s transport and installation from the operating theatre to the recovery room and carry-out and/or supervise all the post-operative activities (used material collection, OT’s cleaning and disinfection, resetting all equipment and material back), in order to prepare the OT for next surgical intervention or any emergency.

Implement and follow-up the hygiene, sterilization, asepsis and disinfection protocols and procedures at all times, in pre, during and post-operative activities, in order to ensure the patient and staff’s safety conditions. I.e. waste containers availability, sharps container, checking no material or needles remain in the surgical towels, placing instruments into soak container, take instruments/linen to sterilization unit, etc.).

Supervise and train the nurse-aids and cleaners while in the OT in following all appropriate protocols and procedures, in order to ensure the quality of the healthcare given to patients. and train NS where applicable

Control all equipment and material stock to be used in the OT (carrying out inventories, checking its quality and its functioning, storage conditions, doing follow-up of expired drugs, etc.), in order to ensure an efficient and rationale use of material resources while preventing damage and deterioration.

Carry-out and supervise administrative procedures and documents (check identity of patient and his/her consent for the operation, fill in patients files, forms, statistics, quantitative surgical data collection, etc.), and report any problematic situations and cases arising, in order to have updated and correct information about the day-to-day activity and ensuring proper transfer of information.

Participate in data and reporting

Intervene in support of other services whenever needed and work particularly in close collaboration with the accident, emergency department and with obstetrics.

Be able to both scrub and circulate in the OT, following strictly MSF guidelines of sterile technique/surgical asepsis.

Provide post-operative care of surgical patients in collaboration with the CO anaesthetist including patient care from reception from OT to transfer to ward, following strictly the MSF guidelines for post-operative care.

Restock and organize the OT between cases, ensuring all supplies and biomedical equipment are present and

functioning and arranged such that the theatre is ready to be used without delay in emergent cases.

Flexibility to assist in other areas (Maternity, ANC, FP, Neonatal, post-op, etc.) during times when no surgical cases are scheduled or running.

Requirements:

Education: Nursing diploma with specialisation as a theatre nurse essential with a Valid practicing license from Nursing Council of Kenya

Experience: Desirable 2 years OT experience. Having worked in MSF or other NGO’s and in developing countries is desirable. Experience as a Midwife and/or neonatal ICU nurse highly desirable. Cesarian section experience also desired.
Competences: Results, teamwork, flexibility, commitment, service

Applications must be received by the deadline. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
(MSF is an equal Employer and does not charge any application/recruitment or training fee)

Application deadline: 6th January 2017

For more information and job application details, see; Medecins Sans Frontieres Employment Opportunities in Kenya

2. MSF Switzerland Lab Technicians Jobs in Mombasa

Main Tasks include, but not limited to:

According to the medical prescription, perform laboratory exams (serology, hematology, biochemistry, bacteriology, parasitology, according to context), with the appropriate techniques, and according to standard protocols approved by DoH

Provide information to the relevant persons (ward/doctors/nurse according to context) about the results, respecting confidentiality -Always ensure that sample results are correctly reported and clerical errors are avoided Ensure a good reporting and registration of the analysis done and their results in order to keep a written track of activity and to be able to write regular report

Make sure quality controls are done regularly: internal and external

Carry out sample collection when needed

Perform, with utmost care, serological and compatibility tests for blood transfusion

Know and apply hygiene protocols (for individual and collective protection). Carry out cleaning and tidying up of the laboratory. Ensure briefing of cleaning persons on biohazards

Ensure proper sample disposal according to highest international infection prevention standards

Manage and organise efficiently the laboratory equipment and supply: orders, stock follow-up, storage conditions, inventory, follow-up of expired reagents and kits and their proper disposal

He/she is responsible of equipment maintenance including automatic instrument calibration

Requirements

Essential clinical officer diploma/ Medicine Diploma with valid registration
Desirable previous clinical supervision experience of at least one year,
Essential, 2 years of relevant OT working experience
Languages: English Essential, local language desirable.
Knowledge: Desirable computer literacy
Competencies: Result oriented,Team player,Flexibility, Commitment, Stress Management


Applications must be received by the deadline. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
(MSF is an equal Employer and does not charge any application/recruitment or training fee)

Application deadline: 6th January 2017

For more information and job application details, see; Medecins Sans Frontieres Employment Opportunities in Kenya

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