About this role
Instructor- Surgery
Department
Outreach Clinic Roysambu Speciality
Entity
Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi
Location
Nairobi, Kenya
Introduction
Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi (AKUH, N) is a private not-for-profit teaching hospital that provides tertiary and secondary level healthcare services. It is one of the hospitals in East Africa accredited by the Joint Commission International from USA. The University Hospital has been providing high quality care for the people of East Africa and beyond for over 60 years.
The Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi Outreach Division is a rapidly growing network of 55 medical centers spread over East Africa. These medical centers feature three to five consulting rooms with a practice that is home to qualified medical officers, highly-experienced nurses and constant reception cover. The clinics offer an on-site pharmacy and laboratory as well as radiology and sonography services. There is high expectation for staff to provide high quality professional services.
Applications are invited from qualified candidates for the above position based in Nairobi Kenya.
Responsibilities:
Conduct General Surgical ward rounds.
Review and examine patients consistently by performing such duties as taking case histories, conducting physical examinations, and ordering diagnostic laboratory and radiology studies.
Monitor patients' progress on a regular basis.
Conduct the General Surgery Clinics and perform procedures in the Day Surgery and Endoscopy Units in Outreach Facilities and in the Main Hospital under different levels
Coordinate clinical services in the Day Surgery and Endoscopy Units in the Outreach Division
Initiate discussions with patient and care givers to enable better diagnostic and therapeutic medical care and services
When on call or on duty, assist in the evaluation and management of emergency
cases with both operative and non-operative measures in consultation with admitting doctor
Attend to critical patients in a timely manner
When necessary, carry out privileged and potentially life- saving emergency medical
Requirements:
Master of Medicine in Surgery or equivalent
Bachelors of Surgery and Bachelors of Medicine
Registration by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Advanced Trauma Life Support(ATLS)
Other facts
About Aga Khan University
The Aga Khan University Hospital, Pakistan is a not-for-profit healthcare institute that offers all medical services under one roof. In addition to the quaternary care hospital in Karachi, AKUH has a network of four off-campus hospitals, 19 Medical Centres, 300+ Clinical Laboratories, and 35 Pharmacies in 130+ cities across Pakistan. It also offers Home Healthcare Services and home deliveries of medicines. The Hospital offers Zakat, Sadqah, and Welfare support for those patients who are eligible and are in financial need. In recognition of its high quality and patient safety, the AKUH is accredited by the Joint Commission International (JCI) as an Academic Medical Centre and its Clinical Laboratories are accredited by the College of American Pathologists (CAP) for fast and accurate testing.
What you'll do
- The instructor will conduct general surgical ward rounds, review and examine patients, and monitor their progress. They will also coordinate clinical services in the Day Surgery and Endoscopy Units and assist in emergency cases.
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