Clinic Supervisor/Nurse in Charge Job in Kenya

Our Client is a local faith based Non Governmental Organization with operations around Kajiado North area in the suburbs of Nairobi.

The thematic area of focus is HIV/AIDS with a bias towards supporting women and children.

Clinic Supervisor/Nurse in Charge

The position is responsible for providing administrative support and supervising the day-to-day operations of the comprehensive care clinic and ensuring efficient and effective delivery of service to the clients.

The right candidate must be a born-again Christian.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

General and Committee

• In charge of the day to day operations and running of the clinic.
• Ensure that the clinic complies with legal and statutory requirements.
• Implement changes to the running of the clinic as directed by the management of the organization.
• Competent in all areas of nursing.

Maintaining Quality Operations of the Clinic

• Post notices.
• Submit weekly returns regarding various operations of the clinic to the management.
• Ensure that the set targets are met and keep the staff motivated to see the goals realized.
• Ensure that the set SOPS are operationalized and followed through.

Financial Management

• Prepare the annual budget and submit to the church for approval in line with the organization’s budgeting calendar.
• Monitor the monthly performance of the budget and provide regular updates to management.
• Provide periodic financial reports to the management.
• Overall in charge of income collected from sales at the clinic and ensure timely remission to finance and administration department.

Manage the Supplies and Procurement Process

• In consultations with the clinic nurse, prepare supplies for packaging by volunteers.
• In consultations with the clinical officer, pharmacist and lab technologists, prepare orders for the clinic.
• Supervise annual review of drug list.
• Prepare a new “cost of delivery” sheet depending on new MEDS price list or laboratory purchases, and calculate monthly supplies charged for each clinic/laboratory/pharmacy.
• Notify the clinic of drug changes (especially temporary ones).

Management of Staff

• Overall supervision of staff including the recruitment process, discipline and exit in consultation with the management of the organization.
• Ensure that the registration of staff under them to the respective professional affiliate bodies is up to date.
• Draw the annual leave roster by end of January each year and ensure that it is effectively managed.
• Ensure that the monthly work roster is prepared by the 15th of the previous month.
• Ensure that the clinic holds regular staff meetings.

Laboratory

• Responsible for supervision of laboratory personnel and supplies.

Networking and Collaboration

• Maintain good line of communication with donors, partners and collaborating agencies.
• Maintain close working relations with other like-minded organizations working in the same catchments area of the clinic.
• Develop and maintain good relations with individuals, institutions and corporate organizations willing to sponsor initiatives of the clinic such as the medical camps.

Other Duties

• Participate in Beacon’s other programmes eg medical camps, sports extravaganzas, holiday Bible clubs and other business and public relation activities
• Participate in the morning devotions with the staff members
• Prepare necessary schedules for the department to work efficiently.
• Any other duties that may be assigned.

Qualifications

(The knowledge, skills and abilities may be acquired through a combination of formal schooling, self-education, prior experience, or on-the-job training)

• KCSE with a minimum grade C
• Specialized Training/Professional Qualifications
• Holds a higher diploma in NURSING
• Kenya Registered NURSE
• Must be registered with the Nursing Council

Requisite Competencies

• Must be diligent, honest and responsible
• Ability to impart knowledge to trainees at different literacy levels especially during health education sessions
• Demonstrate strong leadership skills maintaining high morale among staff
• Ability to offer quality services at all times to all patients at the comprehensive care centre.
• Good spoken and written English and Kiswahili.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Experience in outpatient setting with a bias in community environment.
• Must be a strategic thinker.
• Organized and a good time manager -being able to balance the immediate needs of the clinic and tasks behind the scene like reports
• Encourager- being able to unite the team (the clinical staff) towards a common goal and make sure everyone is healthy while working towards that goal (making sure staff is feeling supported)
• Communication- being able to communicate well with the administration and also with the team. Keeping the lines of communication open between staff and admin
• Must have a high aptitude and IQ

Relevant Job Experience

• At least five (5) years relevant experience in a similar position

Contacts Arising from the Job
(List contacts which exert significant influence on the work of the jobholder)

Within the Organization

• All staff.
• Volunteers.
• Members and congregants.

Outside the Organization

• Patients
• Clients
• Donors/partners
• Collaborating agencies
• Ministry of Health
• Nursing Council of Kenya
• Nairobi City Council
• Kenya Expanded Programme on Immunization (KEPI)
• MEDS and other suppliers of drugs and services.
• Other community organizations working in the area.

Authority/Decision Making

• The position involves making recommendation to the management on issues relating to management of the clinic.

Special Working Conditions

Remuneration

• Kshs 30,000-34,000/= per month
• Medical - Outpatient

• The position requires the incumbent to at times work odd hours.
• Always works on call.
• Periodically exposed to adverse weather conditions and risky situations

If you meet the above criteria, and would like to be a part of the team, please send an application with a detailed C.V stating the position you are applying for, your experience, present employer, present position, current renumeration, testimony in Jesus, list of at least 3 referees, day-time telephone numbers and email address to :- jobs @ truenorthcareermap.com on or before Friday, Feb 19th, 2010.

Only short listed candidates will be acknowledged

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