Pool Occupational Therapist, Rehabilitation Service Admin Office at Aga Khan University Hospital

Hiring: NairobiCity Newsroom
Status
Open
• Job Type Full Time
• Qualification Diploma
• Experience 1 year
• Location Nairobi
• Job Field Medical / Healthcare
• Conduct initial evaluation and assessment of patients referred for occupational therapy.
• Identify treatment goals and appropriate therapy techniques and proceed to administer them.
• Conduct patient and family education.
• To conduct regular evaluation of patients to assess progress and response to therapy, revise treatment program as necessary to achieve goals.
• To evaluate the patients’, need for assistive, supportive and adoptive devices.
• Maintain daily treatment notes evaluation of patient’s progress and discharge planning notes and summaries.
• Assign patients to the assistants or interns with laid out treatment plans and supervise their treatment.
• To control infection by observing hygiene rules.
• Maintain professional proficiency through review of current literature and attendance into continuing medical education programs in line with the occupational therapy accreditation requirements.
• To have a full knowledge of the hospital policies & procedures, protocols, guidelines and adhere to the same.
• Carry out clinical and service audits and evaluate improvement of services.
• Supervising and delegating tasks to physiotherapy assistants and service attendants
• Ensuring functionality of equipment by participating in regular maintenance/monitoring & testing to ensure minimum equipment downtime.
• Participate in planning and implementation of department goals and objectives to enable optimal performance.
• Observe and comply with environment health and occupational safety measures.
• Participate in the implementation of quality initiative and patient safety programs.
• Responsibility for CCPC stroke program as maybe assigned.
• Diploma in Occupational Therapy from a recognized institution/college
• Registered with Kenya Occupational Therapy Association
• Basic life support certification
• Preferably 1-year experience as an Occupational Therapist
• Job Type Full Time • Qualification Diploma • Experience 1 year • Location Nairobi • Job Field Medical / Healthcare • Conduct initial evaluation and assessment of patients referred for occupational therapy. • Identify treatment goals and appropriate therapy techniques and proceed to administer them. • Conduct patient and family education. • To conduct regular evaluation of patients to assess progress and response to therapy, revise treatment program as necessary to achieve goals. • To evaluate the patients’, need for assistive, supportive and adoptive devices. • Maintain daily treatment notes evaluation of patient’s progress and discharge planning notes and summaries. • Assign patients to the assistants or interns with laid out treatment plans and supervise their treatment. • To control infection by observing hygiene rules. • Maintain professional proficiency through review of current literature and attendance into continuing medical education programs in line with the occupational therapy accreditation requirements. • To have a full knowledge of the hospital policies & procedures, protocols, guidelines and adhere to the same. • Carry out clinical and service audits and evaluate improvement of services. • Supervising and delegating tasks to physiotherapy assistants and service attendants • Ensuring functionality of equipment by participating in regular maintenance/monitoring & testing to ensure minimum equipment downtime. • Participate in planning and implementation of department goals and objectives to enable optimal performance. • Observe and comply with environment health and occupational safety measures. • Participate in the implementation of quality initiative and patient safety programs. • Responsibility for CCPC stroke program as maybe assigned. • Diploma in Occupational Therapy from a recognized institution/college • Registered with Kenya Occupational Therapy Association • Basic life support certification • Preferably 1-year experience as an Occupational Therapist

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