Clinical Practice Educator, Chemotherapy Unit
Full time @Aga Khan University posted 3 months ago in Health Care Shortlist Email JobJob Detail
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Job ID 3282
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Offered Salary 1000
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Career Level Others
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Experience 5 Years
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Gender Both
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Industry Healthcare
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Qualifications Diploma/Degree
Job Description
Clinical Practice Educator, Chemotherapy Unit
Department
Chemotherapy
Entity
Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi
Location
Nairobi, Kenya
Introduction
Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi is a private not-for-profit teaching hospital that provides tertiary and secondary level healthcare services. It is the first hospital in East Africa to be accredited by the Joint Commission International from the USA. The University Hospital has been providing high quality care for the people of East Africa and beyond for over 60 years.
Applications are invited from qualified candidates for the above position based in Nairobi Kenya. The position holder will report to the Oncology Nurse Manager, Nursing Division.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the team in development, implementation and monitoring of oncology unit based clinical policies and procedures
- Take lead in identification, definition and monitoring of unit based clinical indicators including chemotherapy administration specific indicators.
- Participate in development and evaluation of nursing documents related to oncology to ensure their appropriateness in capturing patient information.
- Assist the nurse manager and lead physician to initiate innovative and evidence-based strategies to improve patient care in all aspects of oncology nursing.
- Participate in the development of a culture of safe practice in collaboration with clinical teams and actively participate in multidisciplinary clinical rounds.
- Participate in evaluation of care and outcomes through Mortality and Morbidity discussions, clinical incidence trends and clinical indicators
- Participate in the establishment of oncology standards of care with unit staff and monitor delivery of care according to established standards.
- Together with the Nurse Manager, conduct regular evaluation of nurses and designs individual development plans based on identified learning/training needs
- Is responsible for staff files and all learning material at unit level
- In collaboration with the Manager NES, fosters the development of nurses to maximum potential through providing educational/training opportunities and exposure to appropriate learning forums.
- Make daily rounds of all patients receiving chemotherapy in the unit and in other medical surgical units, assessing their health status to identify care needs and guides appropriately.
- Review patient allocation to determine correct patient assignment according to the nurse’s competence and patient’s needs.
- Assist the nurses at bedside in patient assessment to identify individual patient needs for patients receiving chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
- Assist nurses to plan and implement individual interventions for oncology patients based on identified patient needs
- Ensure Chemotherapy administration safety by ensuring that all nurses understand chemo safety measures.
- Responsible for continuing education/training, and orientation and settling of new nurses assigned in the unit
- Work closely with nurses at bedside and conducts regular skill checks to identify their training/learning needs, and designs individual training programs
- Designs a plan for continuing unit-based learning and works with the nurse manager to ensure participation of all nurses
- Takes lead in unit based Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) projects, Clinical Care Program Certification (CCPC), and ensure participation by nurses.
Requirements:
- Registered nurse with a BSc-Nursing degree
- Bachelor’s Degree or diploma in Oncology nursing is preferred
- Current licensure with the Kenya Nursing Council
- Certification in BLSS
- Minimum 5 years continuous nursing experience in acute care hospital, preferably in oncology unit
- Possess teaching abilities, leadership qualities, professional judgment, critical thinking and problem-solving abilities, and a sense of professional development
- Demonstrate evidence-based knowledge of current practices in nursing
Primary Location
:Â Kenya-Nairobi
Organisation
:Â Aga Khan University Hospital Kenya
Employee Status
:Â Regular
Job Type
:Â Standard
Closing Date
:Â 31/07/2025, 9:59:00 PM
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