Posting: Full-time Nurse
The Organization
The Organization
Access Afya is a social
enterprise committed to bringing low-income communities in Kenya accessible, high-quality
healthcare.
Access Afya operates one
clinic in Mukuru near the South B Shopping Centre, and its vision is to expand
into a chain of mini-clinics selling affordable services to communities across
Kenya.
Access Afya empowers nurses and local health workers to be community caretakers.
Access Afya empowers nurses and local health workers to be community caretakers.
The clinic is equipped with
electronic medical records and online learning modules.
Our staff engage with the
surrounding community through outreach events and health talks.
We are passionate about
getting reliable information, supplies, and simple diagnostics into underserved
communities.
Find out more at: www.accessafya.com
The Position
Find out more at: www.accessafya.com
The Position
Access Afya is hiring
full-time nurses in Nairobi, Kenya.
The clinic is located in
Mukuru.
The nurse will be
responsible for delivering accurate, compassionate care to patients while also
helping with the management of the clinic.
Specific Duties Include:
Specific Duties Include:
- Providing
consultations with patients
- Maintaining
electronic records of all visits, patient data, and diagnoses
- Working with
expectant and new mothers on pre- and postnatal care
- Providing
information on preventative care
- Maintaining
clinic management systems including supplies and communications
- Participating
in outreach and community mobilization activities.
- Working
closely with Community Health Workers to improve health outcomes in the
community.
- Administer
first-aid and facilitate emergency referrals as needed
- Oversee
continuum of care making sure patient needs are looked after holistically
- Providing
regular feedback to the entire Access Afya team on treatments, patterns,
challenges, and ideas for improvements in service delivery
Desired Qualifications and Skills:
- Registered
Community Nurse with a diploma from a recognized nursing college
- Passion for
improving health in underserved areas
- Innovative
thinker interested in a new healthcare delivery model
- Computer
literate and excited about the potential for using technology to deliver
better healthcare
- Extremely
organized; experience managing systems and teams preferred
To Apply
Apply through this
website
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1FoMRyr7k92PyY2wnmAr3oI_WINkPNpgq4873nSxjtMo/viewform
All applications to be received not later than 19th April 2013 at 5 pm.
All applications to be received not later than 19th April 2013 at 5 pm.
Interviews will be conducted week starting 22nd April 2013.
Starting date 2nd May 2013.
