Responsibilities:
Ensure maintenance of adequate competent staff levels.
Conduct staff recruitment, induction & competency assessment activities.
Plan and conduct Continuous Professional development sessions.
Mentoring staff at all levels.
Patient Management/Treatment.
Assessing the status of patient before administering physiotherapy care.
Evaluating, monitoring and documenting care plans.
Maintaining accurate patient records.
Treat patients using – electrotherapy, massager, manual therapy, exercisers, Bobath, Mullighan, Trigger point and Maitland techniques among many treatment techniques and modalities.
Use different techniques, operate machines/equipment and advise patients accordingly.
Carry out patient education.
Play a lead role in the maintenance of adequate supply of stock items, reagent and other resources.
Oversee establishment of stock levels.
Ensure reagents are maintained under appropriate environmental conditions.
Participate in procurement process.
Approve overtime reimbursement claims.
Approve receipt treatment cancellations & or items purchased from the unit.
Participate in the development and implementation of the budget and monitor the same.
Prepare the departmental budget.
Monitor revenue and expenditure for the department.
Set the departmental goals & objectives, policies and procedures.
Review and propose physiotherapy & Rehab services charges.
Develop and ensure implementation of policies and processes within the department.
Monitor turn-around times.
Monitor patient satisfaction/complaints.
Develop and review existing policies and processes.
Monitor process implementation and application.
Ensure Health & Safety for patients & staff in the department.
Ensure infection control activities within the department.
Responsible for equipment Safety.
Monitor staff & client safety.
Ensure all staff in the department are observing Health & Safety measures.
Performance Management.
Set departmental goals and objectives.
Conduct staff meetings.
Supervise staff.
Carry out performance appraisal.
Identify staff training needs and ensure staff training.
Appraisal of staff based on performance indicators.
Responsibility for CCPC programmes and other quality initiatives.
Requirements:
Masters and BSc in Physiotherapy or its equivalent from a recognized institution.
Must be registered and have a valid license with Physiotherapy Council of Kenya.
Must have a certified Basic Life Support Certificate.
A minimum of five years professional experience in Physiotherapy.
Must have served as a team leader or section head in a hospital for at least two years.
Must be a team leader with strong analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills.
Must possess sufficient knowledge of assessment/ evaluation/ monitoring and recording patients’ progress, as well as treatment techniques.
Must have the ability to operate and apply electro medical/ rehab equipment.
Must have the ability to manage and supervise staff and operations.
Must possess good organizational, customer service, leadership and time management skills.
Must possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Should be proactive, motivated, result oriented, disciplined, focused and versatile.
Apply via :
aku.taleo.net
