Addis Ababa Silk Road General Hospital Vacancy Announcement

Job Summary

Compounds and dispenses prescribed medications, drugs, and other pharmaceuticals for patients. Maintains established procedures concerning quality assurance, security of controlled substances, and disposal of hazardous waste drugs and evaluates medications to determine identity, purity, and strength.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Compounds and dispenses prescribed medications, drugs, and other pharmaceuticals for patient care, according to professional standards and Ethiopian Food & Medicine Administration and Control Authority (FMHACA) legal requirements.
• Reviews prescriptions issued by physician, or other authorized prescriber to assure accuracy and determine formulas and ingredients needed.
• Answers questions and provides information to pharmacy customers on drug interactions, side effects, dosage and storage of pharmaceuticals.
• Maintains established procedures concerning quality assurance, security of controlled substances, and disposal of hazardous waste drugs.
• Enters data, such as patient name, prescribed medication and cost, to maintain pharmacy files, charge system, and inventory.
• Evaluates medications to determine identity, purity, and strength.
• Updates interns and other medical personnel on matters pertaining to pharmacy.
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Immediate Supervisor: Pharmacy Manager 

Department: Clinical

Top Manager: Health Care Director

 Minimum Specification Requirement

Educational Qualification and Work Experience

• BSc in Pharmacy
• 1-2 years’ experience

Knowledge and Skills Requirements

• Knowledge in using computer technologies  and good communication skill

 Working Conditions

• Require shift work as the department schedule.

Job Summary

Performs general medical services to patients of all ages and cases but do not typically specialize in a particular area. Treat the diseases, physiological disorders and injuries of patients. Provide primary contact and continuous care toward the management of patient’s. GPs will diagnose, treat, prescribe medication and manage a wide range of medical conditions. GPs usually the first doctor to consult any medical services. In General terms, Diagnosing, Examining, Consulting, Post-Surgery Follow-up, Health Education and Prevention, Referrals, Treatment Prescription, Administrative and Management Duties

Duties and Responsibilities

• Examine patients and take their histories, order laboratory tests, X-rays and other diagnostic procedures and consult with other medical practitioners to evaluate patients’ physical and mental health
• Prescribe and administer medications and treatments
• Perform and assist in routine surgery
• Provide emergency care
• Provide acute care management
• Vaccinate patients to prevent and treat diseases
• Deliver babies and provide pre-natal and post-natal care
• Advise patients and their families on health care including health promotion, disease, illness and accident prevention
• Provide counseling and support to patients and their families on a wide range of health and lifestyle issues
• Perform patient advocacy role
• Coordinate or manage primary patient care
• Provide continuous care to patients
• Report births, deaths, and contagious and other diseases to governmental authority
• Collaboration with Nurses and other team.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Immediate Supervisor: General Health Service

Department: Clinical Services Department

Minimum Specification Requirement

Educational Qualification and Work Experience

• BSc in Doctor of Medicine
• 3-5 years’ experience as General practitioner

Knowledge and Skills Requirements

• Good knowledge in Computer and good communication skill

Working Conditions

• Work may require frequent weekend and evening work.

Job Summary

Performs anesthetic or sedation administration during medical procedures. Determines the type and method of anesthetic or sedation to render patient insensible to pain in consultation with other medical professionals. Records the type and amount of anesthetic and sedation administered and condition of patient before, during, and after anesthesia. . Directs General anesthesia (GA), Monitored Anesthesia Care(MAC/sedation) and regional anesthesia (local infiltration, spinal, epidural, caudal, peripheral nerve blocks). Also, Insertion of invasive lines (arterial lines, central venous catheters).

Duties and Responsibilities

• Administers General anesthesia (GA), Monitored Anesthesia Care(MAC/sedation) and regional anesthesia (local infiltration, spinal, epidural, caudal, peripheral nerve blocks)
• Insertion of invasive lines (arterial lines, central venous catheters).
• Leads and majorly involved in decision of patient admission to the ICU, management and discharge once patient completed treatment in the department
• Confers with other medical professionals to determine type and method of anesthesia or sedation to render patient insensible to pain.
• Coordinates administration of anesthesia with surgeons during operation.
• Records the type and amount of anesthesia and sedation administered and condition of patient before, during, and after anesthesia.
• Decides when patients have recovered or stabilized enough to be sent to another room or ward or to be sent home following outpatient surgery.
• Examines patient, obtains medical history and uses diagnostic tests to determine risk during surgical and other medical procedures.
• Monitors patient before, during and after anesthesia and counter act adverse reactions or complications.
• Positions patient on operating table and administers local, intravenous, spinal or other anesthetic according to prescribed medical standards.
• Institutes remedial measures to counter act adverse reactions or complications.

Immediate Supervisor: AICU Head

Department: Clinical Services Department

Minimum Specification Requirement

Educational Qualification and Work Experience

• Specialize in Anesthesiology
• At least 4 years’ experience as anesthesiologist and Critical Care Specialist

Knowledge and Skills Requirements

• Good knowledge in administering anesthesia and good communication skill

Working Conditions

•  Require in shift work as the department schedule

Job Summary

Administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing techniques. Provides general nursing care to patients. Observes patient records, significant conditions and reactions, and notifies the supervisor or physician on patient’s condition and reaction to drugs, treatments and significant incidents.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing techniques.
• Provides general nursing care to patients.
• Observes patient records, significant conditions and reactions, and notifies the supervisor or physician on patient’s condition and reaction to drugs, treatments and significant incidents.
• Takes temperature, pulse, blood pressure and other vital signs to detect deviations from normal and assess condition of patient.
• Ensures making of beds, bathing and feeding of patients.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Immediate Supervisor: Head Nurse

Department: Nursing Department

Minimum Specification requirement

Educational Qualification and Work Experience

• BSc in Nursing.
• 5  years related work experience

Knowledge and Skills Requirements

• Good communication and coordination skill

Working Conditions

• Require shift work as the department schedule.

Job Summary

Administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing techniques. Provides general nursing care to patients. Observes patient records, significant conditions and reactions, and notifies the supervisor or physician on patient’s condition and reaction to drugs, treatments and significant incidents.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing techniques.
• Prepares rooms, sterile instruments, equipment and supplies, and hand items to Surgeon & Internist or other medical practitioner.
• Provides general nursing care to patients.
• Prepares equipment and aids the physician during treatments and examinations of patients.
• Observes patient records, significant conditions and reactions, and notifies the supervisor or physician on patient’s condition and reaction to drugs, treatments and significant incidents.
• Takes temperature, pulse, blood pressure and other vital signs to detect deviations from normal and assess condition of patient.
• Makes beds, bath, and feed patients,
•  Performs other related duties as assigned.

Immediate Supervisor: Head nurse

Department:  Nursing Department

Top Manager: Nursing Director

Minimum Specification Requirement

Educational Qualification and Work Experience

• BSc  in Nursing
• 3 years related work experience

Knowledge and Skills Requirements

• Good computer skill and good communication skill

Working Conditions

• Require shift work as the department schedule