Jobs at Anadach Consulting

Job Summary

• Our client is seeking to fill the role of Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) whose job will be to focus on planning, organizing and directing the overall operations of Nursing/Patient Care Services and maintaining clinical and patient-care standards.

Job Description

• To oversee Nursing operations and promote excellence in our facility while ensuring compliance with patient care quality standards from neonates to geriatrics care.
• The Chief Nursing Officer will work to ensure that all patients are treated with compassion, dignity and respect placing value on the diversity of the local community and beyond.
• The selected candidate will promote best practice in the prevention of infection through ensuring a clean and safe environment.
• The CNO’S key responsibility is to ensure that the patient experience is of the highest quality, inspiring patient and public confidence and work to transform the nursing practice.

Duties and Responsibilities
Strategy and Service Improvement:

• Collaborate with the Head of Care Division in developing service and business Strategy.
• Participate in service improvement projects or development programs that contribute to the modernization of patient services, providing both professional and clinical advice.
• Work closely with the Chief Operating Officer and other Leaders to meet corporate initiatives and targets.
• Prepare Equipment listing for new locations and work with Facilities and Project Management teams in optimizing our equipment purchasing plans.
• Develop, maintain, and implement nursing policies and procedures that conform to current standards of nursing practice and compliance with laws and regulations.
• Daily rounds to observe quality of care. Regular on the job practical training by maintaining good presence on the wards/units.
• Assist in annual expense budgeting and maintain efficiency in nursing operations.

Risk & Clinical Governance:

• Maintain standards for patient care in clean and safe environment.
• Manage and report any risk issues to the Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer or Chief Medical Officer in a timely manner.
• Lead on the implementation of patients’ safety strategies by creating and implementing Standards Toolkit, Saving Lives and Clinical Indicators.
• Ensure all nurses understand and adhere to the established nursing protocols
• Ensure all nurses understand specific adverse event reporting mechanisms.
• Work with the Nursing Supervisory Council and Medical Council as required.
• Communicate, interpret, monitor implementation of policies and procedures.

Professional Leadership and Staff Management:

• Participate in Management Committee meetings and other performance meetings.
• Be a visible leader who is accessible to patients, visitors, and nursing staff.
• Performance management and continuous performance review/appraisal of Nurses.
• Review current nursing contracts and create performance objectives.
• Develop and train other nurses especially the senior nurses to maintain a leadership pipeline.
• Review skill mix and deployment of staff within the different departments.
• Ensure nurse roster and call schedule adheres to hospital guidelines and is cost effective
• Participate in the recruitment and selection of nursing personnel.
• Direct the training and instruction of nursing students.

Education and Training:

• Undertake training needs analysis of Nursing teams in conjunction with Nursing educators, medical director, and other heads of departments.
• Support the development and implementation of education and training programs within the area of responsibility for nurses and midwives, be responsible for developing own skills and knowledge and contribute to the development of others.
• Work with the Human Resource Team to create mandatory courses, appraisals and competency documents and a medicines management test.
• Work with the Human Resource Team to monitor and regulate training and development of all staff to ensure all nurses are competent in acute care skills and have passed their various training tests.

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from an accredited school.
• Master’s Degree in Nursing/Public Health/Administration preferred.
• Courses/ Seminars in Nursing care and Management.

Licenses:

• Current Nigeria Nursing Council License
• Other Certifications will be an added advantage.

Experience:

• 15 - 20 years Professional nursing experience (at least five spent in senior management position in nursing administration or comparable management positions in established institutions).
• Experience in training and critical care management is important.
• Exposure to foreign Hospital Management settings is an added advantage.
• Special Requirements:
• Interpersonal skills and a collaborative management style
• People manager, open to direction and commitment to getting the job done
• Commitment to high professional ethical standards in a diverse workplace
• Ability to dispassionately challenge and debate issues of importance to the organization.
• Effective delegator of duties to achieve results
• Ability to multitask and function in a high-pressure environment
• Professional written and verbal communication skills.

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Job Objective

To use minimally invasive techniques to treat cardiovascular disease. Perform procedures such as angioplasty, stent placement, or coronary artery bypass surgery.

Duties & Responsibilities

Clinical:

• Using diagnostic tests such as electrocardiograms (EKGs), ultrasound scans of the heart, cardiac catheterization, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of the heart to diagnose heart problems.
• Prescribing medications, including blood thinners and other drugs to prevent blood clots from forming in patients’ veins or arteries
• Conducting interventional procedures such as implanting pacemakers and stents to open blocked arteries and perform other percutaneous cardiovascular procedures.
• Coordinating with other healthcare providers such as surgeons and nurses to ensure that patients receive appropriate care and follow-up after procedures
• Performing percutaneous procedures to repair defects in the heart’s valves or walls
• Conducting research to develop new methods of treating cardiovascular disease and improve patient outcomes
• Educating patients about risks and benefits of treatment options and helping them make informed decisions about their care.

Educational Qualifications

• MBBS or its equivalent
• Residency training in any Interventional Cardiology from a recognized institution
• Valid medical practicing license
• Fellowship of the National Postgraduate Medical College in Interventional Cardiology or its equivalent
• Minimum 2 years post residency experience.

Key Competence and skills:

• Basic life support skills
• Appropriate skills for the specialty
• Teaching, support and supervisory skills (for consultants, medical officers and nurses)
• Service oriented, courteous, team player
• Ability to multitask with a high level of discipline and loyalty
• Ability to work under pressure and deal with challenges
• People leadership skills
• Business leadership skills
• Computer literacy
• Interpersonal and communication Skills.

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Job Summary

• The Neonatal intensivist is a member of the senior medical team and coordinates specialized care for patients with neonatal critical illnesses.
• He/she provides leadership and guidance in establishing the highest standards of care and ensuring optimal delivery of quality care in line with international best practices.

Duties and Responsibilities
Clinical

• Responsible for the clinical care of critically ill neonates admitted to ICU according to generally accepted standards.
• Ultrasound guided interventional procedures.
• Basic and Advanced Neonatal and Paediatric Life Support certification and abilities.
• Advanced Mechanical ventilation and High-frequency oscillatory ventilation management.
• Competencies in the operation and management of CRRT and Peritoneal dialysis in Paediatric patients.
• Hands on experience in management of various Neonatal and Paediatric Critical Care Patients, including Neurological Intensive Care, Cardiovascular Intensive care (post-operative cardiovascular patients, ECMO and ventricular assist devices), Heart Failure, Trauma Intensive Care, Surgical Intensive Care, Respiratory Therapy, ICU Nutrition, Infectious disease, Post Cardio - Thoracic surgery care, Pulmonary Hypertension ICU Management, and Right Heart Catheterization.
• Possess general medical knowledge and an understanding of how treatments affect different developmental growth stages
• Should be updated on the latest breakthroughs in the field of Neonatology and Paediatrics.
• Maintain detailed reports on each child and also report on their progress
• Coordinate with any other specialist the patient might be seeing
• Give medicines that are compatible with other medicines the patient is taking
• Advice patients on any alternative treatment they might be seeking
• Help the patient to fully recover from their illness and have the patient follow up even after they are okay as post-recovery treatment is considered important
• To communicate and cooperate with other medical staff and colleagues who wish to discuss other pertinent medical problems regarding neonates in other areas of the hospital.
• To be in charge specifically of ventilatory, circulatory fluid and nutritional therapy concerning the neonates and Paediatrics in the ICU.

Academics:

• Keeping abreast of the latest medical information through continuous medical education, formal education and personal professional development.
• Managing junior staff in the performance of their clinical duties
• Facilitate and make clinical & non-clinical presentations at hospital clinical meetings as assigned
• Observing and staying up-to-date with the laws and statutory codes of medical practice

Administrative:

• Participate in design and formulation of unit policies, SOPs and clinical pathways
• Performing other applicable tasks and duties as assigned by the Chief Medical Officer.
• Membership of hospital committee as assigned
• Abiding by the hospital rules, protocols and standard practices.

Requisite Education, Experience, and Formal Training

• Basic Medical Training
• Residency Training and Specialty Fellowship in Paediatrics & Neonatology of either the West African College of Physicians (WACP) and/or the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria (NPMCN);

OR

• Equivalent fellowship from recognized and accredited institutions in a country where you can obtain license to practice in Nigeria
• Relevant certifications in BLS, ACLS and PALS
• Post Fellowship Specialty knowledge and experience for up to 3 years
• Registration with the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria with valid practice license.

Required Knowledge / Skills:

• Extra skills and experience in managing PICU cases
• Sympathetic bedside manners
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work long, flexible and on-call hours, often under pressure
• Ability to solve problems
• Effective decision-making and leadership skills
• Leadership skills
• Communication skills, compassion and a good bedside manner
• Drive to continue learning throughout career.
• Strong IT/computer skills
• Good practical skills
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team
• A ‘cool head’ in emergency situations
• Respect for patients’ rights; Respect for colleagues and teamwork
• Professional and ethical.

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Duties and Responsibilities

• Diagnose defective medical equipment and implement repairs without direct supervision.
• Keep accurate records of all maintenance activities performed on assigned medical equipment and update the department database of this record of service, completely and promptly.
• Perform and record preventive maintenance of assigned equipment through periodic performance checks and measurements based on Equipment Management Plan.
• Have a working knowledge of all applicable codes and standards for maintaining medical equipment including those issued by accrediting agencies.
• Maintain technical skills and be aware of emerging trends in Healthcare Technology Management by periodically attending seminars and reading relevant professional material.
• Operate sophisticated calibration and test equipment.
• Repair/calibrate life support and other critical medical equipment and systems such as but not limited to the following: ventricular assist devices, anesthesia machines, mechanical ventilators, electrosurgical units, physiologic patient monitoring equipment, ECG and EEG equipment, Echo vascular ultrasounds, hypothermia units, blood pressure monitors, defibrillators, diagnostic ultrasound, and Holter systems.
• Ensure urgent device corrections, and equipment recalls are acted upon in a timely manner to ensure safety of patients, visitors, and staff.
• Ensure medical equipment involved in or suspected to be involved with adverse patient interactions is processed in accordance with the organization’s policy.
• Perform repairs and configuration updates to the nurse call system/network, including interfaces and alarm notification servers and equipment.
• Perform repairs and configuration of critical care patient monitoring computer systems; central stations, displays, database servers, enhanced web servers, interface servers, alarm prioritizing and routing servers.
• Maintain and configure medical equipment alarm notification equipment, interfaces, and systems.
• Maintain and configure electronic ICU servers and associated network equipment.
• Perform repairs and configuration of data capture devices that interface clinical diagnostic and treatment equipment to institutional medical recording and data acquisition systems.
• Monitor incoming work orders, prioritize work based on criticality and accurately document all work in the department’s computerized maintenance management system
• Provide outstanding customer service. Contact department customers and provide device repair status and estimated time of return. Resolve customer complaints in a diplomatic and professional manner.
• Provide guidance to clinical users on proper use and care for diagnostic, treatment and monitoring equipment.
• Demonstrate correct setup, calibration, and operation of patient care equipment to clinical staff as required.
• Assist in the installation of medical equipment and systems by collaborating with clinical users in the selection of proper equipment for their needs, determining required infrastructure additions or changes, recommending mounting locations, and working with contractors to ensure proper equipment installation, cable routing, and labeling.
• Provide direction, assistance and give feedback to team members on various equipment repair activities and procedures when requested.

Requirements

• B.Sc or HND in Biomedical Engineering / Technology
• Minimum of 9 years Post NYSC experience
• Remarkable understanding of the framework as well as use of biomedical devices.
• Strong technological abilities as well as the capacity to maintain equipment
• Strong logical as well as analytical abilities.
• Strong communication abilities as well as the capacity to explain complicated details in easy-to-understand terms.
• Capability to function well under stress as well as grow in a busy clinical atmosphere.
• Efficiency in using a computer system
• The capacity to drive is a significant demand.
• Knowledge of diverse hospital equipment is an advantage.