Nafasi za Kazi Registered Nurse & Center Manager, Africa Healthcare Network (AHN)

Africa Healthcare Network (AHN) is building the first dialysis chain across East Africa, providing high quality, life-saving dialysis at an affordable cost to both the local patient population and patients from neighboring countries, which do not have centers of their own. AHN brings world-class technical expertise combined with developing world practical operating experience to a region in dire need of quality dialysis treatment. In North America, over 97% of patients requiring treatment for kidney disease receive care; in East Africa, less than 5% receive care. AHN’s goal is to increase access to high quality care at a lower cost to patients, delivered through a sustainable business model.
Position: Registered Nurse
Qualification: GNM or BSc Nursing or Dialysis Diploma; Nursing Registration from Local Authority
Experience: 1 – 15 years
Location: Tanzania,
Job Description:
Sets up and operates dialysis machines to provide dialysis treatment for patients
Mixes dialysate, according to formula.
Primes dialyzer with saline or heparinized solution to prepare machine for use.
Transports patient to dialysis room and positions patient on chair/bed at hemodialysis machine.
Takes and records patient’s predialysis weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse rate, and respiration rate.
Explains dialysis procedure and operation of hemodialysis machine to patient before treatment to allay anxieties.
Cleans area of access, using antiseptic solution.
Connects hemodialysis machine to access in patient’s forearm or catheter site to start blood circulating through dialyzer.
Inspects equipment settings, including pressures, conductivity, and temperature to ensure conformance to safety standards.
Starts blood flow pump at prescribed rate.
Inspects venous and arterial pressures as registered on equipment to ensure pressures are within established limits.
Calculates fluid removal or replacement to be achieved during dialysis procedure.
Monitors patient for adverse reaction and hemo dialysis machine for malfunction.
Taking care of RO Plant and its regular maintenance activities
Monitors stock for expiration dates, quantity, consumption, etc
Coordinates with the Center Manager the scheduling of patients to ensure accommodations of all patients per Clinic’s policies
Other duties as assigned.
Handle other team members in an very efficient manner.
Position: Center Manager
Qualification: Any graduate + 5 experience with healthcare
Experience: Minimum 3 years handling in admin role
Location: Tanzania,
Job Description:
• Should be able to handle the overall Administration of the Dialysis Center.
• Taking care of staff management.
• Handling Guest Scheduling, Billing, cash, patient care, etc.
• Co Ordinate functions between the Clinical And Non-Clinical Team.
• Supervision of all the departments for its effective functioning.
• Improve the occupancy level of inpatients.
• Develop and support the diagnostic services and make them center of excellence.
• Taking of inventory management and monitoring.
• Looking after the Front Office, Housekeeping, their Grooming, etc.
HOW TO APPLY
If you have the passion to change the way dialysis is done in east africa and want to be part of a team that will reduce the cost of care and increase accessibility, then Africa Healthcare Network is for you.
We are a professional organization which offers tremendous scope for individual growth. All our team members learn continuously on the job and are given periodic feedback to fuel constant improvement. We have the following openings currently. If you are interested in applying, please send your resume to nik@africahealthcarenetwork.com