AGA KHAN HEALTH SEVICES, TANZANIA AN AGENCY OF THE AGA KHAN DEVELOPMENT NETWORK AND IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING QUALITY HEALTH CARE TO ITS PATIENTS AND PROMOTING MEDICAL EDUCATION

THE AGA KHAN HOSPITAL BASED IN DAR ES SALAAM TANZANIa IS SEEKING ENTHUSIASTIC AND QUALIFIED EXPERIENCED PERSONNEL FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS:

QPS PHYSICIAN - 1 POSITION

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• To ensure quality improvement and patient safety standards are implemented inpatient care areas
• Make patient care area round to ensure high risk, infected and vulnerable patients are managed
• Conduct and coordinate closed records audits and compile the data by physician and by the department, to ensure clinical documentation is up to the standards
• Investigate and facilitate sentinel events, sensitive complaints, and morbidities
• Facilitate credentialing, privileging and ongoing monitoring and evaluation (OME) of medical staff through Medical director's office. Keep track of ate related to OME
• Participate in continuous medical education(CMEs) and medical staff orientation sessions on quality and patient safety standards.
• Conduct internal audits and participate in external audits
• Participate in mentality and morbidity reviews
• Provide support and guidance so medical staff on institutional policies and procedures as well as other administrative functions to ensure all departments operate within the laid down policies
• Support the institutional JCIA, ISO and other quality tools and standards with appropriate processes and procedures
• Participate in the development and implementation of clinical policies and procedures and evidenced-based practice guidelines

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor of Medical, Bachelor of Surgery(MB ChB) or equivalent clinical background
• Relevantactivee clinical experience
• A background in health Managment or Public Health would be advantageous

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Three or more years experience in direct and indirect clinical care activities in a healthcare institution
• Ability to analyze, interpret and present clinical data
• Abiliity to conduct latense analysis and clinical reviews of advaerse events
• Excellend problem solving skills and the abiiltly to manage multiple tasks
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite(Word, Outlook, power Point & Excel)
• Ability to identify, recognize and escalate critical issues for resolutions

Complete applications should be submitted electronically to:

The Aga Khan Hospital, Dar es Salaam at hr@akhst.org with the subject line of position applied for or hand delivered to Human Resources Department,

P.O Box 2289, Ocean Road, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Closing date for submission of the application package is the end of business day on 24th April 2018