Vacancies in Jacaranda Health Kenya

Background: Jacaranda Health is a social venture that aims to

set a new standard for maternity care in East Africa. 

We are combining business and

clinical innovations to provide affordable maternity and reproductive health

services to low-income urban women. 

We have launched one clinic in

Nairobi last year, and are currently expanding to other locations in the

region.  

We strive to be a data-driven company

which improves its operational efficiency through informed decision making on

the costs and pricing mechanisms in the health care market. 

Nursing Education & Professional

Development Manager
 

Job Summary: The position is responsible for providing

leadership for professional development and implementation of programs and

support services that enhance the theoretical knowledge and clinical practice

of the nursing/midwifery workforce. 

This includes the planning and

development of education and training programs that complement the development

and review of policy and procedures with a strong focus on evidenced-based

practice.
 

The Manager will be accountable for

the development, coordination and evaluation of consistent clinical practice,

policies, protocols and procedures that are competency based.

Primary Responsibilities

• Performs nursing practice by providing direct
  
  patient care.


• Provides leadership in the development,
  
  implementation, and evaluation of standards of practice.


• Plans and implements orientation and education
  
  programs.


• Provides leadership in the development,
  
  implementation, and evaluation of standards of practice.


• Actively participates in performance
  
  improvement programs to identify learning needs of the staff.


• Collaborates with other health care
  
  disciplines within the hospital and community to develop and implement
  
  educational programs.


• Provides consultation to nursing staff and
  
  other health care professionals.


• Maintains practice excellence by utilizing
  
  practice opportunities for own professional growth and attending
  
  educational activities as needed.


• Demonstrates professional commitment through
  
  membership in specialty organizations.


• Assists with ongoing staff performance
  
  evaluations and to direct staff toward achieving optimum professional
  
  development as directed by the Hospital Manager, Chief Medical Office.


• Takes part in program development and hospital
  
  committees, implementing the plan and providing staff training.


• Stands in for the Hospital Manager when
  
  needed.


• Promotes and participates in retention,
  
  recruitment, hiring and interviewing activities.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing or its
  
  equivalent, Master’s Degree preferred


• Minimum of 5-7 years midwifery experience.


• Proficient in PC based computer skills, as
  
  well as Excel and PowerPoint.


• Demonstrated experience in a nursing
  
  leadership role involving change management, motivational and team
  
  development skills together with the ability to apply complex problem
  
  solving strategies.



• Demonstrated ability to develop, coordinate,
  
  deliver and evaluate education and training programs that incorporate
  
  contemporary adult learning principles.


• Demonstrated commitment to ongoing
  
  professional development and the capacity to apply knowledge and skills to
  
  develop innovative improvement strategies.


• Demonstrated ability to interpret and
  
  facilitate the implementation of policy/guidelines and evidence based
  
  practice.


• Demonstrated high level written and verbal
  
  communication skills including comprehensive reports and advice for key
  
  internal and external partners.


• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage key
  
  nursing and midwifery projects within required timeframes and to provide
  
  advice on project impacts and outcomes.


• Proficient facilitation and presentation
  
  skills preferred alongside proficient computer skills.

Quality Improvement Coordinator. 

Duties and Responsibilities

• Drive process management and improvement
  
  activities focusing on safety, satisfaction and efficiency – working
  
  across Jacaranda’s clinical, operational and business processes.


• Serve as a champion of patient safety and
  
  hospital quality; pursuing understanding of the patient needs and the
  
  challenges unit and arena staff face in fulfilling assigned roles.


• Provide leadership, training, and
  
  decision-making support to managers and clinical staff on continuous
  
  performance measurement and quality improvement activities.


• Track and interpret key data to drive a
  
  continuous improvement culture.


• Train hospital-level quality champions
  
  (usually nurses) in performance and quality improvement, lean/six sigma
  
  methodology

• Educated to Degree level in business, nursing
  
  or statistics with experience/qualification in continuous improvement –
  
  Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt.


• Three years of applicable quality improvement
  
  experience, preferably (but not necessarily) in a healthcare setting.


• Experience with quality processes, tools and
  
  methodologies (Root Cause Analysis, FMEA, Lean, Six Sigma, etc.),
  
  Utilization Management, and/or Risk Management principles and practices.

Quality Improvement Nurse. 

Duties and Responsibilities

• Drive process management and improvement
  
  activities focusing on safety, satisfaction and efficiency – working
  
  across Jacaranda’s clinical, operational and business processes.


• Serve as a champion of patient safety and
  
  hospital quality; pursuing understanding of the patient needs and the
  
  challenges unit and arena staff face in fulfilling assigned roles.


• Provide leadership, training, and
  
  decision-making support to managers and clinical staff on continuous
  
  performance measurement and quality improvement activities.


• Track and interpret key data to drive a
  
  continuous improvement culture.


• Train hospital-level quality champions
  
  (usually nurses) in performance and quality improvement, lean/six sigma
  
  methodology

• Educated to Degree level in business, nursing
  
  or statistics with experience/qualification in continuous improvement –
  
  Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt.


• Two years of applicable quality improvement
  
  experience, preferably (but not necessarily) in a healthcare setting.


• Experience with quality processes, tools and
  
  methodologies (Root Cause Analysis, FMEA, Lean, Six Sigma, etc.),
  
  Utilization Management, and/or Risk Management principles and practices.

How to Apply 

 
Interested candidates may apply by sending application letters and CVs to

jobs@jacarandahealth.org with the subject line Quality Improvement Nurse.

Submission should be received by November 25, 2015.