Jobs at Machakos County Public Service Board

Duties and Responsibilities.

• Assessing planning Nursing interventions and evaluating patient outcome.
• Providing appropriate health care service including Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI), Immunization, PMTC, ante-natal care and delivery
• Providing health education and counselling to patients/clients and community on identified health needs
• Referring patients and clients appropriately
• Facilitating patients’ admission and initiating discharge plans
• Maintaining records on patients/clients’ health condition and care
• Ensuring a tidy and safe clinical environment
• Collecting and compiling data.

Requirement for appointment.

• Diploma in any of the following disciplines: Kenya Registered Community Health Nursing, Kenya Registered Nursing, Kenya Registered Midwifery, Kenya Registered Nursing/Midwifery or Kenya Registered Nursing/Mental Health and Psychiatry from a recognized institution.
• Registration certificate issued by the nursing Council of Kenya
• Valid practicing license from Nursing Council of Kenya
• Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution

Duties and Responsibilities

This entails;

• Cleaning,
• Dusting,
• Sweeping,
• Vacuuming
• Mopping
• Stocking and supplying things to designated facility areas
• Gardening maintenance.

Requirements For appointment:

• Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education D- (Minus)
• Certificate of good Conduct.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Mobilizing, sensitizing and advising communities on matters related to environmental Health
• Referring health cases to relevant health facilities.
• Identifying environmental health issues at household levels
• Organizing community Health days to advise communities on common public health issues
• Collecting and maintaining up to date records of services rendered
• Assessing health needs of the community.

Requirements for Appointment

• Certificate in Environmental Health Science or Public Health Technology from a recognized institution.
• Certificate in computer Application Skills from a recognized Institution.

Duties and responsibilities.

• Cleaning and sterilizing laboratory glass ware, surfaces and equipment;
• Packaging, transporting, submitting, processing and preserving test samples;
• receiving and recording submitted samples;
• Preparing laboratory reagents;
• Documenting and receiving samples for analysis; and
• Disposing laboratory waste.

Requirements for Appointment

• Certificate in any of the following fields: Laboratory Science, Laboratory Technology or Medical Laboratory Technology from a recognized institution;
• Certificate in Computer applications skills from a recognized institution.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Taking history, examining, diagnosing, ordering laboratory and imaging investigations;
• Interpreting laboratory and imaging results;
• Treating patients’ common ailments at an outpatient or inpatient health facility;
• Implementing community health care activities in liaison with other health workers;
• Guiding and counseling patients, clients and staff on health issues; sensitizing patients and clients on preventive and promotive health; carrying out surgical procedures as per training and skill;
• Collecting and compiling clinical data;
• Assessing, preparing and presenting medico-legal reports and referring patients and clients to appropriate health facilities.

Requirements for appointment

• Diploma in Clinical Medicine and Surgery or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Certificate of Registration from Clinical Officers’ Council;
• Valid Professional Practice License from the Clinical Officers’ Council; and
• Certificate in computer applications.

Duties and Responsibilities.

• Assessing patients and clients and establishing health care needs
• Planning and implementing nursing care interventions based on patients/client health needs
• Providing appropriate health care services including: immunization, ante-natal care, delivery,
• Referring patients and clients appropriately
• Evaluating healthcare outcomes on patients/client preparing individualized reports
• Making appropriate discharge plan for patients
• Conducting assessment of health needs
• Planning implementing interventions and preparing periodic reports
• Maintaining records on patients/clients personal and health conditions/care
• Ensuring a tidy and safe clinical environment
• Ensuring safe custody for in patients belongings
• Conducting home visits

Requirement for Appointment.

• Certificate in any of the following disciplines: Kenya Enrolled Nurse, Kenya Enrolled Community Health Nurse, Kenya Enrolled Midwife, Kenya Enrolled Psychiatric Nurse or Enrolled Nurse/Midwife from a recognized training institution.
• Enrolment Certificate issued by the Nursing Council of Kenya
• Valid Practicing License from Nursing Council of Kenya
• Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution.

Duties and responsibilities.

• Diagnosing,
• Caring and treating diseases;
• Performing medical and surgical procedures;
• Preparing and responding to emergencies and disaster;
• Participating in management of medicines, medical instruments and equipment;
• Providing health education;
• Maintaining medical records,
• Health information and data;
• Counselling patients and their relatives on diagnoses and bereavement;
• Teaching and coaching medical students, nursing students and clinical officers’ interns;
• Preparing requisite documents for registration.

Requirements for Appointment.

• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (M.B:Ch.B) degree from a recognized by Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board.
• Successfully completed one (1) year Internship from a recognized institution.
• Registration license from The Medical Practitioners and Dentist Board and
• Certificate in Computer application skills from a recognized institution.

Duties and Responsibilities.

• Providing holistic care by carrying out risk identification and assessment of an individual throughout the lifespan.
• Performing a comprehensive physical examination within various settings
• Accessing, formulating, planning and implementing evidence-based nursing care for client/patient.
• creating and maintaining a safe nursing care environment for client/patient.
• Carrying out patients audits to improve client/patient care.
• Collaborating and maintaining effective working relationships among interdisciplinary teams to support client/patients and their families.
• Carrying out therapeutic communication with the patient/client.
• Conducting community health risk assessment and providing outcome-based interventions.
• Documenting intervention and nursing outcomes
• Participating in quality improvement and quality assurance procedures
• Diagnosing common health conditions and recommending necessary interventions.

Requirement for appointment.

• Bachelor’s degree in either Nursing or Midwifery from a recognized institution.
• Registration certificate issued by the nursing Council of Kenya
• Valid practicing license from Nursing Council of Kenya
• Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution

Duties and Responsibilities.

• Providing Physiotherapy services to inpatients and outpatients at an outpatients’ unit/ward/health institution
• Assessing patient needs including rehabilitation
• Verifying and maintaining information and records relating to patients: screening, assessing and providing therapeutic exercises, manual therapy, electrotherapy and hydrotherapy as per the patient/clients formulated treated plan
• Collecting data for operational research

Requirements for Appointment

• Diploma in Physiotherapy from a recognized institution
• Certificate of Registration from the Physiotherapy Council of Kenya (PCK)
• Current Certificate of practice from Physiotherapy Council of Kenya (PCK)
• Certificate in any computer application skills.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Taking history of the patient, examining, diagnosing and treating patients’ common ailments at an outpatient or inpatient health facility;
• Guiding and counseling patients, clients and staff on health issues.
• Organizing health management teams and convening health management teams at level two health facilities.
• Refering patients and clients to appropriate health facilities.
• Assessing, preparing and presenting medico-legal reports.
• Couching and mentoring students on attachments.
• Carrying out surgical procedures as per training and skill.
• Organizing health management teams and convening health management committees.
• Collecting and compiling data for research in clinical service issues.

Requirements for appointment

• Bachelor’s degree in Clinical Medicine and Community Health or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;

OR

• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: community health and development, counselling psychology, psychology, public health, medical education, health system management, health profession education, medical sociology, comprehensive ophthalmology and cataract surgery, sports medicine or health promotion from a recognized institution plus a diploma in clinical medicine and surgery or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution; and
• Certificate of Registration from Clinical Officers’ Council;
• Valid Professional Practice License from the Clinical Officers’ Council; and
• Certificate in computer applications.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assessing community nutrition needs
• Following-up on discharge cases from hospital
• Screening for deficiency diseases and chronic illnesses related to nutrition in a community nutrition and deictics
• Promoting baby friendly community initiatives
• Conducting community growth
• Monitoring and promotion activities
• Assisting in community interventions on diet and lifestyle disease prevention and control
• Promoting optimal infant and young child feeding programs
• Assisting in running out patient supplementary feeding programs and outpatient therapeutic feeding programs
• Following up and counseling of patients in home-based disease management
• Carrying out nutrition health education.

Requirements for Appointment

• Certificate in Community Nutrition or its equivalent from a recognized institution
• Certificate in computer applications skills from a recognized institution
• Registration by council of the institute of Nutritionist and Dieticians (CIND)

Duties and Responsibilities.

• Dispensing drugs/medicines to patients under supervision of a senior officer
• Receiving interpreting and processing prescriptions
• Recording prescriptions in a pharmacy unit
• Pre-packing, repacking and writing instructions on labels
• Counselling patients on usage of drugs in a pharmacy unit
• Maintaining drug register/books
• Stock – taking of drugs and medicine devices on monthly basis

Requirement for appointment

• Diploma in either Pharmacy or Pharmaceutical Technology or equivalent qualification approved by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board from a recognized institution
• Certificate of Enrollment as a Pharmaceutical Technologist awarded by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board
• Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution.

Duties and responsibilities.

• Screening prescriptions for legal validity
• Drug contraindications
• Drug interactions
• Appropriateness of dose
• Frequency and duration of dosing and patience convenience
• Preparing and dispensing medicines according to Good Dispensing Practices
• Counselling patients on use of medicines
• Making extemporaneous preparations
• Participating in ward rounds
• Identifying medical gaps and challenges
• Maintaining a daily activity log book for recording all activities undertaken
• Recommending Over the Counter (OTC) medicines to patients/clients with simple medical conditions and making referrals
• Making entries into the relevant inventory management records and registers.

Requirements for Appointment.

• Bachelor of Pharmacy Degree (B Pharm) from an institution recognized by the Pharmacy and Poison Board.
• Successfully completed one (1) year Internship from a recognized institution.
• Registration Certificate by the Pharmacy and Poisons Boards
• Certificate in Computer application skills from a recognized institution.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Providing psycho-social interventions
• Providing clinical services to patients
• Training, consulting and performing surgeries in various health facilities
• Carrying out forensic and medico-legal services
• Coordinating disease surveillance Prevention and control
• Coordination health education and promotion
• Implementing health projects and programs
• Maintaining up-to-date health information systems
• Monitoring provisions of health treatment and care
• Undertaking research and analyzing medical reports.

Requirement for Appointment

• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.Ch.B) degree from an institute recognized by Medical Practitioners and Dentist Board.
• Masters’ degree in Ear, nose and Throat from an institution recognized by the Medical Practitioners and Dentist Board.
• Served for 18 years in public service or relevant experience
• Certificate of Registration by the Medical Practioners and Dentist Board
• Valid Practicing license from Medical Practioners and Dentist Board
• Certificate in Computer application skills.

Duties and Responsibilities.

• Receiving and registering patients at hospital reception
• Booking appointment for patients to specialty and consultants’ clinics
• Storing and retrieving medical records and documents
• Preparing clinics capturing data from service points
• Maintaining record safely and confidentially
• Directing patients to relevantant clinics.

Requirement for appointment

• Certificate in Health Records and Information Technology from a recognized institution
• Certificate in computer skills from a recognized institution.

Duties and Responsibilities.

The officer will be a member of health team addressing the psychosocial effects as related to patients’ diagnosis, prognosis and future resettlement and counseling of patients especially in cases associated with pandemic diseases, mental illness HIV/AIDS, epilepsy etc.

Requirement for Appointment.

• Diploma in any of the following disciplines: social work, sociology,   Psychology, Anthropology, Mental Health or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
• Computer Certificate.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assessing and formulating patients’ treatment plan
• Maintaining records and data relating to patients
• Collecting data for operational research
• Sensitizing the community on occupational therapy issues
• Preparing periodic reports.

Requirements for Appointment

• Diploma in Occupational Services from a recognized institution
• Certificate in Computer Application skills from a recognized institution.

Duties and responsibilities.

• Providing Dental Care including:
• Diagnosing common oral conditions,
• Treating, prescribing and referring,
• Carrying out minor oral and maxillofacial surgery, prosthetics and conservative dentistry
• Facilitating admissions, disease investigations of patients,
• Report writing
• Assisting in Theatre activities,
• Collecting information on dental health information system
• Organizing discharge summaries and follow-up of patients
• Acting as the first call on call on duty.

Requirements for Appointment.

• Bachelor of Dental Surgery (DS) degree or any other equivalent qualifications from an institution recognized by Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board.
• Successfully completed one (1) year Internship from a recognized institution.
• Certificate of Registration by the Medical Practioners and Dentist Board
• Certificate in Computer application skills from a recognized institution.

Duties and Responsibilities

Provision of Orthopedics Technology Services which entails designing, fabrication, fitting and maintenance of Orthopedics appliances that are required health institutions. In addition, the Officer is expected to assess patient’s needs, verify and maintain information relating to patients, order and maintain records supplies.

Requirement for appointment

• Diploma in Orthopaedic Technology or relevant approved qualification from a recognized institution
• A membership certificate from the National Professional Association

Duties and Responsibilities

• Participating and providing advice as expected of the office in Tender Committee, projects committee, departments Executive Committee, departments development committee etc.;
• Interpretation and implementation of financial regulations and procedures, Treasury circulars, letters and instructions;
• Ensuring expenditures are within the voted allocations;
• Developing supplementary financial regulations and procedures to enhance internal controls established through normal Treasury regulations and procedures;
• Preparation of management financial reports which include monthly expenditure, returns, monthly bank reconciliation statements, and revenue/AIA returns, cash flow statements, analysis of deposits etc and maintenance of up to date and accurate books of accounts;
• Safeguarding Government Assets and records in the County Treasury; and supervision, training, development and deployment of Accounts staff in the County Treasury.

Requirements for Appointment

• Served in the grade of Chief Accountant, Job Group ‘M’ or in a comparable and relevant position in the Public Service for a minimum period of three (3) years;
• Bachelor’s degree in Commerce (Accounting or Finance option) and passed Part II of the Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Examination

OR

• Passed Part III of Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Examination or its recognized equivalent;
• Registered with the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) and Registration of Accountants Board (RAB).
• Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.
• In addition to the above requirements, an officer must have the following key competencies:

Additional requirements;

All applicants in the above positions must be Kenyan citizens and should meet the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya by obtaining the following:

• Tax compliance certificate from KRA
• Clearance certificate from HELB
• Clearance certificate from Ethics and Anti- Corruption Commission (EACC)
• Certificate of good conduct (DCI)
• Credit Reference Bureau clearance

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assembling food supplies and equipment for daily preparation
• Preparing raw food cooking
• Cleaning equipment used in production
• Maintaining hygiene by ensuring cleaning of kitchen and its surrounding
• Setting up and preparing equipment for use in food preparation and production
• Reporting on any defective equipment.

Requirement for Appointment

• Kenya certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) mean grade “D” plain or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution
• Certificate in food and Beverage production sales and service or its equivalents qualification from a recognized institution.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Undertaking routine maintenance and repairs of basic medical equipment’s, plants, instruments and utilities in a health facility.
• Collecting information for research
• Collecting information on medical engineering services for input into the integrated Health Information Management System and implementing medical engineering programmes and project.

Requirement for Appointment

• Certificate in Medical Engineering or any other equivalent qualification from a recognized institution and
• Certificate in computer skills from a recognized institution.