Critical Care Consultant- Department of Medicine/ Critical Care at Aga Khan University (AKU)

Introduction

Reporting to the Medical Director - Critical Care, the Critical Care Consultant will perform clinical and educational functions within the critical care units of the Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi. Clinical duties will include assessment and management of patients in the Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and the adult High Dependency Unit (HDU). Academic responsibilities will include clinical teaching and supervision of Senior House Officers, Interns, Medical Students, Resident Doctors and Medical Registrars within the framework of Critical Care Medicine.

Responsibilities

The Critical Care Consultant will:

• Assess and manage patients
• Supervise, coordinate and instruct critical care instructors, fellows and other junior staff in the critical care units
• Supervise and perform credentialed critical care procedures within the ICU & HDU
• Coordinate multidisciplinary rounding within the ICU & HDU
• Conduct consultation outside the critical care units
• Participate in the review and development of appropriate policies and procedures for patients’ health care to formulate best practice guidelines
• Participate in departmental research and academic activities, institutional quality improvement and patient safety activities

Requirements

• Must have Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.Ch.B) or equivalent
• Master of Medicine in Internal Medicine or Anesthesia, Emergency Medicine or successful completion of residency in Internal Medicine or Anesthesia or Emergency Medicine
• Fellowship training in Critical Care and/or Neurocritical Care with successful completion of the same
• Registration by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council
• Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (BLS & ACLS)
• Demonstrates competency and dexterity with all equipment utilized in the hospital environment
• Good communication skills