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Dental Assistant, Outreach Clinic Meru
Responsibilities:
- Support dental care delivery by preparing treatment room, instruments and materials by following prescribed procedures and protocols.
- Prepare patient for dental treatment by welcoming, comforting, seating, review the health form and draping patient.
- Assemble instrumentation by sterilizing and delivering instruments to treatment area, positioning instruments for dentists’ access, suctioning and passing instruments.
- Apply the four-handed/ Four-eyes dentistry concept.
- Assist the dentist by mixing materials.
- Provide diagnostic information by capturing intra oral photo studies, pulp vitality testing and pouring, trimming and polishing study casts.
- Assist with specialty procedures which include periodontal therapy, endodontic, prosthodontics, oral surgery and implant placement as well as restoration.
- Fabricating temporary restoration, shade selection and cleaning and polishing removable appliances.
- Educate patients by giving oral hygiene, plaque control and postoperative instructions including medication prescribed by the dentist.
- Document dental care services by charting in patient records on dental software.
- Maintain safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules and regulations as per hospital policy.
- Ensure operation of dental equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements, following manufacturer’s instructions, troubleshooting malfunctions, calling for repairs, maintaining equipment inventories and evaluating new equipment and techniques.
- Maintain dental supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level, anticipating needed supplies, placing and expediting orders for supplies and verifying receipt of supplies.
- Conserve dental resources by using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.
- Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
- Responsible for laboratory maintenance, dental clinical and record keeping.
- Follow up on external dental Lab work.
Requirements:
- Diploma in Dental Assisting
- 2 years’ work experience as a Dental Assistant.
- Certification in Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Excellent customer service skills
- Good communication skills
- Empathetic towards patients of all ages
- Culturally sensitive
- Ability to work in a team
- Attentive to detail
Research Assistant Nurse, Institute of Human Development
Job Summary
- To assist with assessments and nursing care to study participants in various studies within IHD. The data collection will take place within the hospital facilities and schools. The Nurses will be expected to work with the hospital and school members of staff to ensure data collection and recruitment, while observing adherence to standard operating protocols for the specific studies and school and hospital requirements.
Responsibilities
- Assist with nursing and medical care particularly for people visiting neurodevelopmental and neurological outpatient clinics;
- Screen and identify eligible participants among children at homes, schools and hospitals;
- Provide information, education and support to families or guardians of potentially eligible research participants;
- Administer the informed consent process for the NeuroDev study;
- Assist in collection of sociodemographic and phenotype data, using research electronic data capture software;
- Assist in collection of blood and saliva samples for genetic studies, while ensuring proper storage and transport; and
- Foster good working relations with hospital’s nursing and clinical team and be willing to participate in continuous medical education (CME) activities in mental/neurological health care.
Requirements
- A Diploma in Nursing or clinical medicine with a current registration with the relevant professional bodies;
- Some research background will be desirable;
- At least 2 years’ experience in clinical care/ nursing or research studies;
- Experience of care for children and adolescents with behavioural or neurological disorders will be desirable
- Flexible – able to work extra hours when needed;
- Able to work with vulnerable populations such as those with neurological or mental health disorders;
- Be computer-literate with proficiency in project management tools and Microsoft Office applications; and
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written).
Administrative Associate, Institute of Human Development
Job Summary
- To assist in overall coordination of all the study activities including organizing meeting, preparing training schedules, booking of meeting venue, event management and any other duties assigned to ensure the smooth running of the Programme.
Responsibilities
- Providing high-level administrative support and assistance to the Project Director;
- Planning and implementation of project activities;
- Managing project calendar effectively to make sure everything functions smoothly;
- Scheduling meetings and appointments as necessary;
- Attending required meetings, take accurate minutes or notes or otherwise transcribe recorded meetings, sending them out within the stipulated timeframe;
- Compiling lists of various project activities categorized by priority;
- Scheduling weekly assigned tasks for different study teams and sending reminders whenever appropriate;
- Managing schedule changes in a timely and effective manner;
- Assist in preparing project reports such as mid-term and annual research project performance reports
- Helping in the preparation of training materials and equipment before trainings, and safeguarding them during trainings and workshops;
- Liaise with other departments e.g., Finance, HR, travel, and procurement to ensure smooth implementation of project activities; and
- Facilitating booking and procurement of travel tickets and accommodation for project staff, consultants, and partners in liaison with the travel and housing department.
Requirements
- Either a Bachelor’s degree in the Business Management, Commerce, Project Planning and Management, or related field with at least 2 years’ experience as an Administrative Assistant / Office Manager / Scheduling Coordinator / Project Coordinator, OR Diploma in Business Management, Commerce, Project Planning and Management, or related field with at least 4 years’ experience as an Administrative Assistant / Office Manager / Scheduling Coordinator / Project Coordinator;
- Experience coordinating or supporting a research project;
- Experience in drafting and presenting basic project reports;
- Proficient with Microsoft Office and familiarity with online document storage platforms such as OneDrive and Dropbox; and
- Experience working in a multi-cultural setting.
Research Associate, Institute of Human Development
Job Summary
- The successful candidate will provide technical support to ongoing projects at the Institute for Human Development that apply qualitative research methods. Responsibilities will include transcription, coding transcripts, report writing and contribution to scientific writing for qualitative studies. The post holder will be stationed at the IHD offices in Nairobi, but will support qualitative projects implemented by the department across Kenya and beyond.
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Responsibilities
- Project coordination – Assist in planning and implementation of community engagement activities for the project
- Data Management – Organize the field team for data transcriptions, cleaning and coding;
- Communication – Work closely with the Communications Officer to ensure project activities are profiled through the different channels of communication targeting all key stakeholders including adolescents, parents, implementers and policy makers;
- Dissemination – Assist in the planning for dissemination of study findings through appropriate channels to all the relevant stakeholders including the policy makers, implementers, academicians, other scientist and study beneficiaries;
- Support with scientific communication through dissemination in conference and peer reviewed journals;
- Ensure proper documentation of all procedures and overall research process in coordination with Research Associate and the data manager;
- Spearhead the mobilization, recruitment and consenting of study participants while working closely with the relevant government officials and community representatives at the study sites; and
- Ensure readiness of data collection tools and devices (Translations, consents, recording, storage and safety).
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Early Childhood Development, Education, Public Health, Psychology, Nursing, Sociology, Community Development, Project Management or related social science;
- Training and experience in using of neurodevelopmental assessment is highly desirable;
- Experience coordinating or supporting a research project;
- Demonstrable skills in supervision of field work;
- Demonstrable experience and skills in coordinating and conducting child assessment;
- Knowledge, skills and experience in application of research ethics;
- Strong background in mixed methods research; and
- Working knowledge of both qualitative and quantitative statistical softwares.
Research Associate (Qualitative Analysis), Institute of Human Development
Job Summary
- The successful candidate will provide technical support to ongoing projects at the Institute for Human Development that apply qualitative research methods. Responsibilities will include transcription, coding transcripts, report writing and contribution to scientific writing for qualitative studies. The post holder will be stationed at the IHD offices in Nairobi, but will support qualitative projects implemented by the department across Kenya and beyond.
Responsibilities
- Data Management – Organize data for transcriptions, cleaning and coding;
- Reporting – Support with scientific writing i.e. project reports and manuscripts from qualitative studies;
- Communication – Support with the packaging of information for dissemination to different audience including policy briefs and presentations;
- Ensure proper storage of all records and raw data;
- Ensure appropriate back-up of study data; and
- Lead in analysis of qualitative data.
Requirements
- Bachelors degree in Social Sciences, Public Health and other allied professions;
- A strong research background is desirable;
- Minimum 2 years-experience coordinating or supporting qualitative research studies;
- Proven academic writing skills with publications in qualitative research;
- Experience working in the field of public health, early childhood, mental health, adolescent health, and/or disabilities is an advantage;
- Proficiency in coding and codebook development;
- Proficiency in analysis skills (with expertise in qualitative approaches);
- Proficiency in using qualitative analysis software e.g. NVivo or others; and
- Demonstrable ability to document research study processes and outcomes, compile donor reports and other research outputs.