Tindwa Medical and Health Services (TMHS) is reputable, experienced, accredited company, that provides extra care and listening to its customers. We are the best one stop health services provider in Tanzania, providing the following services at international standards, 1. Ambulance & Paramedic Services 2.
Job Title : Medical Doctor
Department: Health and Safety
Reports To: HOD Health and Safety
Date: 6th April 2021
Job Summary:
Emergency medical services (EMS) is a large portion of the operational responsibility. Work involves stressful situations dealing with emergency situations such as heart attacks, cardiac arrests, overdoses, strokes, trouble breathing, pediatric emergencies, falls, car crashes, assaults and emotionally ill patients. This position may involve medical responses on a transport unit (ambulance) or on a remote setting/site.
Working Conditions
- Maintaining composure in dealing with authorities, patients, families, hospital staff, outside professional agencies, co-workers and supervisory personnel, whether volunteer or paid, occasionally under conditions of urgency and in pressure situations
- May be exposed to stressful situations, such as death, dismemberment, pediatric death, total devastation and loss
- May be required to hold over to cover emergencies and work overtime without advanced notice.
- Frequent sitting, standing and walking, which may be required for prolonged periods of time and may involve climbing stairs and walking up inclines or uneven terrain. Must be physically fit to perform job functions adequately as dictated by occupational health.
- Be able to hear and understand at normal range levels.
- May be required to use vehicles in the performance of duties. Vehicles are to include but not limited to: cars, trucks, and ambulances
- On occasion may be required to perform stressful physical activity.
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Duties and Responsibilities:
- Engage in direct clinical practice as the principal component of his/her professional responsibility within the Department.
- Provide medical assessment, diagnostic determination, and clinical management necessary to ensure appropriate clinical disposition of Emergency Department patients.
- Accurate and timely completion of all clinical and professional records and documentation to assure compliance with local, state, and federal regulatory, licensure, and accreditation requirements.
- Communicate with consulting providers as necessary to facilitate necessary ongoing care and treatment of patients.
- Work to create a positive work culture within department and cross-departmental teams.
- Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.
Education
Work requires an MD, and BLS, ACLS and ITLS training.
Experience
Minimum of 3 years experience working in emergency department in well recognized facility.
Job Title : Driver
Department : Emergency Medical Services
Reports To : HOD Emergency Medical Services
Date : 6th April 2021
Ambulance Driver Job Purpose:
An ambulance Driver is an individual specifically employed for driving ambulances, i.e. vehicles which are used to transport patients to and from hospitals and nursing homes. Ambulance drivers may need to transport seriously injured patients to hospitals or they need to reach accident spots as soon as possible. They are also required to carry non-urgent patients, outpatients etc to hospitals, day centers and alike
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Driver Job Duties:
- Ascertain that the designated ambulance is kept ready at all times, by fueling it on time and checking oil levels and tire pressure
- Clean and sanitize assigned ambulance from the inside after each haul, by following set sanitation procedures of the facility
- Make sure that all consumable items such as medication and oxygen, along with emergency management equipment is available and ready to use
- Take orders from the dispatcher to rush to scenes of emergencies and map out appropriate routes on either conventional maps, or the GPS
- Carefully but urgently drive the ambulance to the destination, changing routes when necessary
- Assist Paramedic in setting up emergency equipment such as oxygen tanks and defibrillators
- Assist in carrying victims of accidents or unwell people to the awaiting ambulance and gently but securely strap them in
- Drive the ambulance to the designated hospital or facility while keeping the dispatcher aware of the ambulance’s whereabouts
- Assist in disembarking patients from the ambulance and rushing them to emergency rooms
Required Qualifications
Education
- Must have form 4 Certificate
- Must have valid Driving License Class C and above
- Must have Current defensive driving certificate
- Must have current First aid training certificate
Experience
Minimum of 3 year experience working as a driver in well recognized facility
Job Title : Anesthetist
Department: Health and Safety
Reports To: HOD Health and Safety
Date: 6th April 2021
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Job Summary:
Responds to the anesthetic needs of patients and coordinates their care with other perioperative personnel during the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases. Administers anesthesia services to patients for medical and surgical procedures relevant to the facility under the medical direction of staff anesthesiologist. Responds to the emergent airway management within the facility as needed. May be on-call, either in-house or from home, as required by the facility.
Supervisory/Management Responsibilities
This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor or head of department.
Working Conditions
- Maintaining composure in dealing with authorities, patients, families, hospital staff, outside professional agencies, co-workers and supervisory personnel, whether volunteer or paid, occasionally under conditions of urgency and in pressure situations
- May be exposed to stressful situations, such as death, dismemberment, pediatric death, total devastation and loss
- May be required to hold over to cover emergencies and work overtime without advanced notice.
- Frequent sitting, standing and walking, which may be required for prolonged periods of time and may involve climbing stairs and walking up inclines or uneven terrain. Must be physically fit to perform job functions adequately as dictated by occupational health.
- Be able to hear and understand at normal range levels.
- May be required to use vehicles in the performance of duties. Vehicles are to include but not limited to: cars, trucks, and ambulances
- On occasion may be required to perform stressful physical activity.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Demonstrate TMHS values and Service Pride Standards through actions.
- Perform thorough and complete pre-anesthesia assessments and develops appropriate anesthesia plans.
- Administer anesthesia in accordance with clinical privileges, including induction, maintenanceand emergence.
- Select, obtain and administer anesthetics, adjuvant drugs, accessory drugs and fluids necessary to manage the anesthetic, to maintain the patient`s physiologic homeostasis, and to correct abnormal responses to the anesthesia or surgery
- Monitor, interpret and evaluate on going data as appropriate for the type of anesthetic and specific patient needs.
- Provide expertise in airway management both in and out of the surgical suite
- Place and maintain epidural catheters as adjuncts to anesthesia.
- Place and monitor arterial and central venous catheters including pulmonary artery catheters.
- Document pertinent information on the patient`s medical record.
- Respond to emergency situations by providing airway management, administration of emergency fluids or drugs, or using basic or advanced cardiac life support techniques. 11. Act as investigators, collaborators, consultants, or assistants on research projects as needed.
- May provide clinical and didactic instruction to helping staff available with emphasis on the patient on site or hospital,
- May serve on a variety of institutional committees and participate as instructors in staff development and continuing education programs for both professional and non-professional staff members.
- Other duties as directed by the Head of medical department.
EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Advanced diploma in anesthesia or above.
EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
Minimum of one year experience in preferred, will count residency experience.
SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED
- Effective interpersonal skills necessary to foster productive working relationships.
- Effective oral and written communication skills.
- Thorough depth knowledge of pharmacology with emphasis on anesthetic, cardiac and vasoactive drugs.
- Thorough knowledge of anesthetic equipment.
- Expertise in the placement of invasive monitoring devices including arterial, central venous and pulmonary artery catheters.
- Ability to move, manipulate, and safely operate anesthesia equipment during the administration of all types of anesthesia to all sizes of patients
- Ability to adapt to work environment changes.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Ability to adjust work schedule to meet varying demands.
- Must be able to communicate effectively in English.
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Job Title : Emergency Nurse
Department : Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
Reports to: Head of EMS
Date: 6th April 2021
Summary
The Critical Care Registered Nurse (RN) shall be responsible for the evidence-based care of a group of patients and who will utilize the nursing process.
Job Summary
Our company is looking for a compassionate and quick thinking ER Nurse to join our emergency team. The successful candidate will be responsible for handling initial patient assessments, performing laboratory work, point of care testing and associated administrative tasks. The ER nurse will also collaborate with ER doctors on discharge plans and create outpatient instructions for each patient that is not admitted to the facility. If you are a compassionate and knowledgeable caregiver with previous nursing experience, we encourage you to apply.
Responsibilities
- This RN delivers and improves care with a collaborative team. Duties and responsibilities are, but not limited, the following:
- Appropriately triage patients and initiate orders from approved protocols.
- Manages mechanically ventilated patients.
- Conduct safe and therapeutic care of the patient with epicardial and transvenous pacing.
- Safely participates in the resuscitation of a patient during a code blue and rapid response situation.
- Manages critically ill patients during and after procedures where moderate sedation is needed.
- Transduce pressure lines (Arterial, CVP and PA catheters) and evaluate hemodynamic parameters.
- Cares for patients with an elevated ICP and manages ventriculostomy drains with ICP monitoring.
- Manages patient on Patient Controlled Analgesia.
- Manages patient on ETCO2.
Requirements
- Conditions of Employment
- Designated and/or random drug testing required
- You may be required to serve a probationary period
- Must be proficient in written and spoken English
- Must pass pre-employment physical examination
Qualifications
Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by Tanzania Nursing and Midwifery Council In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of current, full, active and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement of graduation from an approved school of professional nursing.
- Valid nursing license, BLS and ACLS
- 3 years’ experience in an emergency medical facility
- Strong ability to work well on a team
- Exceptional communication skills
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Working Conditions
- Maintaining composure in dealing with authorities, patients, families, hospital staff, outside professional agencies, co-workers and supervisory personnel, whether volunteer or paid, occasionally under conditions of urgency and in pressure situations
- May be exposed to stressful situations, such as death, dismemberment, pediatric death, total devastation and loss
- May be required to hold over to cover emergencies and work overtime without advanced notice.
- Frequent sitting, standing and walking, which may be required for prolonged periods of time and may involve climbing stairs and walking up inclines or uneven terrain. Must be physically fit to perform job functions adequately as dictated by occupational health.
- Be able to hear and understand at normal range levels.
- May be required to use vehicles in the performance of duties. Vehicles are to include but not limited to: cars, trucks, and ambulances
- On occasion may be required to perform stressful physical activity.
SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED
- Effective interpersonal skills necessary to foster productive working relationships.
- Effective oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to adapt to work environment changes.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Ability to adjust work schedule to meet varying demands.
- Must be able to communicate effectively in English.
Job Title : Emergency Physician
Department: Health and Safety
Reports To: HOD Health and Safety
Date: 6th April 2021
Job Summary:
Emergency medical services (EMS) is a large portion of the operational responsibility. Work involves stressful situations dealing with emergency situations such as heart attacks, cardiac arrests, overdoses, strokes, trouble breathing, pediatric emergencies, falls, car crashes, assaults and emotionally ill patients. This position may involve medical responses on a transport unit (ambulance) or on a remote setting/site.
Working Conditions
- Maintaining composure in dealing with authorities, patients, families, hospital staff, outside professional agencies, co-workers and supervisory personnel, whether volunteer or paid, occasionally under conditions of urgency and in pressure situations
- May be exposed to stressful situations, such as death, dismemberment, pediatric death, total devastation and loss
- May be required to hold over to cover emergencies and work overtime without advanced notice.
- Frequent sitting, standing and walking, which may be required for prolonged periods of time and may involve climbing stairs and walking up inclines or uneven terrain. Must be physically fit to perform job functions adequately as dictated by occupational health.
- Be able to hear and understand at normal range levels.
- May be required to use vehicles in the performance of duties. Vehicles are to include but not limited to: cars, trucks, and ambulances
- On occasion may be required to perform stressful physical activity.
Read Also:
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Engage in direct clinical practice as the principal component of his/her professional responsibility within the Department.
- Provide medical assessment, diagnostic determination, and clinical management necessary to ensure appropriate clinical disposition of Emergency Department patients.
- Accurate and timely completion of all clinical and professional records and documentation to assure compliance with local, state, and federal regulatory, licensure, and accreditation requirements.
- Communicate with consulting providers as necessary to facilitate necessary ongoing care and treatment of patients.
- Work to create a positive work culture within department and cross-departmental teams.
- Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.
Education
- Work requires an MD, and masters in emergency medicine
- BLS, ACLS, ITLS courses will add advantage.
Experience
Minimum of 3 years’ experience working as emergency physician in well recognized facility.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Interested applicants are required to submit a cover letter with current CV for consideration to recruitment@tmhstz.com copy info@tmhstz.com before 15th May 2021
