At Mensana Mobile Health, we recognise the need for mobility to provide essential services to the masses. Today, there are many people living without access to the most basic public services, such as healthcare services that could improve their quality of life.
They have developed a solution in terms of a mobile clinic and strategy that provide the tools and support to government and private corporations to enable them to make sustainable impact in under-served communities of South Africa.
Using large-scale, multi-disciplinary mobile clinics, we deliver optometry, audiology, primary healthcare and oral healthcare services directly to schools and communities at large ensuring convenience, quality healthcare, provision of medical equipment and staff who sincerely care.
They are looking for someone who is committed to making a difference and is passionate on creating an impact by delivering healthcare to community door steps through our mobile clinics.
Mensana Mobile Health seeks t appoint a qualified audiologist, registered with HPCSA.
Patients will be both children at schools and adults, whom will all be attended to within the mobile clinic.
The role description of the audiologist:
Start the day by cleaning and sanitizing work station.
Delivering audiology services on a mobile health facility visiting government schools and other community centres.
Prior to start of the project test all equipment and be familiar with the specific model available.
Able to use the onboard software to capture all clinical findings, finalize prescriptions and generate referrals during field visit.
Ensure that each patient is treated in a friendly, professional manner upholding the highest standards of the profession. At all times the individual must be respectful of cultural differences and treat each other as a valued individual.
Able to complete a target of routine examinations and hearing tests on patients visiting the mobile health unit per day.
Diagnose hearing problems, interpret test results, prescribe corrective measures or refer for further diagnostics tests and/or treatment.
Counsel patients about hearing health and the possible need for treatment/management
Assess the candidacy of persons with hearing loss for hearing aids and provide referrals for these specific patients
Screen speech-language and other factors affecting communication function for the purposes of audiologic evaluation and/or initial identification of individuals with other communication disorders
Screen vestibular disorders and manage accordingly
Ensure referred patients are recorded accurately, including reasons for referral and where to, so a follow up can be done when needed
Report any malfunction of the equipment immediately by reporting it to the operator or project manager.
When based at a school train a minimum of 2 educators at each school on doing basic screening in the classroom.
Ensure that consent forms are filed in a date orderly system in the files provided.
Ensure each referral form is scanned into the Fyne forms in the event that a patient needs to be followed up on.
Submitting at least one good news story / case summary per week on patient interaction and feedback.
Submit daily report on day’s activities and at least 2 photos of the day as per daily form.
Ensure work station and equipment is sanitized with disinfectant at the end of every day.
Details of position:
Salary is market related based on experience
Current positions are in Kuruman – Northern Cape, Eastern Cape and Thabazimbi – Limpopo
(When based outside of these locations a living out allowance will be provided – accommodation and meal allowance)
If interested please provide CV and qualifications to [email protected]. Please mention the location that you are applying to.
We look forward to hearing from you.
For more about Mensana Mobile Health, refer to Bringing healthcare to your doorstep – Mensana Mobile Health