Full Time
Posted 5 months ago
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: OSS Clinician
Locations: Ebonyi
Employment Type: Full-time
Position Overview
- The Doctor – OSS Clinician will provide general care to the KP clients and collaborate with the CBOs to ensure achievement of goals.
The key roles of the Doctor include:
- Working with program team to develop and/or review Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for the provision of ART services to Key Populations.
- Provide ART services to Key Populations in line with current World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations and national guidelines both at the OSS and through mobile ART.
- Oversee clinical HIV treatment protocols in each clinical department to reflect the needs of the target population and ensure consistency of treatment services throughout the OSS.
- Ensure a seamless delivery of service for clients from intake through discharge at the OSS.
- Review and assess client treatment protocols and plans, including short- and long-term goals.
- Review clinical records to evaluate the necessary level of client care.
- Effectively manage and supervise other clinical team members, health service providers, volunteers and case managers at the OSS as well as mobile ART teams.
- Advise project team on national and state policies, procedures and licensing requirements and ensure compliance with all requirements and/or mandatory inspections.
- Supervise weekly/monthly clinical staff meetings, Integrate OSS and mobile ART services with other project activities to enhance the achievement of project outcomes.
- Provide support to the Strategic Information (SI) unit to manage data collection for service delivery to Key Populations in project communities using nationally approved tools.
- Ensure timely submission of quality reports to the appropriate Quarters through the SR on monthly and quarterly basis or as required.
- Support for data analysis, interpretation and use at the OSS.
- Use of data at facility level for decision making towards improve service delivery at the OSS.
- Liaise with ECEWS to use data for decision making on how to best tailor services according to the needs of the KPs.
- Support the development of budgets and work plans for clinical services in the OSS, Provide support for prompt retirement of cash expenditure and advances.
- Preparation of program reports, Proactively seek out and report relevant opportunities, success stories, linkages or challenges that may promote clinical services for the project.
- Carry out any assignment as assigned.
Required Qualifications
- Advanced Medical Degree (MD preferred)
- Robust clinical experience in HIV/AIDS care and antiretroviral treatment (3years + preferable)
- Computer literacy in Microsoft applications and other software
- Excellent grasp of clinical issues and current literature in HIV/AIDS treatment
- Ability to work independently with strong problem-solving skills including the ability to foresee problems and initiate appropriate action.
- At least 3 years of clinical experience in management of infectious disease, and of management of clinical services;
- Experience working with the Key Populations
- Experience in developing country health care programs
- Experience in training and good Excellent interpersonal skills
- Fluency in written and spoken English.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
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Send a detailed resume and a one-page cover letter as one (1) MS Word document explaining suitability for the position to the Human Resources Unit by email to: [email protected]Application must explicitly state your full names, the position of interest with preferred location as the subject of the email.
Deadline: December 31, 2023
Job Features
Job Category | Clinical Services Officer |