Job Title: Physical Navigator (4 No experience Job Opportunities)
Organization: Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI)
Duty Station: Uganda
Salary scale: U7
Reports to: Lead Clinical Navigator
About US:
Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) in collaboration with American Cancer Society (ACS) is implementing the UCI Patient Navigation Program at UCI with grants from ACS, with the aim of improving the quality of patients’ care at UCI using three types of navigation; Physical Navigation, Clinical Navigation and Resource Navigation. To reach this goal, the Program intends to provide patient navigation services to cancer patients at UCI; improve patients’ knowledge on their diagnosis, treatment, self-care and services provided at UCI; improve the overall patient’s satisfaction of the care at UCI; improve UCI staff knowledge, attitudes and practices towards the use of compassionate, patient-centered cancer care; and increase the number of cancer patients completing their prescribed cancer treatment at UCI.
Job Summary: The Physical Navigator will provide physical navigation to patients.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provides physical/ geographic navigation to patients and their caregivers at UCI
- Provide information that facilitates patients’ movement within the hospital.
- Assists in guiding and directing patients to the various service points at UCI
- Provides physical assistance to the needy patients
- When needed, calls for emergency assistance
- Assists in restraining violent patients
- Acts as a liaison with stakeholders (other navigators) to allow seamless care for patients
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate should have O’ Level certificate with at least credits in English language, mathematics and three science subjects.
- Assertiveness and Self confidence
- Effective communication
- Ethics and Integrity
- Flexibility
- Innovativeness
- Ability to speak at least three languages
How to apply:
All suitably qualified individuals fill the position under the UCI Patient Navigation Program at UCI on contract basis
Application should be hand written and addressed to the Executive Director Uganda Cancer Institute.
Deadline: Monday 3rd February, 2020.