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Job Title: Quality Assurance Officer (2 Job Careers)
Organisation: Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI)
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Quality assurance Advisor
About US:
The Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) is an international non-profit organization which is a partnership of infectious diseases and public health specialists. The overall objective of the IDI is to strengthen health systems with strong emphasis on Infectious Diseases, through Research and Capacity Development. IDI has five operational areas through which it works to achieve its mission: Prevention, Care and Treatment; Training, Research and Laboratory services (provided through a partnership with the Makerere University – John Hopkins University Core Lab) and Outreach.
About Project:
IDI is implementing comprehensive HIV/AIDS services in the mid-western Uganda Districts of Kiboga, Kibaale, Kagadi, Kakumiro, Kyankwanzi, Hoima, Masindi, Buliisa and Kiryandongo.
Job Summary: The Quality Assurance Officer will offer technical support to the project in the area of clinical and laboratory quality improvement and assurance. The incumbent will support activities which evaluate and document quality improvement and compliance with local and international standards of services.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide technical oversight for quality improvement and assurance plans at all levels including district health offices.
- Work closely with the Districts, Ministry of Health and other stakeholders to continuously document and improve implementation of quality improvement and assurance processes for People Living with HIV in line with MoH standards.
- Assist in conducting capacity building and technical assistance initiatives for quality improvement and assurance. He/she will also coordinate trainings and on site mentorships on quality improvement and assurance.
- Identify primary service delivery indicators and outcome measures to evaluate effectiveness of applied standards.
- Keenly review quality improvement findings, and formulate recommendations to improve the quality of local standards of care.
- Guide quality improvement and assurance team meetings
- Mentor technical support teams (TSTs) and district health teams to integrate quality improvement and assurance within the health care services for people living with HIV across supported districts.
- Support the DHTs and health facilities to generate standard operating procedures for facility processes. He/she will support the districts to achieve the required standards for both site and above site level activities.
- Support data use at the districts to inform planning and activity implementation at the districts.
- Support and participate in technical support supervision by the district, MoH or regional performance teams for Health facilities in the district.
- Prepare and send the required reports in regard to quality improvement and assurance
- Perform any other duties as may reasonably be assigned from time to time.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) Quality Assurance Officer employment opportunity should preferably hold a Bachelor’s degree in Medicine and Surgery
- A minimum of two years’ experience providing QA support in a busy health care setting
- Possession of a post graduate training in Public Health is an added advantage
- Specialized training in HIV/AIDS
- Active Registration with the Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council required
- Previous exposure and experience in implementing quality improvement and assurance in HIV/AIDS health care.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Comprehensive knowledge and experience in clinical HIV/AIDS with emphasis on planning and implementation of quality assurance in public health care settings.
- Good working knowledge of HIV/AIDS public health programs, strategies, methods, processes and techniques used to plan, develop, implement and evaluate results related to quality improvement.
- Broad knowledge of US Government programming policies and regulations, procedures and practices.
- Ability to understand public health systems and willingness to develop and link the project to existing quality assurance mechanisms and implementing partners.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested persons may apply through e-mail or hand-deliver their application letter with a detailed CV, copies of academic credentials with at least two referees to:
The Human Resources Manager,
Infectious Diseases Institute,
College of Health Sciences, Makerere University,
P.O. Box 22418, Kampala. Uganda
Deadline: 16th May 2017