8 Fresher Clinical Officer Non-profit Career Jobs – Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI)

Organisation: Infectious
Diseases Institute (IDI)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Reports to: Regional
Technical Supervisory Team Lead
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 CDC / PEPFAR Project:
IDI received funding from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC)/PEPFAR, IDI is implementing comprehensive HIV/AIDS services in the
Kampala region of Uganda under the project: “Accelerating epidemic control in
Kampala region of Uganda through scale up of evidence based and high impact
interventions towards achievement of UNAIDS 90:90:90 targets.”
Job Summary: The Clinical
Officer will ensure delivery of quality TB and HIV/AIDS care and treatment
services to clients by providing technical support to health facility teams in
assessment, diagnosis & and management of patients.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:  
  • Support
    leadership to facility-based technical team members to ensure timely
    delivery on key project tasks.
  • Support
    mentorship and training efforts to build capacity of facility teams
    to deliver high quality TB and HIV/AIDS care services.
  • Provide
    clinical care to TB and HIV/AIDS patients attending IDI-supported health
    facilities in line with standard care and treatment guidelines.
  • Support
    appropriate referral and management of complex patients through
    liaison with senior care specialists and tertiary treatment centers.
  • Support
    performance monitoring initiatives and routine data use activities at
    IDI-supported health facilities to guide implementation of project
    activities.
  • Support
    the health workers to identify, implement and document continuous quality
    improvement activities along client care and treatment cascades.
  • The
    jobholder will coordinate and support facility efforts in follow up of
    clients to improve linkage, retention and viral suppression rates
    among clients in HIV care.
  • Support
    health facilities to compile and submit accurate HMIS and programmatic
    reports according to project, donor and Ministry of Health timelines.
  • Carry
    out 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) Clinical Officer job opportunity should preferably
    hold a Diploma in Clinical
    medicine and community health
  • Full
    and active registration with the Allied Health Professionals council.
  • Training
    in clinical management of HIV/AIDS and opportunistic infections
  • Up-to-date
    knowledge of national HIV/AIDS clinical management protocols
  • Excellent
    communication, organization and management skills
  • Broad
    understanding of client confidentiality and exhibits high level of ethical
    conduct
  • Basic
    computer literacy skills including word processing, excel, internet and
    power point.
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 Manager Human Resources,
Infectious Diseases Institute,
P.O. Box 22418, Kampala. Uganda
Deadline:  31st May 2017

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