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Quality Improvement Officer USAID RHITES-EC Project Careers – University Research Co., LLC (URC)
Job Title: Quality Improvement Officer
Organisation: University
Research Co., LLC (URC)
Research Co., LLC (URC)
Project Name: USAID Regional
Health Integration to Enhance Health Services in East Central Uganda Project
(USAID/Uganda RHITES-EC) Project
Health Integration to Enhance Health Services in East Central Uganda Project
(USAID/Uganda RHITES-EC) Project
Duty Station: Jinja, Uganda
Reports to: Senior Quality
Improvement Supervisor
Improvement Supervisor
About US:
University Research Co., LLC (URC) is a global company dedicated to
improving the quality of health care, social services, and health education
worldwide. With a non-profit affiliate, the Center for Human Services (CHS),
URC manages projects in over 45 countries, including the United States.
improving the quality of health care, social services, and health education
worldwide. With a non-profit affiliate, the Center for Human Services (CHS),
URC manages projects in over 45 countries, including the United States.
About USAID RHITES-EC Project:
University Research Co., LLC (URC) is implementing the USAID Regional
Health Integration to Enhance Health Services in East Central Uganda Project
(USAID/Uganda RHITES-EC) whose aim is to support the implementation of a
comprehensive integrated investment in regional
health, nutritional assistance and HIV/AIDS programs. The five-year
project targets 11 districts in East Central Uganda with an estimated total
population of 4.1 million through a district-based integrated package of
quality health, nutrition, HIV / AIDS and child development services.
Health Integration to Enhance Health Services in East Central Uganda Project
(USAID/Uganda RHITES-EC) whose aim is to support the implementation of a
comprehensive integrated investment in regional
health, nutritional assistance and HIV/AIDS programs. The five-year
project targets 11 districts in East Central Uganda with an estimated total
population of 4.1 million through a district-based integrated package of
quality health, nutrition, HIV / AIDS and child development services.
Job Summary: The Quality
Improvement Officer will assist the Senior Quality Improvement Supervisor to
work with the other technical advisors including Human Resources for Health,
Supply Chain, Laboratory Systems, and District cluster team leaders to
effectively implement, document and report Quality Improvement activities, as
per the National QI Framework and Strategic Plan.
Improvement Officer will assist the Senior Quality Improvement Supervisor to
work with the other technical advisors including Human Resources for Health,
Supply Chain, Laboratory Systems, and District cluster team leaders to
effectively implement, document and report Quality Improvement activities, as
per the National QI Framework and Strategic Plan.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Assist the project Technical Advisors for
the different thematic areas to coordinate the establishment and
monitoring of Quality improvement collaboratives, leveraging the change packages
already developed through performance assessments, training, coaching and
experiential learning exchange activities - Offer QI coaching support to the District
Programme Officers, District Quality improvement teams, HSD and Facility
QITs to promote the use of the model for improvement and 5S methodologies - Provide support coordination and
supervisory activities of the Regional Quality Improvement committee
including the Quarterly regional performance review and planning meeting - Prepare and submit monthly and quarterly
QI workplans and reports - Coordinate regular assessments and
monitoring visits to ensure compliance to MOH service delivery standards - Support DPOs and DQITs to coordinate and
facilitate monthly facility performance review and quality improvement
meetings - Support the DPOs and DQITs to coordinate
quarterly integrated QI coaching and mentorship activities for the health
facilities in the respective clusters - Coordinate quarterly cluster QI learning
sessions in collaboration with the DPOs and the DQITs - Support and facilitate the District QI
meetings and implementation of the District QI plans - Actively facilitate teams to establish and
maintain QI data bases at the different levels of QI implementation
including facility, HSD, District and Regional levels - Coordinate the documentation and
dissemination of QI success stories at all levels including facility, HSD,
District and Regional - Render support in the assessment and
strengthening of infection control and waste management activities at all
facilities - Coordinate bi -annual health facility
performance assessment and improvement planning using the MOH and USG
tools - Support reporting of QI activities at all
levels up to the MOH QAD - Provide oversight and coordination of
client and family satisfaction surveys, providing support to services for
the development, implementation and collation of surveys, analysis and
reporting of results
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the USAID
RHITES-EC Project Quality Improvement Officer job vacancy should
preferably hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine, Midwifery or Nursing - A Master’s Degree in public health will be
an added advantage - Possess a valid registration certificate
from the relevant regulatory bodies - At least two years’ experience in
implementing Quality Improvement approaches and tools providing support to
facility-based Quality Improvement teams - At least two years experience in
maternal/newborn clinical training to service providers and stake holders - A minimum of two years ’experience in
integrated health programming gained through serving within a government
institution or NGO with proven ability to coordinate activities of
different stakeholders at district and or sub national level - Excellent communication or interpersonal
skills desired - Excellent writing skills desired
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates who wish to join the
USAID RHITES EC Project should send their cover letters, curriculum vitae,
copies of academic credentials and contact information for 3 professional
references addressed to:
USAID RHITES EC Project should send their cover letters, curriculum vitae,
copies of academic credentials and contact information for 3 professional
references addressed to:
Human Resource Coordinator,
University Research Co., LLC – Centre for Human Services,
Plot 10
Kiira Lane, Mpumudde Division, UGANDA
Kiira Lane, Mpumudde Division, UGANDA
E-mail to: HR-RHITES-EC@urc-chs.com
Deadline: 31st March,
2017 by 12:00pm
2017 by 12:00pm
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