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Job Title:      Clinicians
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Organization: University
Research Co., LLC (URC)

Duty Station: Uganda

About US:

University Research
Co., LLC (URC), a US-based public health organization working in Uganda since
2005, implements the USAID’s Regional Health Integration to Enhance Services in
East Central Uganda Activity (USAID’s RHITES EC). The purpose of this project
is to support implementation of a comprehensive, integrated investment in
regional health, HIV/AIDS and nutrition assistance. This five-year activity
targets 12 districts in East-Central Uganda with an estimated total population
of 4.1 million through a district-based integrated package of quality health,
HIV/AIDS, nutrition and child development services.

Job Summary:   The Clinicians will work with and support
respective health facility teams enroll all newly identified HIV positive
clients in care and on ART, and to provide high quality HIV Care and treatment
services along the care continuum including implementation of the revised
national guidelines for HIV prevention, care and treatment through ongoing
patient clinical assessments and management, data reviews and reporting, and
applying quality improvement approaches to close existing service quality gaps.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Participate in day-to-day running of the HIV/AIDS clinic at
  supported health facilities including daily enrollment of all newly
  identified HIV positive clients
• Work with other health facility staff and project seconded
  volunteers to strengthen targeted HIV eligibility screening at all
  facility entry points and testing all those eligible for HIV;
• Daily review of all HTS services data tools both at facility and
  from outreaches to track all new HIV positive clients in collaboration
  with community linkages structures and ensure their enrollment into care
  and on ART to completion.
• Daily review of all HTS services data tools both at facility and
  from outreaches to track all new HIV positive clients in collaboration
  with community linkages structures and ensure their enrollment into care
  and on ART to completion.
• Work with the facility, district and project M&E teams to ensure
  up-to-date data collection and reporting mechanisms are responsive to the
  needs of the district, project, MoH and other stakeholders
• Ensure the project’s, facility’s and district’s HIV/AIDS support for
  activities is well-coordinated and demonstrate results towards set
  targets.
• In collaboration with supported facility, district and cluster staff
  monitor and support attainment of HIV care enrolment, Care & Treatment
  Performance targets
• Work with other facility, district and project staff to plan and
  implement quality improvement activities to improve HIV testing outputs,
  enrollment into care and on ART, clinical and laboratory services aimed at
  improved delivery of HIV continuum of services.
• Support facilities in forecasting, quantifying and requisitioning
  adequate commodities to support the HIV care continuum including ARVs, HIV
  test kits and viral load kits.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The applicant must hold a Diploma in Clinical Medicine or Nursing
  with clinical services delivery improvement
• Additional training in HIV/AIDS clinical management
• Two years’ experience in managing HIV/AIDS in clinical settings
• Knowledge in clinical HIV/AIDS management, including the current
  national guidelines for HIV prevention, care and treatment
• Willingness to work in rural setting.
• Excellent Counselling, Interpersonal, Communication and Computer
  Skills.
• Ability to communicate in the language dialects used in East Central
  region (Lusoga, Lugweri, Swahili, Samia, Luganda)

How to Apply:

All suitably
qualified and interested applicants should hand deliver OR send via E-mail
their complete applications with a cover letter, 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 1 Bridge Lane, Mpumudde Division P.O.
Box 5053, Jinja, Uganda

E-mail to: HR-RHITES-EC@urc-chs.com

Deadline: 20^th September 2019 by 2:00pm

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