Job Title: Medical Officer
Organization: Baylor
College of Medicine Children’s Foundation – Uganda (Baylor-Uganda)
Duty Station:
Uganda
About US:
Baylor College of
Medicine Children’s Foundation – Uganda (Baylor-Uganda) is an indigenous
not-for-profit child health and development organisation affiliated to the
Baylor College of Medicine International Paediatric AIDS Initiative (BIPAI), a
Network of paediatric HIV/AIDS care and treatment Children’s Clinical Centres
of Excellence and international program offices in 11 countries across Africa,
Eastern Europe and North America.
Job Summary: The Medical Officer will conduct
clinical-patient assessment, provide medical care and treatment to clients and
contribute to continuous professional development in line with the
baylor-uganda guidelines.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Implement differentiated services delivery models at FPRRH.
- Conduct nutrition categorization and growth monitoring.
- Provide family planning needs assessment
- Conduct TB screening and management.
- Provide cervical cancer screening referrals.
- Enroll eligible clients on IPT, monitor adherence and adverse events
as well as completion rates. - Monitor clients for Adverse Drug Reactions, ADR, and report these through
NMS. - Enhance retention through provision of quality, client-centered
services while observing the Patients’ Charter. - Conduct VL monitoring and provide adherence message to support and
maintain viral suppression. - Screen all clients for advanced HIV disease, and provide appropriate
management. - Respond to ward consultations, and conduct regular ward coverage to
provide support in the management of advanced HIV. - Provide Adolescent and child friendly PSS (HEADSS, PLAY) and
Psychosocial needs assessment (PHDP) and referral those with needs to CBO. - Ensure ART optimization, by implementing DTG transitioning, and
LPV/r substitution for all children under 10 with suppressed viral load. - Participate in ART clinic meetings, making case summaries and
presentations. (Program meeting, CME, switch meetings, mortality audits,
CQI meeting, performance review meetings). - Conduct technical support to other sites
- Implement SURGE across the 95-95-95 cascades.
- Prepare monthly progress reports to stakeholders on achievements, best
practices, and recommendation for further improvement.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold an MBCHB
- Three years of related work experience
How to Apply:
Applications should
include a cover letter, CV, daytime telephone contact, three traceable
professional references and certified academic documents. All suitably
qualified candidates should apply online at the link below.
NB: You must have at
least a credit 6 in MATHEMATICS and ENGLISH at Ordinary Level (UCE). Only short
listed candidates will be contacted for interview.
Deadline: 30th September 2019
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