MGIC Clinical Care Specialist Job in Kenya

Vacancy: Clinical Care Specialist

Maryland Global Initiatives Corporation (MGIC) is an affiliate of University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB). 

UMB has a Global Health Program which is delivered through the Maryland Global Initiatives Corporation (MGIC) and housed by various institutes among them the Institute of Human Virology (IHV). 

Since 2004, IHV has partnered with the governments of Kenya, Guyana, Haiti, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia to address each country’s growing HIV and AIDS epidemics. 

 

The Institute has led efforts to build National Health Systems in each country via strategic international, national, and local collaborations through the design and implementation of unique education, training, and treatment programs addressing each country’s complex HIV/AIDS epidemics. 

In Kenya, UMB through the Institute of Human Virology started operations in 2004 under the AIDS Relief Project consortium funded by Presidential Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through HRSA/CDC. 

This was the beginning of UMB’s work in Kenya which has seen implementation of 11 grants to-date.

MGIC seeks candidates for multiple positions for an anticipated $22,000, 000 health service delivery program that will support implementation and expansion of comprehensive HIV prevention, Care & Treatment programs; establish systems for quality assurance and improvement; and support strengthening of county and sub county systems for sustainable HIV service delivery.
 

“These positions are subject to project award and funding”
 

Clinical Care Specialist

Under the supervision of HIV Technical Advisor, the Clinical Care Specialist will offer technical support to the facility teams and the project supported health facilities in expanded high quality integrated HIV care and treatment as well as continuous quality improvement. 

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide high quality clinical patient care including leading clinical effectiveness efforts, ensuring implementation of recommended clinical protocols and national guidelines.


• Support clinical team in management of HIV and related diseases.


• Operationalize data demand and information use at TA team level and site level.


• Provide onsite mentoring to clinical teams with the goal of performance improvement in the overall patient care.


• Examine facility operations and systems and recommend ways to improve outputs and outcomes.


• Represent organization in technical capacity at District level and Facility level meetings.


• Organize and facilitate trainings using National curricula.


• Evaluate outcomes of training activities and share recommendations.


• Organize and facilitate in various CPDs based on National Curricula.


• Organize and co-ordinate facilitation of journal review meetings and CMEs for TA team members  

Qualifications

• Registered Clinical officer with over five years’ experience in HIV/ AIDS program implementation.


• Diploma in Clinical Medicine & Surgery from a recognized institution.


• Experience in Health Care programming at the field level and providing technical assistance to partner organizations.


• Knowledge and experience of ART programmatic and technical issues highly desired.


• Ability to work both in a team and independently and ability to transfer knowledge through formal and informal training.


• Experience with, and a demonstrated commitment to, community-based approach to development.


• Knowledge and experience with Kenya HIV Quality Improvement Framework.


• Experience with participatory planning and evaluation methods preferred.


• Experience working with government institutions, counties and local partners.

How to Apply
 

If you meet the above mentioned qualifications, you are requested to send your cover letter and CV to hr@mgickenya.org by January 13, 2016. 

Candidates are requested to indicate the title of the position being applied on the subject line of the email. 

Only shortlisted candidate will be contacted.

Maryland Global Initiatives Corporation is an equal opportunity employer.