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Job Summary
S/he will responsible for ensuring that healthcare facilities provide the most effective patient care.- Minimum Qualification: Bachelor
- Experience Level: Mid level
- Experience Length: 3 years
Job Description
Reporting to: Health CoordinatorDepartment: Health and Care
Duty Station: Nyarugusu (Kasulu)
Contract Duration: 1 year, renewable
Job Summary:
The job holder is responsible for the planning, coordination and direction of medical health services within the healthcare facilities in which s/he works. S/he is responsible for ensuring that healthcare facilities provide the most effective patient care. S/he plans and coordinates services in the main dispensary and health posts, overseeing specific departments/units such as reproductive and child health (RCH) and Nutrition. S/he manages health/medical staff, ensures the health information system functions properly, ensures detailed medical records, and serves as a liaison between administrators and medical staff. S/he is a member of the management team at the field operation level.
As part of the health preparedness and response s/he ascertains the existence of any health preparedness policy; carries out health hazard mapping and risk analysis; mobilizes and stockpiles essential health resources including drugs, equipment and supplies appropriate for health relief; designs strategies to decrease mortality and prevalence of health hazards; and promotes long-term rehabilitation programme.
Key duties and responsibilities:
- To ensure the delivery of quality healthcare services to the refugees by working hand-in-hand with nurses, clinicians, lab technicians and other medical personnel.
- To enforce compliance with general medical ethics and practice by all health staff.
- To set up epidemic intelligence mechanisms for early warning of impending disease outbreak.
- To manage the patient referral system
- To ensure health facility records are well kept and organized.
- To create work schedules.
- To represent TRCS healthcare facility in field level coordination meetings with other partners, while communicating effectively with all medical staff and department/unit heads.
- To determine the kind of health service programme to be conducted based on the morbidity pattern of the refugee and host communities
- To maintain close working relationships with the program officers of UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP, other UN Agencies, and implementing partners.
- To perform any other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned from time to time by his/her supervisor.
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Key Competencies:
- Team player with demonstrated good communication and negotiation skills.
- Demonstrated networking knowledge and skills.
- Ability to interact effectively with partners/donors and relevant stakeholders.
- Demonstrated proficiency in Computer applications.
- Demonstrated skills and knowledge in report/proposal writing.
- Detail oriented, strong analytical and interpersonal skills and problem solving abilities in the healthcare industry.
Desired Qualifications and experience:
- University degree in medicine. Postgraduate qualifications in public health, health management, or any other related field from a reputable academic institution is an added advantage.
- A minimum of 3 years practical management experience in a district, regional or above hospital (public or private).
- Practical experience in surgical procedures is an added advantage
- Proven excellent communication skills and fluency in written and spoken English essential.
- Excellent report writing skills is a must.
- Licensed/Certified medical practitioner by the medical board of Tanzania
DEADLINE 20th July 2018
Only short listed candidates meeting the minimum set criteria will be invited for interview. If you do not hear from us within two weeks after the application deadline you should consider your application as unsuccessful.
Tanzania Red Cross Society is an equal opportunity employer and therefore qualified women are highly encouraged to apply.
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