Location:
Rwanda
Rwanda
Description
Position
Title:
Oncology Program Internist Reports to: Butaro Hospital Medical Director, IMB
District Clinical Director Location: Burera, Rwanda
Title:
Oncology Program Internist Reports to: Butaro Hospital Medical Director, IMB
District Clinical Director Location: Burera, Rwanda
Organizational
Profile: Partners In Health (PIH) is an international health organization
relentlessly committed to improving the health of the poor and marginalized.
PIH partners with local governments to build local capacity and works closely
with impoverished comm
Profile: Partners In Health (PIH) is an international health organization
relentlessly committed to improving the health of the poor and marginalized.
PIH partners with local governments to build local capacity and works closely
with impoverished comm
unities to deliver high-quality health care, address the
root causes of illness, train providers, advance research, and advocate for
global policy change.
PIH
currently has implementation programs in Haiti, Rwanda, Lesotho, Liberia,
Malawi, Peru, Mexico, Russia, Sierra Leone and Navajo Nation. Through our
partnership with Harvard Medical School and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital,
we support a wide range of programs in dozens of other countries around the
world.
currently has implementation programs in Haiti, Rwanda, Lesotho, Liberia,
Malawi, Peru, Mexico, Russia, Sierra Leone and Navajo Nation. Through our
partnership with Harvard Medical School and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital,
we support a wide range of programs in dozens of other countries around the
world.
PIH/Inshuti
Mu Buzima (IMB) Background: Partners In Health/Inshuti Mu Buzima is a Harvard-affiliated
international NGO that has partnered with the Government of Rwanda to
strengthen the health system and support poverty reduction initiatives in rural
Rwanda since 2005.
Mu Buzima (IMB) Background: Partners In Health/Inshuti Mu Buzima is a Harvard-affiliated
international NGO that has partnered with the Government of Rwanda to
strengthen the health system and support poverty reduction initiatives in rural
Rwanda since 2005.
Position
Overview: PIH/IMB is seeking outstanding candidates for the position of
Oncology Program Internist. Female candidates are particularly encouraged to
apply.
Overview: PIH/IMB is seeking outstanding candidates for the position of
Oncology Program Internist. Female candidates are particularly encouraged to
apply.
General
Responsibilities: This position is for a medical specialist in internal
medicine to serve as specialist clinician in provision of care for NCD/cancer
patients at Butaro Hospital. This person will also play a key role in
programmatic implementation of the Butaro Cancer Center of Excellence,
including training and mentoring in NCD/cancer skills and activities, access to
medicines and consumables, implementation of quality improvement initiatives,
application of policies/SOPs, and communications to other Departments at Butaro
District Hospital and IMB clinical programs. This position will receive
opportunities for career development, including mentorship from an
international team of oncology experts, participation in research activities,
and consideration for attendance of international research conferences and
clinical trainings.
Responsibilities: This position is for a medical specialist in internal
medicine to serve as specialist clinician in provision of care for NCD/cancer
patients at Butaro Hospital. This person will also play a key role in
programmatic implementation of the Butaro Cancer Center of Excellence,
including training and mentoring in NCD/cancer skills and activities, access to
medicines and consumables, implementation of quality improvement initiatives,
application of policies/SOPs, and communications to other Departments at Butaro
District Hospital and IMB clinical programs. This position will receive
opportunities for career development, including mentorship from an
international team of oncology experts, participation in research activities,
and consideration for attendance of international research conferences and
clinical trainings.
Requirements
for the Position:
for the Position:
- Medical
Degree and specialization in Internal Medicine - Strong
clinical skills and interest in developing knowledge in clinical oncology - Highly
motivated to play a leadership role in cancer care at Butaro Hospital - Understands
and upholds principles of equity and alignment with national priorities in
provision of cancer care in Rwanda - Highly
organized and able to keep track of multiple administrative and clinical
tasks simultaneously - Strong
management, communication, mentoring, teaching and leadership skills.
Ability to work well with diverse team - Fluency
in English; Kinyarwanda speaker preferred
Application
Details: Interested candidates are invited to apply as soon as possible. Please
apply on the PIH website:
Details: Interested candidates are invited to apply as soon as possible. Please
apply on the PIH website:
https://ch.tbe.taleo.net/CH01/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=PIH&cws=1&rid=838
If
questions, please contact ngupta@pih.org
questions, please contact ngupta@pih.org
