Title:
Pediatric Specialist
Pediatric Specialist
Reports
to: Deputy Chief Medical Officer – Primary Health Care,
to: Deputy Chief Medical Officer – Primary Health Care,
Primary
Location: Rwinkwavu District
Location: Rwinkwavu District
Area
of Work: Cross site
of Work: Cross site
Job
overview:
overview:
The
Pediatric specialist will serve to provide specialty clini
Pediatric specialist will serve to provide specialty clini
cal teaching, support
hospital leadership to implement clinical services, provide Neonatology and
child health programmatic technical advice to the MCH Director and clinical
mentoring to clinical staff. He/she will help maintain high quality clinical
services at all levels of the district health system in accordance with
Ministry of Health norms in the area of neonatal and child health.
Key
responsibilities and /Expected deliverables:
responsibilities and /Expected deliverables:
- Capacity
Building in nursing and physician care delivery at PIH supported hospitals
a.
Build the systems that ensure clinical care is of reasonable standard via:
Build the systems that ensure clinical care is of reasonable standard via:
- Real
time capacity/skills building on rounds - Real
time instruction of providers to improve protocol and standards based
adherence - Creation
of centralized documents and resources that pertain to facility based
pediatric practice in Rwanda - Initiation
of continuous professional development activities for general practioners.
b.
Support creation and implementation of quality improvement projects in
partnership with MCH mentors and other MOH staff.
Support creation and implementation of quality improvement projects in
partnership with MCH mentors and other MOH staff.
c.
Ensure that equipment and drug lists respond to the needs of acutely and
chronically ill children in emergency ward, in–patient and outpatients
services
Ensure that equipment and drug lists respond to the needs of acutely and
chronically ill children in emergency ward, in–patient and outpatients
services
- Overseeing
quality of care and management of Neonatal care units: Supporting MCH
mentors to implement Neonatology trainings and other pediatric-focused
trainings at hospital/HC level. - Providing
technical support to the MCH director:
a.
Provide technical advice on IMB MCH programs activities, including but not
limited to grant writing, program design and implementation, quality
improvement, training, mentorship, pharmacy and supply chain, monitoring and
evaluation, operational research, and fund-raising, with a specific focus on
PDC (Pediatric development Clinic) and SLAB.
Provide technical advice on IMB MCH programs activities, including but not
limited to grant writing, program design and implementation, quality
improvement, training, mentorship, pharmacy and supply chain, monitoring and
evaluation, operational research, and fund-raising, with a specific focus on
PDC (Pediatric development Clinic) and SLAB.
- Providing
direct supervision and mentorship to the Head PDC and Pediatrician
fellows. - Providing
on-going technical advice, protocol/training support to any other program
with pediatric needs such as pediatric oncology. - Identify
and work with the MCH Director on any potential research projects in the
pediatric domain
Reporting:
- In
addition to reporting to the Dep CMO, all hospital-based and clinical
activities will be dually reported to the Hospital Administration (Medical
Director or designate, including Medical Chief of Staff, Nursing Chief of
Staff, Line Managers). - Programmatic
and research activities will be conducted under the supervision and
collaboration of the MCH Director.
Requirements:
- Medical
doctor with Pediatric specialty training with at least 3 years
post-graduate experience in global health (Provision of care and service
quality improvement in resource limited setting). - Technical
expertise in pediatrics, neonatology, nutrition, early childhood
development, adolescent health, quality improvement sciences,
teaching/training, and operational research - Significant
knowledge and understanding of the field of global health and neonatal and
child health globally. - Exceptional
written and oral communication skills with experience in working in
diverse professional contexts - Proven
commitment to social justice and ability to live and work in a rural
setting - Fluency
in English is required; French and Kinyarwanda are preferred
How
to apply:
to apply:
If
you believe that
you are the right candidate for the above position, please submit your
application: CV and application letter to imbrecruitment@pih.org
you believe that
you are the right candidate for the above position, please submit your
application: CV and application letter to imbrecruitment@pih.org
Applications
should be submitted not later than 14 April 2017.
should be submitted not later than 14 April 2017.
