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Medical Doctor NGO Jobs – Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) | Apply Now
Are you looking for Medical jobs in Uganda 2024? If yes, then you might be interested in Medical Doctor NGO Jobs – Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI)
Kampala, Uganda
Full-time
Deadline:
August 28, 2024 at 2:00:00 PM
About the Organisation
To strengthen health systems in Africa, with a strong emphasis on infectious diseases,
through research and capacity development.
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Job Title
Medical Doctor NGO Jobs – Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI)
Job Description
Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) is an independently governed institute within the College of Health Sciences at Makerere University and has the mission “To strengthen health systems in Africa, with a strong emphasis on infectious diseases, through research and capacity development.” IDI has operations across Uganda as well as in a number of other African countries and has a staffing of over 1,000 managing multiple projects in research, clinical services, public health and training.
Job Summary: The Medical Officer will ensure delivery of quality HIV/AIDS care and treatment services to clients by providing technical and leadership support to health facility teams.
Duties and Responsibilities
Provide clinical care to HIV/AIDS patients attending the IDI clinic and other IDI-supported health facilities in line with standard care and treatment guidelines.
Assess and diagnose clinical patient problems, order appropriate diagnostic tests and prescribe medication for patients
Coordinate appropriate referral and management of complex patients through liaison with senior care specialists and other tertiary treatment centers.
Contribute to performance monitoring initiatives and routine data use activities at the IDI clinic
Support the team to identify, implement and document continuous quality improvement activities along client care and treatment cascades.
Coordinate and support facility efforts in follow up of clients to improve linkage, retention and viral suppression rates among clients in HIV care.
Participate in weekly Continuing Medical Education sessions
Contribute to Research efforts as will be appropriate
Any other duties as may reasonably be assigned from time to time.
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Qualifications and Competencies
Bachelors of Medicine and Surgery
Completion of Internship training with evidence
Full and active registration with the UMDPC
Additional training in HIV/AIDS care and opportunistic infections is added advantage
Experience and up-to-date technical knowledge of HIV/AIDS clinical care and ART
Good communication, organization and management skills
Understands client confidentiality and exhibits high level of ethical conduct
Has basic computer literacy including word processing, excel, internet and power point.
How to Apply
APPLICATION FOR THIS POSITION MUST BE DONE ONLINE:
Are you interested? Click the "APPLY" button below to submit your application.
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