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Partners In Health Clinical Microbiologist Sierra Leone PIH Jobs 2024
Partners In Health looking for “Clinical Microbiologist”. Applicants with a Bachelor’s degree may apply on or before 12-Jul-24.
The Partners In Health has published a job vacancy announcement on 28/06/2024 for qualified applicants to fill in the vacant post of Clinical Microbiologist to be based in , Sierra Leone. For more jobs, please visit https://unjoblink.org
Company Name: Partners In Health
Job Title: Clinical Microbiologist
Duty Station: , Sierra Leone
Country: Sierra Leone
Application Deadline: 12-Jul-24
About the Company:
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 communities to deliver high-quality health care, address the root causes of illness, train providers, advance research, and advocate for global policy change. Our delivered services in the field are based in our partnership with the Governments and Ministries of Health and the support to education, training and mentorship to Health care workers and students is one of our pillars for the Health care system strengthening.
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.
Our Work In Sierra Leone:
Partners In Health (PIH) began supporting the government of Sierra Leone in response to the Ebola epidemic in October 2014. Recognizing the large need for continued investments in the health system after Ebola, PIH is committed to long-term health system strengthening in support of the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MOHS), guided by the same principles as our emergency response and our work around the world: public sector accompaniment, integrated and comprehensive services, social justice, nimbleness and flexibility, partnership, community ownership, and evidence-based interventions. In the aftermath of the epidemic, PIH is committed to supporting the delivery of comprehensive health services in Sierra Leone, from the community level to the health center and to referral hospitals.
Position OverviewThe main purpose of the position is to provide technical and training/mentorship support for Koidu Government Hospital (KGH) Microbiology Laboratory (ML) to ensure reliable results on time for management of patients with Infectious diseases with targeted treatment rather than empirical treatment by WHO standards. Additionally, enhance the role of the Microbiology Laboratory in the antimicrobial stewardship.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:The Clinical microbiologist will be responsible to oversee all aspects of KGH Microbiology Laboratory in close collaboration with the PIH Lab Laboratory Manager and the MoH Lab Lead, mainly in the following areas:
Diagnostics:
Training and mentorship:
Quality control:
Reporting:
Logistics and supply chain:
Maintenance of equipment:
Antimicrobial resistance stewardship:
Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and HarassmentAt Partners In Health, we are committed to ensuring that those who benefit from our work- including our patients, families and community members – as well as our staff are treated with dignity and respect and protected from sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment. A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Partners In Health’s PSEAH policy. Partner In Health will request information from applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.Education and Work Experience Requirements
Experience:
Skills & Qualities
Social JusticeWe are a global health and social justice organization that responds to the moral imperative to provide high-quality health care globally to those who need it most. We strive to ease suffering by placing patients at the center of all care, bringing the benefits of modern medicine to all.
Method of applicationInterested candidates are required to apply through our website: www.pih.org/employment. In your application, please ensure to include names, addresses, email addresses and telephone numbers of three (3)referees not later than 5:00pm GMT (Midnight) on Friday 12th July 2024