Objectives:

• To improve the quality of NCD outpatient & inpatient care, nutrition, health education, documentation & follow-up.
• To increase NCD screening and detection of NCD related complications amongst outpatients at JJ Dossen hospital
• To improve outcomes for NCD inpatients at JJ Dossen hospital.
• To accompany the health workforce in Maryland County with ongoing quality health care services for NCD in patients.

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Clinical Responsibilities

• Providing direct clinical care, health education, nutrition counselling, treatment and follow-up for NCD outpatient and in patients at JJ Dossen hospital in accordance to NCD nutritional and medical team protocols
• Collaborating with other healthcare workers and hospital departments during the care of NCD inpatients.
• Participating in the SCD screening project for newborn babies at JJ Dossen hospital.
• Participating in other NCD in-hospital screenings & referrals for long-term care to the NCD outpatient clinic.
• Ensuring proper documentation for all NCD patients into the EMR system.
• Participating in NCD medical training for nursing students in the NCD clinic.

• Participating in ER admissions, monitoring & follow-up of NCD patients in conjunction with other health care professionals.
• Providing clinical support to the NCD in patient clinic, Wound care program & PIH staff wellness clinic as may be required.
• Mentor MoH clinicians and nurses on how to manage NCDs through one on one mentorship activities and seminar presentations.
• Reporting to the medical doctors any problematic NCD cases & situations that may arise.
• Participation in filling of the NCD register, patient files & data collection as may be required.
• Participation in NCD community programs as may be required.
• Participating in generation of monthly and quarterly NCD in patient reports.
• Commitment to Professional development.

Programmatic responsibilities

• Work with pharmacy and clinical operations in the forecasting and procurement of essential NCD drugs.
• Participate in the implementation of NCD protocols & IEC Materials.
• Participate in the organization of NCD health awareness and prevention activities at the facility.
• Document NCD program activities at the facility and report to the NCD Coordinator.
• Assist with NCD program monitoring, evaluation and quality improvement efforts at the facility
• Support the NCD Lead, NCD Coordinator, NCD Ward Nurse and NCD nutritionist programmatic tasks such as operational planning.
• Receive supervision and coaching from the CHT NCD focal person, NCD Lead, NCD coordinator, NCD nutritionist and other senior nurses (both MOH and PIH) in Maryland County.
• Carry out additional tasks as determined by the NCD Coordinator & NCD Lead.
• Work under the close supervision of the NCD lead with M&E team to track, monitor, and analyze key indicators of NCD program.
• Adhere to health and safety protocols as outlined in the PIH Liberia Code of Conduct.

The key competencies required for the position of NCD Physician Assistant:

Academic qualification:

• Diploma in Physician assistant (PA) OR Associate degree in Physician Assistant OR BSc degree in Physician Assistant required.
• Must have a minimum of 1 year experience delivering clinical care in resource poor settings.
• Training in Nutrition and NCDs is an advantage.
• Significant experience in global health delivery in developing countries strongly preferred.

• Confidence working in clinical setting with a variety of people, stakeholders & the community.
• Experience collecting and assembling data.
• Basic computer literacy skills: must demonstrate competence in the use of MS Office Programs, in particular MS Word and Excel.
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• A commitment to social justice
• Ability to work independently and take initiative, as well as work cooperatively with a diverse team.
• Ability to be flexible and effective in the face of unexpected challenges
• Ability to collaborate professionally with culturally diverse colleagues and constituencies.

• Ability to maintain confidential information in a professional manner, highly developed analytical skills.
• Exemplary interpersonal communication skills required to interact effectively with senior leadership, partners, and clinicians on sensitive and confidential issues.
• Ability to work in teams, conflict-management skills; flexibility & commitment.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Organizational skills and problem solving abilities.
• Evidence of providing culturally sensitive and competent quality care in a stressful environment;
• Proven commitment to social justice and human rights;
• Experience living and working in resource-limited environments is strongly preferred

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.

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