Recruitment: Apply For PharmAccess Foundation Recruitment 2022

Recruitment, apply for PharmAccess Foundation recruitment 2022 below.

Gatekeepers News reports that the PharmAccess Group is dedicated to affordable access to quality health care in Africa, by stimulating investments through partnerships with the private sector and government institutions.

PharmAccess Foundation is recruiting to fill the positions below:

Quality Manager

Location: Ilorin, Kwara

The Position

  • As Quality Manager, you will work on the development of SafeCare’s proposition, products, and services to strengthen the supply of better health care services in Nigeria.
  • Our initiatives are aimed at equipping healthcare providers with the clinical and business tools and skills to improve the quality of care to patients, health care providers, investors, and funders alike.
  • You will assist with building a network of trusted public and private health care providers by helping to develop and implement innovative value propositions, making use of new technologies to strengthen their business and clinical performance.

Specific Responsibilities
Technical Assistance:

  • Work as a member of the Quality team on PharmAccess health care supply-related activities and initiatives in Nigeria;
  • Develop and strengthen a network of trusted providers, introducing and implementing products and services to strengthen their quality and business;
  • Train government and private sector partners on SafeCare Standards and improvement methodology as Quality Assessors and Facilitators
  • Conduct and review SafeCare Accreditation and Certification Assessments, including entry, review, and reporting of assessment data;
  • Support the development and implementation of quality Improvement plans for health facilities:
  • Train facility quality Improvement teams on the use of the Quality platform and other digital tools and databases
  • Facilitate quality trainings and provide technical assistance to government, health providers, and implementing partners including external Assessors and Facilitators:
  • Continuous review of all ongoing programs and tools. suggesting updates and improvements from lessons learned and best practices.

Business Development:

  • Identify and harness new opportunities and clients for SafeCare products and services – Accreditation, Rating and Self-assessment tools, and Quality Platform
  • Maintain the Group’s reputational capital with new contacts and existing clients
  • Support proposal development and grant writing for new clients and projects
  • Support the expansion of the white label / licensing approach for organizations in Nigeria such as NHIS, State Health Insurance Agencies and private sector partners (HMOs and other aggregators);
  • Represent PharmAccess at meetings, learning collaborative networks, and as a technical expert on healthcare quality assurance and improvement;

Monitoring and Evaluation (including Research):

  • Conduct bi-annual situational analyses of the facilities, capture and review the data;
  • Periodic monitoring of quality improvement plans implementation progress against targets:
  • Contribute to tracking of key performance Indicators for SafeCare and projects Support research and evaluation studies in Nigeria

Qualification & Requirements

  • Medical Degree, preferably combined with a public health or business degree e.g. MPH, MBA
  • At least 10 years work experience in clinical health settings and/or development sector
  • Good knowledge of quality improvement approaches in healthcare and data management processes
  • Capable of interacting professionally and constructively with donors, government, development partners, facility owners and managers, clinic staff, and others
  • Excellent interpersonal and team-building skills.
  • Ability to work effectively with different professional cadres within Government and the private sector
  • Proven planning and coordination skills with an eye for detail;
  • Critical thinking, research, and proposal writing skills;
  • Computer literacy including use of Microsoft, Office suite, databases, and web applications;
  • Awareness of relevant trends and new (mobile) Qu technologies in healthcare;
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English:
  • Ability to travel frequently (50% or more domestic travel).

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and a one-page Cover Letter describing why they are interested in the position and how they are the ideal candidate for this position to: vacancies@pharmaccess-ng.org using “Quality Manager, Kwara” as the subject of the email.

 

Quality Consultant – LASHMA

Employment Type: Contract
Contract Duration: 5 months

The Position

  • The Quality Consultant will coordinate quality activities and provide technical support on quality improvement to LASHMA Quality Officers and the Lagos State Health Scheme (LSHS) provider network.
  • He/she will be responsible for quality assurance of health facilities which will entail case audits, staff and patient interviews, to assess the quality of care and track the implementation of activities in the quality improvement plan.
  • He/she will provide feedback to the Monitoring and Evaluation Department LASHMA about the quality of care provided by the hospitals.
  • The Quality Consultant shall report directly to the Head Planning, Research, M&E, LASHMA.

Specific Responsibilities

  • Capacity Building and Knowledge Transfer: Identify the training needs of LASHMA Quality Officers and health providers and develop a training plan.
  • Facility Inspections: Conduct hospital inspections (clinical and non-clinical areas) to identify risks and work jointly with hospital management and quality teams to proffer and implement solutions to assure the safety of patients, staff and visitors.
  • Case Audits: Conduct case audits of LSHS patients to assess compliance with Standard Treatment Guidelines (STGS) and identify areas for improvement, medical errors, and adverse events in the facility.
  • Facilitation Support with Facility Quality Teams: Provide necessary technical support physically and virtually to facility quality teams on implementing activities in the quality improvement plans
  • Patient Interviews: Develop and propose a standard patient feedback questionnaire for LSHS inpatients and outpatients that can be administered by Quality Officers during visits to obtain on-the-spot information about patients’ experiences and concerns about the facility.

Qualification & Requirements

  • Medical Degree, B.Sc Nursing with at least 5 years experience working in clinical health settings and on Healthcare Quality Improvement Programs;
  • Good knowledge of quality improvement approaches in health care and data management processes
  • Capable of interacting professionally and constructively with facility managers, clinic staff, and others;
  • Excellent interpersonal and team-building skills, ability to work effectively with different levels of professional cadres:
  • Proven planning and coordination skills with an eye for detail;
  • Critical thinking, research, and proposal writing skills:
  • Computer literacy including use of Microsoft Office suite, databases, and web applications;
  • Awareness of relevant trends and new (mobile) technologies in healthcare;
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and a one-page Cover Letter describing why they are interested in the position and how they are the ideal candidate for this position to: vacancies@pharmaccess-ng.org using “Quality Manager, Kwara” as the subject of the email.

 

Quality Manager

Location: Ilorin, Kwara

The Position

  • As Quality Manager, you will work on the development of SafeCare’s proposition, products, and services to strengthen the supply of better health care services in Nigeria.
  • Our initiatives are aimed at equipping healthcare providers with the clinical and business tools and skills to improve the quality of care to patients, health care providers, investors, and funders alike.
  • You will assist with building a network of trusted public and private health care providers by helping to develop and implement innovative value propositions, making use of new technologies to strengthen their business and clinical performance.

Specific Responsibilities
Technical Assistance:

  • Work as a member of the Quality team on PharmAccess health care supply-related activities and initiatives in Nigeria;
  • Develop and strengthen a network of trusted providers, introducing and implementing products and services to strengthen their quality and business;
  • Train government and private sector partners on SafeCare Standards and improvement methodology as Quality Assessors and Facilitators
  • Conduct and review SafeCare Accreditation and Certification Assessments, including entry, review, and reporting of assessment data;
  • Support the development and implementation of quality Improvement plans for health facilities:
  • Train facility quality Improvement teams on the use of the Quality platform and other digital tools and databases
  • Facilitate quality trainings and provide technical assistance to government, health providers, and implementing partners including external Assessors and Facilitators:
  • Continuous review of all ongoing programs and tools. suggesting updates and improvements from lessons learned and best practices.

Business Development:

  • Identify and harness new opportunities and clients for SafeCare products and services – Accreditation, Rating and Self-assessment tools, and Quality Platform
  • Maintain the Group’s reputational capital with new contacts and existing clients
  • Support proposal development and grant writing for new clients and projects
  • Support the expansion of the white label / licensing approach for organizations in Nigeria such as NHIS, State Health Insurance Agencies, and private sector partners (HMOs and other aggregators);
  • Represent PharmAccess at meetings, learning collaborative networks, and as a technical expert on healthcare quality assurance and improvement;

Monitoring and Evaluation (including Research):

  • Conduct bi-annual situational analyses of the facilities, capture and review the data;
  • Periodic monitoring of quality improvement plans implementation progress against targets:
  • Contribute to tracking of key performance Indicators for SafeCare and projects Support research and evaluation studies in Nigeria

Qualification & Requirements

  • Medical Degree, preferably combined with a public health or business degree e.g. MPH, MBA
  • At least 10 years work experience in clinical health settings and/or development sector
  • Good knowledge of quality improvement approaches in healthcare and data management processes
  • Capable of interacting professionally and constructively with donors, government, development partners, facility owners and managers, clinic staff, and others
  • Excellent interpersonal and team-building skills.
  • Ability to work effectively with different professional cadres within Government and the private sector
  • Proven planning and coordination skills with an eye for detail;
  • Critical thinking, research, and proposal writing skills;
  • Computer literacy including use of Microsoft, Office suite, databases, and web applications;
  • Awareness of relevant trends and new (mobile) Qu technologies in healthcare;
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English:
  • Ability to travel frequently (50% or more domestic travel).

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and a one-page Cover Letter describing why they are interested in the position and how they are the ideal candidate for this position to: vacancies@pharmaccess-ng.org using “Quality Manager, Kwara” as the subject of the email.

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