Organisation: Global Health Corps (GHC)
Placement Organisation: Mengo Hospital
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Salary: Monthly Stipend of 550 dollars per month
About GHC:
Global Health Corps pairs intelligent and passionate fellows with organizations that require new thinking and innovative solutions. We provide these young leaders with the tools to remain connected after their fellowship year finishes, deepening their ability to enact change through heightened skills and strong partnerships. We currently place fellows in Burundi, Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, the United States, and Zambia.
About US:
Mengo Hospital was founded in 1897 in Kampala, and is the oldest hospital in Uganda. It currently serves as an urban community hospital that provides modern medical care. provides comprehensive care including radiology, obstetrics, dentistry, orthopedics, and surgery. Additionally, Mengo Hospital provides critical training and education to health professional through its various programs in midwifery and nursing, health sciences, and laboratory technology. Mengo Hospital also has a dedicated research and development team that works to find new solutions to health issues in Uganda.
Job Summary: The Quality Assurance Coordinator will be primarily responsible for conducting hospital reviews and developing patient care protocols. The fellow will coordinate performance reviews, document best practices and lessons learned, and continuously suggest improvements in patient care protocols. Additionally, the Quality Assurance Coordinator will monitor the implementation of systems and strategies for managing quality improvement (QI) initiatives impacting core clinical processes and critical patient care functions in line with Ministry of Health (MoH) policy for continuous quality improvement (CQI).
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
Job Terms and Conditions: Fellows will be provided with housing, health insurance and a living stipend of $550/month. Additionally, fellows will receive an award of $1500 upon successful completion of the fellowship year. Flights to and from the placement site and all other costs associated with GHC programming are included, including $600 in professional development funds. Housing will be arranged in Mengo, Kampala.
Note: The living stipend and completion award may be paid out in USD or local currency, as determined by the placement organization.
How to Apply for the job:
All applicants who desire to be placed by the Global Health Corps in the aforementioned organization should express interest by clearly following the instructions at the web page below.
Deadline: 3rd February, 2015
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