Senior Health Services Officer

Job Description

Please submit a cover letter with your resume describing your interest in this position and how you meet the requirements. Application materials must be submitted in English and applicants must have legal authorization to work in Vietnam to be considered and confirm this in their cover letter. PATH offers a highly dynamic work environment and provides competitive compensation and benefits based on experience. Salary and benefit package are paid in VND.

PATH is a global nonprofit dedicated to achieving health equity. With more than 40 years of experience forging multisector partnerships, and with expertise in science, economics, technology, advocacy, and dozens of other specialties, PATH develops and scales up innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing health challenges. Working in Vietnam since the early 1980s, PATH established a permanent office in Hanoi in 1997 and an office in Ho Chi Minh City in 2014.The Vietnam country office is committed to respond to community health needs in Vietnam and works in such areas as reproductive, maternal, and child health, TB, HIV, vaccines and immunization, emerging and epidemic diseases, and health technologies. To achieve impact, PATH Viet Nam works across the public and private sectors and focuses on sustainable, system-level changes.

“PATH is implementing HIV and viral hepatitis programs with an overall goal to increase access to and uptake of essential prevention, care and treatment services for key and vulnerable populations. The programs are expected to support the Government of Vietnam to introduce, adopt and scale effective approaches, innovative technologies, and differentiated service delivery models to achieve the goal of universal health coverage for Vietnamese people.”

PATH is currently recruiting for a Senior Health Services Officer to provide technical support for implementation of health and clinical services related to HIV, sexually transmitted infections (STI), and viral hepatitis, supported by PATH in Vietnam. The Senior Health Services Officer will be responsible for the following key activities:

Responsibilities:

Lead development of standards operating procedures (SOPs), continuous quality improvement (CQI) tools, training curricula, and job aids to support implementation of innovative and differentiated service delivery models for HIV and hepatitis B and C interventions;
Serve as team lead for facility assessments and readiness of health facilities for delivery of testing and clinical services, such as antiretroviral therapy (ART), pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), non-occupational post-exposure prophylaxis (nPEP), STI, HBV and HCV;
Provide technical assistance to project partners in setting up service delivery models and functional referral networks to ensure that clinics operate smoothly;
Provide on the job training, mentoring, and hands on coaching for private and public health facilities providing ART, PrEP, nPEP, STI, and HBV/HCV;
Conduct regular monitoring, CQI visits to project sites to ensure that project-supported clinics offer high quality clinical services;
Represent PATH in technical working groups for development of national guidelines, polices and training curricula on relevant technical areas;
Supervise staff (as assigned) working in relevant technical areas;
Monitor sub-agreements, sub-contractors and consultants (as assigned) to ensure they implement project activities timely and effectively and achieve project targets;
Design and implement a system to regularly obtain clients’ feedbacks on quality of clinical services to identify gaps and address them for improvement.
Stay current with the latest technical knowledge and programming experience in HIV, STI, and HBV/HCV prevention and treatment services, and incorporate latest research and programming into program strategies.
Other tasks required.

Required Experience

Medical doctor (MD) or master degree in medical sciences; MD specialized in infectious diseases is preferred;
A minimum of 5 years’ experience in clinical services;
Demonstrated skills in clinical services, e.g. ART, PrEP, PEP, STI, HBV and HCV;
Experience in public health programing, clinical mentoring and quality assurance and improvement;
Demonstrated skills and experience in working with government, the private sector and civil society organizations in Viet Nam context;
Excellent interpersonal skills and able to work effectively in a complex international environment;
Well-organized and able to handle multiple tasks and changing priorities;
Competence in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint;
Excellent communication/presentation skills;
Fluency in Vietnamese and English to include reading, speaking and writing.

Must have legal authorization to work in Vietnam

PATH is dedicated to building an inclusive workforce where diversity is valued.

PATH is an equal opportunity employer. Every qualified applicant will be considered for employment. PATH does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or orientation, genetic information, age, national origin, marital status, disability status, political ideology, military or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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