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Are you looking for Public Health Jobs in Uganda 2024? If yes, then you might be interested in Laboratory Systems Coordinator job at Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation
Kampala, Uganda
Full-time
Deadline:
May 1, 2024 at 2:00:00 PM
About the Organisation
Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation-Uganda (Baylor – Uganda) is a child health, not – for – profit NGO committed to delivering high quality, high impact and highly ethical paediatrics and family HIV&AIDS prevention, care and treatment services, health professional training and clinical research in Uganda. It is affiliated to Baylor College of Medicine International Paediatric AIDS Initiative (BIPAI) based at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, Texas, USA. It emerged from a technical capacity building support and partnership between BIPAI, Mulago Hospital Paediatric Infectious Diseases clinic (PIDC) and Makerere University Department of Paediatrics and Child health in August 2003. PIDC existed since 1988 as a Mulago hospital clinic offering Paediatric HIV&AIDS services. In November 2004, PIDC was officially initiated into the BIPAI network at their annual networking meeting in Gaborone, Botswana. In 2005, BIPAI signed memoranda of understanding with Ministry of Health, Mulago Hospital and Makerere University Department of Paediatrics and child health to support the expansion of paediatric and adolescent HIV services in Uganda. It was then that Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation – Uganda (Baylor – Uganda) was formed and registered as a Non-Government Organization.
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Job Title
Laboratory Systems Coordinator job at Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation
Job Description
The Laboratory Systems Coordinator will provide technical assistance (TA) in strengthening laboratory capacity for improved production, analysis, and use of AMR surveillance. He/She will enhance microbiology/AMR laboratory network optimization including laboratory quality management systems (LQMS), infrastructure improvements, Biosafety biosecurity (BSBS), Specimen /isolate transport /referral/management, equipment and supply chain management. He/She will support the implementation of a robust diagnostic stewardship program and provide expertise in generating information products, including AMR surveillance reports and articles/publications.
Duties and Responsibilities
Lead the development of needs assessment tools for the AMR national systems and microbiology/AMR laboratory across sectors (human, animal, and environmental health).
Lead the development and operationalization of procurement plans for laboratory reagents, consumables, and equipment service maintenance.
Provide TA for the development/review, implementation and monitoring of AMR surveillance plans at national and health facility levels.
Build lab capacity including technical capacity (isolation, identification, antimicrobial susceptibility testing), quality assurance, specimen/isolate management/ transport/referral, equipment and supply chain management, and data management for effective AMR surveillance through training, mentorship and supportive supervision.
Support and monitor the implementation of laboratory quality management systems and biosafety biosecurity standards across the microbiology/AMR surveillance network
Support regional laboratory teams to develop/update local antibiograms to support antimicrobial stewardship
Promote and support innovative practices to enhance the clinic-laboratory interface
Develop and maintain partnerships with key stakeholders, and advocate for coordinated and harmonized laboratory systems strengthening
Contribute to the development of annual, quarterly, and monthly work plans and periodic reports.
Support the adoption of quality improvement approaches to support enhancements in microbiology/AMR surveillance capacity
Document and share learning and best practices.
Qualifications and Competencies
A bachelor’s degree in biomedical laboratory technology or other relevant field from a recognized university.
A master’s degree in public health (complete/near completion) or other relevant field is an added advantage.
Registration with Allied Health Professionals Council.
Minimum seven years of relevant technical experience, at least three of which should have been in a coordination role.
7 Years Relevant Experience
How to Apply
Applications should include a cover letter, CV, daytime telephone contact, three traceable professional references and certified UNEB certificates as well as certified University Transcripts
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