Abt Associates
TITLE: Quality of Care Advisor
START DATE/ TIME: March 2011
LOCATION: Yerevan, Armenia
JOB DESCRIPTION: Abt Associates is seeking a Quality of Care (QC)
Advisor for a recently-awarded USAID-funded project in Armenia that aims
to strengthen the Armenian health system and improve the quality of
health services, with a particular focus on primary health care, maternal
and child health, reproductive health/family planning, tuberculosis and
non-communicable diseases services. The QC Advisor will assist with the
planning and implementation of the projects quality improvement
activities. The QC Advisor will work closely with other Technical
Advisors and will report to the Team Leader for Quality Improvement.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
– Support the Ministry of Health to implement its quality monitoring
concept;
– Provide access to international literature regarding evidence-based
medicine and best practices and train counterparts to analyze relevant
literature;
– Provide technical assistance to support the development, review and
approval of Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) and job aids;
– Build capacity of service providers by supporting national master
trainers, relying on tested and approved training modules and ensuring
training modules are incorporated into pre-service training curricula;
– Support establishment of system-level mechanisms to monitor provider
performance against selected indicators;
– Strengthen and expand facility, marz, and national-level quality
improvement mechanisms and bodies;
– Contribute to programmatic and technical reports.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
– Medical Doctor with at least 5 years of experience in the organization,
management and/or delivery of Health Care Services;
– Experience in in-service training and/or quality assurance/
improvement;
– Experience providing technical assistance to appropriate counterparts;
– Experience in contributing to programmatic and technical reports;
– Excellent facilitation, networking, negotiation and coordination
skills;
– Excellent organizational skills and highly developed written, oral and
interpersonal communication skills;
– Strong English language skills are desirable.
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: To apply for this position, please send your CV
and cover letter to: Armenia_jobs@… . Please mention the
position title you are applying for in the subject line of your email.
Please clearly mention in your application letter that you learned of
this job opportunity through Career Center and mention the URL of its
website – www.careercenter.am, Thanks.
OPENING DATE: 11 March 2011
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 18 March 2011
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Abt Associates
Yerevan, Armenia
– Support the Ministry of Health to implement its quality monitoring
concept;
– Provide access to international literature regarding evidence-based
medicine and best practices and train counterparts to analyze relevant
literature;
– Provide technical assistance to support the development, review and
approval of Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) and job aids;
– Build capacity of service providers by supporting national master
trainers, relying on tested and approved training modules and ensuring
training modules are incorporated into pre-service training curricula;
– Support establishment of system-level mechanisms to monitor provider
performance against selected indicators;
– Strengthen and expand facility, marz, and national-level quality
improvement mechanisms and bodies;
– Contribute to programmatic and technical reports.
Abt Associates is seeking a Quality of Care (QC)
Advisor for a recently-awarded USAID-funded project in Armenia that aims
to strengthen the Armenian health system and improve the quality of
health services, with a particular focus on primary health care, maternal
and child health, reproductive health/family planning, tuberculosis and
non-communicable diseases services. The QC Advisor will assist with the
planning and implementation of the projects quality improvement
activities. The QC Advisor will work closely with other Technical
Advisors and will report to the Team Leader for Quality Improvement.
