*COVID-19 Testing, care and treatment Technical Officer at The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF)*

Title :COVID-19 Testing, care and treatment Technical Officer

Number of positions : 01

Location of the position: Western Region

Reports to : Country Lead-UNITAID COVID 19 Project.

Due date: September 12, 2022

Background

The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) is the recognized global leader in the fight against HIV and AIDS in children and an advocate for every child to live a full and healthy life into adulthood. It works in 19 countries and more than 5,500 health facilities around the world to prevent the transmission of HIV to children and to help those already infected. Today, thanks to the highly successful work of the Foundation and its partners, pediatric AIDS has been virtually eliminated in the United States. With a global staff of more than 7,000, nine out of 10 of whom work in the field, the Foundation’s global mission is to implement HIV prevention, care and treatment programs; advance innovative research; and conduct strategic, targeted global advocacy to make dramatic changes in the lives of millions of women, children and families around the world. For more information, visit our webpage: www.pedaids.org

 

Project Overview 

The emergence of the global COVID-19 pandemic has brought new challenges to already strained health systems around the world. As part of the UNITAID COVID-19 project, EGPAF will work with the country teams of the COVID-19 working group to accelerate end-to-end access to new solutions to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic through testing, isolation, care and treatment approaches tailored to the needs of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) such as Cameroon, Kenya and Mozambique. 

Purpose of the position

With funding from UNITAID, EGPAF Cameroon seeks to recruit two regional COVID-19 testing, care and treatment technical managers for the Catalyzing COVID-19 ACTION (CCA) project. This twelve-month Catalytic project will contribute to the reduction of mortality and severe illness due to COVID-19; identify and treat/isolate more to reduce transmission of COVID infection and improve pandemic preparedness and early detection of epidemics. The Testing, Care and Treatment Technical Leads will be based in the Littoral and Western regions and will work with the public on new Covid-19 testing, care and treatment solutions and approaches to improve access to COVID-19 case identification and management.

Position Summary:

Under the supervision of the Country Project Manager, in collaboration with the Regional Public Health Delegation, local partners, the Test, Care and Treatment Technical Manager will work to ensure the success of the COVID-19 Improvement Project program through effective, appropriate and quality implementation , data quality assessment. He or she will provide support for pre-service and in-service training, supervision, mentoring, coordination, supply chain management, laboratory, quality assurance, monitoring and evaluation, and data management within the project, EGPAF and at the regional level. To this end, he/she will conduct the following activities to strengthen access to COVID-19 testing and case management in the Western Region.

Key responsibilities:

– Support the implementation of national guidelines for the COVID-19 response including screening, linkage to care and management of positive cases, including infection control measures;

– Support and ensure implementation of innovative approaches to systematically integrate COVID-19 testing through existing routine services, including HIV, TB and MNCH services

– Ensure the adoption and use of nationally appropriate guidelines, standard operating procedure (SOP) tools for specimen collection, testing, algorithms, and referral for management of COVID-19 positive patients;

– Support the design and implementation of a screening, care and treatment model, facilitate rapid deployment of testing, care and treatment, and reporting of results as part of building an optimized diagnostic network;

– Assess and select sites for program implementation and conduct a baseline capacity building gap analysis to inform site upgrades and training needs in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and other stakeholders

– Work closely with Minsanté to ensure ongoing training and mentoring of the multidisciplinary medical/paramedical team on SARS-COV-2 tools, guidelines, rapid antigenic testing, linkage to care and treatment in all selected health facilities to optimize quality of care and empower staff

– Ensure linkage to treatment of moderate to severe positive cases from satellite sites to referral sites for hospital management

– Work with the community engagement officer and district focal points to oversee COVID-19 community activities (outreach, mobilization, community screening and linkage to care and contact tracing)

– Work in collaboration with the regional reference laboratory and the regional fund supply chain on COVID-19 test quality assurance, infection prevention and control measures, and stock monitoring;

– Implement innovative digital tools for mentoring and coaching health care workers;

– Assist with regional planning, monitoring and coordination of program implementation at the regional, district and site level and provide regular updates to the Country Manager;

– Assist the Project Manager in managing relationships with the Ministry of Public Health and other partner organizations at the regional and district levels to ensure ownership of the project’s innovative approaches;

– Support the Ministry of Health and EGPAF’s Strategic Information and Evaluation Team in collecting data for decision making;

– Support the collection verification and analysis of medical data and submit monthly summary reports to the M&E officer and service coordinators on COVID-19

Qualifications:

– Medical degree with at least five years of clinical practice experience;

– Registration with the National Medical Association of Cameroon is required;

– Good knowledge and understanding of HIV, TB, PMTCT and MCH care and treatment;

– Specialization in infectious diseases or internal medicine would be an advantage;  

– Experience working in a site that screens and manages COVID-19 patients

– Documented evidence of COVID-19 training as part of continuing professional development would be an asset;

– Very good command of Microsoft software (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) is mandatory

– Language: Bilingual (French and English). However, fluency in French is a key requirement. In addition, the ability to write and coach in the other language is absolutely required;

– Ability to work independently and as part of a team and strong interpersonal communication skills

– Strong work ethic and ability and willingness to work under pressure;

– Ability to work in a team environment and willingness to learn;

– Good command of the region is a major asset.

Professional Skills:

The Foundation expects all employees to possess the core competencies of interpersonal, communication, accountability, continuous learning and achieving results. The ideal candidate will be either proficient or advanced in the following skill set specific to the officer level of this position:

– Team Building- Team building is the ability of an individual to inspire and foster team commitment, spirit, pride and confidence. He/she also facilitates cooperation and motivates team members to achieve group goals

– Customer Service – Customer service is an individual’s ability to anticipate and meet the needs of internal and external customers while providing high quality products and services and committing to continuous improvement

– Decision Making Ability – Decision Making Ability is the ability of an individual to make informed, effective and timely decisions, even when data is limited or solutions produce unpleasant consequences. He or she will also perceive the impact and implications of decisions.

The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to the requirements of federal law, EGPAF complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in each location where the Foundation has facilities.

 

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