Medical Officer
- Contract
Company Description
Lan Pya Kyel Association (“LPK”) is a non-profit, non-political and non-sectarian organization. It is local organization in Myanmar and an affiliate of PSI/Myanmar. Organization is currently providing full comprehensive package of HIV prevention and treatment to vulnerable populations particularly, sex workers and men who have sex with men and Transgender Women. Organization has been implementing HIV and related programs throughout the country for the past 15 years with the name of “TOP”. Lan Pya Kyel is now inviting applications to fill the following position:
Job Description
- Provide clinical consultation and management of STIs/TB/HIV and reproductive health and maintain confidential records and registers of patients, their conditions and treatment provided.
- Perform HIV testing services with point of care, testing for the diagnosis of HIV where there is no laboratory.
- Supervise and closely work as a team with counsellors and peer navigator to provide HIV cascade care continuum.
- Ensure TB/OI screening, prophylaxis, and baseline investigations prior to ART initiation to all HIV positive cases.
- Ensure all clients tested HIV positive are receiving ART treatment or successful referral of patients for ART initiation in collaboration with NAP.
- Ensure all presumptive TB Cases are properly screened according to NTP guidelines and screening positive clients received TB Treatment in collaboration with NTP.
- Ensure medical care, psychosocial care and patients support for all PLHIV are implemented for successful modified decentralization of ART.
- Ensure the availability of pharmaceuticals at LPK clinic and maintain an inventory of medicine, drugs and other items for OI treatment, follow up of consumption, forecasting and pharmacy order of assigned LPK clinic.
- Interact with other members of the LPK team to ensure quality and relevance of activities compared to objectives of the program.
- Monitors progress of activities according to work plans, project plans and targets; identifies problems, and proposes solutions.
- Organises the capacity building of medical staff and contributes for technical aspects to trainings of prevention staff.
- Active participation in programs related meetings or trainings within organization and also need to attend external meetings which are related to clinic activities.
- Ensure infection control in the clinic, universal precautions and sterilization procedures are followed according to SOPs.
- To perform any other additional duties as required.
- To set up and operate fever corner and manage the Covid patients according to the LPK SOP.
- Plan, conduct and facilitate regular technical capacity building session for respective project staff.
- Share updated technical information with the project team.
- Assess and improve technical capacity of counselors, peer navigator and outreach staffs.
- Work closely with Project Officer and Assistant Project Officer(s) to ensure the project accountability.
Qualifications
- Must be M.B.B.S;
- Experience in public health sector especially HIV/TB program is an asset.
- Covid-19 epidemic prevention and management capacities should be fulfilled.
- Must have appropriate professional competencies and qualifications.
- English language skills are an asset.
- Must be a good team player.
- Should be organized, systematic and dynamic, and must interact well with others.
Additional Information
09 40052 0468, 09 969906288, 09 250168734, 01 8604413