Project Coordinator (HSS)
Right To Care
2023-07-28 Mpumalanga

Job Ref #: 20230724
Industry: Pharmaceutical And Medical/Healthcare
Job Type: Temp
Positions Available: 1

2 Months Temp contract.

Job Description

Stakeholder Management

Establish strong working relationships with District Management Teams, Department of Health, Government Departments, Traditional leaders, local community leaders and Implementing partners to smoothen ADAPT implementation in the sub-district Arrange, attend and represent ADAPT at all sub-district stakeholder meetings Coordinate ADAPT implementation with DOH and other Implementing partners in the sub- district Attend key District meetings and provide feedback

Project Management

· Lead the provision of surge COVID19 vaccination capacity in the sub-district using one or more vaccination service delivery models
· Lead ADAPT ‘s Sub-District Risk Communication and Community Engagement activities in order to address vaccine hesitancy issues and ensure equitable vaccine distribution and uptake in locations and populations with lowest vaccine coverage.
· Co-ordinate all Technical Assistance work to DoH and Direct Service Delivery activities of RTC staff in the sub-district related to Health Systems Strengthening (HSS)

Manage deliverables according to the project plan Establish District ADAPT project schedule and monitor implementation Arrange, deploy, and assign tasks to team members Communicate with RTC management Ensure proper data management Manage sub-district fleet and resources

Staff Management

· Offering constant feedback to staff and keeping everyone in sync
· Ensuring adequate staff performance
· Keeping staff morale high and taking steps to improve retention
· Managing staff schedules and assigning individual responsibilities
· Ensuring workforce is satisfied in their roles

Reporting

Provide regular reporting on project activities to District , Provincial and RTC Central management Present regular reports to the District, Provincial Coordinator, DoH, Government Departments and partner Forums

COVID-19 Vaccination & Training - Ensure all nurses and data capturers are trained on as vaccinators and are registered on EVDS (working with the DQMs), this applies for the DOH staff in all assigned DOH facilities and the RTC team.
- Provide training to those DOH or RTC staff not yet trained.
- Provide on the job mentoring to the DOH and RTC staff on COVID-19 vaccinations
- Assist in ensuring adequate vaccine stock is in place and well controlled, working with the PBPA and pharmacists.
- Ensure Safekeeping of all equipment in all facilities – provide mentoring for DOH staff and ensure this is adequately controlled for RTC staff.
- Ensure provision of a safe and clean environment for clients in all facilities. Quality Improvement - Member of the Integration TA roving team – working with the QI TLs, lead the PN Mentors.
- Undertake facility readiness assessments for the COVID-19 vaccination programme.
- Disseminate and train facility managers on the policies, frameworks, standard operating procedures, and toolkits to guide the integration implementation
Address the clinical integration requirements, including ensuring the identification and uptake of vaccinations among high-risk individuals
- Assess the HRH capacity in facilities for COVID-19 vaccination implementation
- Support with the management of the patient flow
- Implementing change management strategies
- Assess professional nurses in DoH facilities in relation to the COVID-19 programme to ensure integration of the vaccination programme into routine healthcare.
- Assess Infection Prevention and Control standards.
- Ensure there is a site in-service training program in all facilities.
- Compile Quality assessment reports and send to facilities within agreed time.
- Assist facilities in developing quality improvement plans.
- Monitor implementation of QIPs. Document Management - Ensure all data generated is verified before submission in all facilities.
- Efficient and complete record keeping of all relevant patient information on files. Ensure this is being done by both the DoH and RTC staff members.
- For any documents/reporting:
· Maintain a chronological filing system, electronic and hardcopy, in accordance to departmental filing and archiving SOP as well as a back-up drive for all master copies when not available
· Typing of assigned documents (internal and external memo’s, monthly and quarterly reports, combined site reports)
· Finishing of all documents to a professional standard
· When requested, courier documents
- Assist with the Departmental/funder or team Audit preparations i.e., preparing files for the sites
- Ensure that an agenda and attendance register is available for all training activities and any related claims

Job Requirements

Grade 12 Driver’s license 1 years’ experience in implementing Health Programmes. 1 years’ experience in clinical program supervision, Monitoring & Evaluation, report writing and presentations at District or Sub District levels. 1 years of operations management experience, including managing projects, people, and finance

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