Location: Pretoria
Publish Date: 28-03-2013
Expiry Date: 2013-03-31
Description:
Job Title: Health Management Information Specialist Lead
REF: VA 12-103
Recruiter: American Embassy Updated on: 2013-03-27 00:00:00
AA/EE: Not Applicable Contract Permanent
Location: Pretoria Available: Immediately
Category: Health & Fitness Offer: Basic Salary: R385,720 ? R540,006 per annum; Cash Benefits: R105,489 ? R118,347 per annum
Introduction
The U.S. Embassy in Pretoria is seeking an individual for the position of Health Management Information Specialist Lead in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
ALL ORDINARILY RESIDENT APPLICANTS WHO ARE NOT SOUTH AFRICAN CITIZENS MUST HAVE THE REQUIRED WORK AND/OR PERMANENT RESIDENCY PERMITS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION.
Minimum Requirements
Qualifications Required:
NOTE: ALL APPLICANTS MUST ADDRESS EACH SELECTION CRITERION DETAILED BELOW WITH SPECIFIC AND COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION SUPPORTING EACH ITEM.
Items 1- 5 are ALL REQUIRED
1. Education: Master?s Degree in computer science, informatics, biostatistics, or related discipline is required.
2. Experience: A minimum of seven years of progressively responsible work experience in clinical or public health programs, including a minimum of 3 years experience which includes responsibility for design, development and/or management of large health or medical information database systems is required.
3. Language: English level IV (fluent) reading/writing/speaking is required.
4. Knowledge: ? Expert knowledge and experience in managing information systems incorporating patient clinical and treatment data elements, patient confidentiality issues, security issues, and compatibility issues related to large health database systems is required. ? Detailed knowledge of the host government health care system and structures, including familiarity with NDOH policies, program priorities and regulations is required. ? Good working knowledge of team management techniques to plan, organize and direct multi-disciplinary project teams and activities is required. ? Good working knowledge of overall administrative requirements, budgeting and fiscal management in support of contracts/cooperative agreements/grants/purchase requisitions is required.
5. Skills and Abilities: ? Excellent oral and written communications skills to develop and maintain effective, sustainable working relationships with national and international health partners are required. ? Ability to lead results-driven project teams and workgroups is required. ? Ability to analyze, understand and discuss new program design, management and implementation approaches is required. ? Ability to exercise considerable ingenuity and tact in applying guidelines to unique and different settings is required. ? Advanced numerical skills are required. ? Computer skills and the ability to use office software packages, including word processing, spreadsheets, and statistical packages are required.
Job Specification
Basic Function of Position:
The incumbent is a key technical advisor to the Chief of Epidemiology and Strategic Information Branch, CDC Division of Global HIV/AIDS (DGHA) South Africa (Pretoria), and provides support to the President?s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) by providing advanced consultation, technical assistance and advice to senior Department of Health (DOH) officials, collaborating partners and CDC management in the design, development, coordination and evaluation of health management information systems (HMIS) for the management of individual patient data for clinical care and treatment of multiple diagnoses and diseases. The incumbent provides leadership, technical guidance and scientific quality enhancement for HMIS projects and activities, including systems requirements, analysis, design specifications, development, pilot testing, implementation, security, integration/standardization and evaluation at the national and provincial levels in South Africa. Job holder is the senior program advisor and program contact to the South Africa Department of Health (DOH), external partners and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the implementation of HMIS program activities and projects. Incumbent serves as the technical advisor for multiple projects with collaborating partners for the pilot testing, implementation, training, and evaluation of health management systems at the national and provincial levels in South Africa. The job holder serves as a primary contributor to the planning, development, and review of the HMIS components of the annual Country Operational Plan (COP) for South Africa. The incumbent represents CDC/South Africa on HMIS issues at technical, policy and strategic planning meetings, including meetings with collaborators and donor agencies.
Basic Salary: R385,720 ? R540,006 per annum
Cash Benefits: R105,489 ? R118,347 per annum
Non-cash benefits include medical, pension and others where applicable
To Apply:
http://americanembassy.pnet.co.za/index.php?s=advert_view&g=3893&x=1555342&i=452&pop=1
Deadline: 9th April 2013
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