Job Summary

The Senior Regional CQI Officer will be responsible for providing capacity building and mentoring on CQI to health facilities in Mara Region. The primary function of this position will be to work with the health facilities, Regional and Council Health Management Teams in developing CQI interventions to respond to challenges with the HIV/AIDS program in the region. The Regional CQI officer will ensure all health facilities have active QI teams and are implementing CQI activities using National guidelines. S/he will provide mentorship and support to facilities in using the Small Test of Change (STOC)/Plan Do Study Act (PDSA) methodologies for QI at the site level and in understanding and measuring these processes for both patient and program level improvement. The Regional CQI officer will work with the health facility CQI teams and the project team to track all HIV/TB related indicators, develop QI activities to respond to performance gaps, report all QI activities on a monthly basis and provide feedback and recommendations to the CQI advisor.Buy vitamins and supplements

Specific Responsibilities

Provides direct technical assistance and mentoring to health facilities for continuous quality improvement, models for change and systems improvement
Visits participating in health facilities at least monthly to provide technical assistance on all matters related to Quality Improvement
Assist sites in understanding and using of QI tools such as flow charts, fishbone, driver diagrams and decision matrix analysis for system and processes -wide improvement
Support implementation of differentiated service delivery and care models while using CQI approaches to monitor for maximum patient outcomes
Collects weekly and monthly reports from health facilities and provides guidance and recommendations related to tracked indicators and outcomes
Assist sites in data utilization and seek creative and innovative ways of capturing and presenting data
Ongoing mentoring of health facility teams to build capacity for CQI concepts
Maintaining thorough documentation of activities and deliverables and report to the line manager on a timely basis
Work effectively with the entire technical team for efficient and quality ART services delivery
Perform any other work-related duties assigned by the line manager
Buy vitamins and supplementsSkill development programs

Required Skills:

In-Depth knowledge of HIV/AIDS, TB/HIV, PMTCT, EID
Understanding of and experience in resolving challenges related to care and treatment delivery in the local context
Ability to interact proactively with health facility teams and the council and regional health management teams
Ability to analyze data and report back in the most efficient and understandable manner
Self-motivated, team player

Qualification and Experience:

Registered MD or equivalent required.
MPH or any master’s in health-related field is an added advantage.
Minimum of 5 years of clinical experience required.
Minimum of 5 years working in QI at the national and/or international level.
Prior experience in HIV/AIDS and QI coordination and comprehensive activities implementation.
Excellent knowledge of various National and World Health Organization guidelines on HIV care and treatment, QI and QI framework.
Prior experience in capacity building, such as planning and facilitating training and providing technical assistance is an added advantage.
Prior experience in curriculum development, clinical teaching and conducting trainings.
Must be a computer literate with knowledge and skills in MS Office packages (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook). Knowledge of any Statistical data package will be an added advantage.