Vacancy: K15-01-19
LOCATION: Busia, Bungoma, Kakamega, Vihiga, Kisumu, and Homa Bay Counties
REPORTING: Field Coordinator
Essential Requirements
- O-level Secondary education with a minimum grade of C-(Minus)
- Must be willing to reside within the study area
- Fluency in English and Swahili, written and spoken, with fluency in the local language spoken in the study area will be an added advantage
- At least one year of doing research work
- Familiarity with Human Subject or Good clinical Practices
Skills, knowledge and Abilities
- Must be able to communicate effectively with members of the community and health facility staffs
- Work with minimal supervision and be a team player
- Able to work with tablets. If not conversant with tablet use, then they should be willing and ready to learn on the usage of handheld devices.
- Able to devote additional time for the study including working over national and public holidays, weekends
Job Description
The Health Facility Recorders will report to the Field Supervisor and will be responsible for identifying patients with malaria (inpatient) at health facilities in Busia, Bungoma, Kakamega, Vihiga, Kisumu, and Homa Bay Counties. S/he will maintain log books, complete forms, and facilitate collection of health facility data, as related to malaria hospitalization and mortality. The work will occur on week days and sometimes on weekends and public holidays.
Specific Tasks and Responsibilities.
The Health Facility Recorders’ responsibilities shall include, and not be limited to the following:
- Collect accurate, complete surveillance data in the study hospital using the tablets
- Record information using a study form on a digital platform.
- Resolve all the discrepancies in data and go back to the field to clarify
- Ensure maintenance of study supplies at hospital
- Attend all study meetings on time and report on progress of work
- Be courteous, respectful, proactive, conscientious, punctual, honest and hardworking
- Be a team player
- Complete any other duties assigned or delegated by the management
Terms of Employment:
- 1-year renewable contract as per KEMRI scheme of service and a Probation period for the first 3 months.
Remuneration:
- Compensation is negotiable within a relevant grade, based on education levels, relevant experience and demonstrated competency. The salary scheme is based on the KEMRI scales plus supplemental amounts.
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