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| International Rescue Committee |
Research Officer job Post
Location: Jobs in Uganda 2023 - 2024
Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day
Salary:
UGX
No. of vacancies: 01
Deadline: 06 July 2023
Hiring Organization: International Rescue Committee
Job Details:
Job Summary:
We are looking for a Research Officer for our project titled Smart Discharges for vulnerable refugee children: A cohort study to validate prognostic algorithms for post-discharge readmission and mortality among children living in refugee settings. The main responsibility of the Research Officer will be to monitor the research study activities in Lamwo.
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Supervising the work of the Research Nurses and Field Officers at the different study sites in Lamwo District.
• Ensure that the Research Nurses and Field Officers adhere to the Standard operating procedures.
• Checking data in REDCap to ensure its quality and completeness
• Entering data in REDCap
• Ensure full coverage of staff at all study sites
• Oversee the inventory of all equipment and supplies provided to the research team in Lamwo and send monthly inventory report.
• Request for a refill of the required supplies in the different study sites.
• Provide weekly updates to the Project Coordinator and the PIs or any other members of the Research team.
• Ensure the safety and confidentiality of all data collected.
• Upholding high level of professional conduct
• Conduct routine research nurse’s duties, when necessary, including.
• Determine patient eligibility at study sites
• Consenting of study subjects
• Collection of all required data during hospitalization
• Collect specimens and conduct appropriate laboratory testing.
• Any other duties as assigned
Qualifications
• Qualification; bachelor’s degree in any health-related field with a diploma in Nursing registered with the Ugandan Nurses and Midwives Council.
• Must hold a valid practicing license.
• Excellent Leadership and Communication skills with colleagues, patients, clinicians and other members of the team.
• Good interpersonal skills, and knowledge of practices, trends and principles in nursing and Quality of care
• Certificate in Good Clinical Practice is an added practice.
• Upholding high level of professional conduct.
• Database familiarity; REDCap,ODK, Microsoft Word & Excel, email and general internet use.
• Excellent nursing knowledge, emotional intelligence, high level of motivation and
• decision-making skills, with regard both to patient care and project needs.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally both in English and the Local Languages (Acholi or Arabic)
• Strong leadership skills
• Well-developed troubleshooting capacity and clarity of thought
• Have high energy, clear goal orientation and strong work ethics.
• Strong organization skills with the ability to prioritize workloads and work within tight deadlines
• Excellent customer support and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment and to multi- task
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills (verbal and written)
• Able to work in a multi-cultural environment and with multi-disciplinary teams
Application procedure
Interested applicants click here to apply
Date Posted: 2023-06-23
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