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Job Title: Research Study Direct Observer
Department: Monitoring Evaluation Research and Learning.
Location: Rivercess County
Reporting Line: Manager, MERL
Position Type: Short-term Contract
Duration: Six (6) Months About Last Mile Health Last Mile Health (LMH) saves lives in the world’s most remote communities by partnering with governments to bring critical primary care services to the doorsteps of people living in the last mile. Last Mile Health is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization with offices in Liberia, Boston and New York. For more information, visit www.lastmilehealth.org. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at LMH. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. The Role The Research Study Direct Observer will be responsible for all stages of project data collection. They will be a member of a collaborative research team working to better understand tools to evaluate community health worker quality of care. The Direct Observer will be based at a health facility in Rivercess. They will administer questionnaires, observe and record sick child diagnoses, and conduct Community Health Assistant coaching. What You’ll Do
• Perform study enrollment and participant informed consent procedures.
• Conduct questionnaires with community health workers and patient caregivers.
• Observe and record community health worker diagnoses of sick child participants.
• Ensure careful adherence to all study procedures and protocols, and protect child safety and participant well-being.
• Accurately enter all study data into a computer system.
• Conduct regular data quality assurance processes.
• Offer supportive and instructive sick child care quality improvement coaching to community health workers.
What You’ll Bring
• Must be a trained and certified nurse or physician assistant. • High clinical standards, and the ability to accurately recognize and triage sick child cases. • Attention to detail. • Basic computer literacy for data collection and data entry.
• Good judgment and ability to address any problems that arise during the study.
You’ll Impress Us If
• You have had previous training in child illness management (iCCM).
• You have previous experience in conducting research
• You have worked in Rivercess County, and/or know local language dialect
To apply
Please visit this link careers page. The deadline for receipt of applications is Tuesday, November
26, 2019, 5:00 pm.