{"id":2783,"date":"2011-03-30T22:39:56","date_gmt":"2011-03-30T22:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/?p=2783"},"modified":"2016-11-24T16:10:30","modified_gmt":"2016-11-24T16:10:30","slug":"millenium-villages-telemedicine-project-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/millenium-villages-telemedicine-project-manager.html","title":{"rendered":"Millenium Villages: Telemedicine Project Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Millennium Villages Project, (MVP)<\/strong> is a joint initiative of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, the UNDP, Millennium Promise (a private philanthropy) and the governments of African countries, including Ghana. The MVP adopts an integrated approach to help populations in severely deprived villages to break the cycle of extreme poverty and realize the Millennium Development Goals.<\/p>\n

Secotrs within which the MVP intervenes include agriculture, infrastructure, environments, health, education and business development among others. In Ghana, the MVP operates in the Amansie West District of the Ashanti Region, and works with a cluster of 30 contiguous villages with an estimated total population of 30,000 people<\/p>\n

Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n

The purpose of the MVP Telemedicine Project manager position is to oversee the implementation of telemedicine and related eHealth activities and to liaise with key stakeholders – including the Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development, Millennium Villages Project, Ministry of Health, Ghana Health Service, Ministry of Communication, AirTel Bharti, Ericsson, local software development partners, and the newly forming National eHealth Steering Committee.<\/p>\n

Specific Job Responsibilities include;<\/strong><\/p>\n

Setting up consultation service at Agroyesum District Hospital including completing the setting up initial consultation space for consultation and provide oversight; for software development\/functionality testing for structured decision support system in collaboration with facility-based staff and community health workers in the MVP cluster
\nFollow up on telemedicine policy-related activities and developing and managing approval process for telemedicine guidelines and research protocols for MVP – in collaboration with colleagues at the Ghana Health Service, Ministry of Health, and Ministry of Communication<\/p>\n

Training for health professionals in consultation services – This will be co-ordinated with Medgate, whereby a workshop will be hosted in Kumasi for provision of consultation support followed by a week of hands-on mentorship at Agroyesum. Basic support tools will be uploaded onto computers as reference materials for counselors to use to support their consultation services, while the decision support system is being adapted to the Ghana context<\/p>\n

Adapting of structured Tele-consultation Decision Support Platform – The role of the Project Manager will be to work with key stakeholders to develop the specifications of the system and co-ordinate the Request for Proposals, Review, and Selection Process. This will include the customisation of the technology platform to provide structured decision support-built around the call flow work process and initially populated with Ghana Health Service Treatment Guidelines and Pharmaceutical Guidelines and to ensure interoperability with Open MRS, National Health Management Information System, and mHealth applications including ChildCount and ODK Clinic<\/p>\n

Functional testing, evaluation, and scale up of systems and services – Liaise with MVP and Agroyesum staff to form the design and content of the system and to test functionality and implementation needs for scale up and extend services to the district when system is ready for structured consultation
\nOversee the implementation and linkage with Open MRS, Child Count+, ODK Clinic, and related applications (OpenMRS Electronic Medical Record, mHealth, Mobile Telemedicine, Reporting and Analytical) in the MVP site and Agroyesum
\nAdditional responsibilities include: conducting rigorous training and develop training materials for how to use each component of the e Health, Telemedicine, mHealth ecosystem of support tools, developing and implementation a rigorous research plan, and developing a scale up and sustainability plan-business model<\/p>\n

Reporting;<\/strong>
\nThis position will report to the MVT Team Leader, Bonsaaso with technical guidance and support from the MVP Health Informatics Team, through the Director, Strategic Application of Mobile Technology for Public Health and Developement<\/p>\n

Required Skills or Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n

Strong project management skills and experience
\nExcellent computer administration skills in both Linux and Windows Demonstrated working experience with Ubuntu highly preferred
\nStrong computer configuration & technical maintenance skills required
\nPrior experience working with mobile phone applications highly preferred
\nExperience with Java preferable
\nAbility to do basic network wiring and setup preferred
\nProponent of open source solutions
\nVery comfortable with using Linux
\nExcellent writing, interpersonal, and communication skills
\nMust have excellent organisational skills, be self-motivated, be a team player and detail-oriented
\nAbility and willingness to in a remote setting
\nExperience working in the health sector preferred
\nAdvanced technical degree in engineering, computer science related field or health-related field with computer experience (e or mHealth)
\nMinimum of 3 years professional programming or eHealth experience
\nDemonstrated ability to develop and implement web and mobile phone-based software solutions with minimum supervision<\/p>\n

How To Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n

Qualified candidates should submit their applications including a cover letter and detailed CV to ‘sohemengda-paah@gmail.com<\/strong>‘ and a copy to ‘petrinaoa@gmail.com<\/strong>‘ indicating “MVP Telemedicine Project Manager” in the subject line.<\/p>\n

Offer valid till:\u00a006 Apr, 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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