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Job description for Research Coordinator at FREUNDESKREIS FUR INTERNATIONALE TUBERKULOSEHILFE E.V. (FIT)
- Engage with relevant stakeholders at the Community level, study participants and contacts.
- Solicit support from local stakeholders to recruit and train community health workers (CHW) in the wards in which study participants reside for treatment support throughout the course of the study.
- Obtain weekly Xpert results for all machines placed at District TB Units.
- Conduct pre-screening (and contact investigation, if convenient) for all patients with a rifampicin-resistance result on Xpert.
- Follow-up and manage the screening activity for all patients with a rifampicin-resistance result on Xpert.
- Obtain first-level consent from eligible candidates prior to referring to Pham Ngoc Thach Hospital.
- Monitor pre-/screening, testing procedures and referral of TB patients from district TB Unit to Pham Ngoc Thach Hospital.
- Follow-up with TB officers to ensure that all persons eligible for Xpert will be tested at the District TB Units with Xpert capacity diligently.
- Follow-up with participants, commune TB officers, District TB Unit and province-level staff on the status of referrals of potential participants.
- Coordinate with commune health station TB officers and community members to provide contact investigation and adherence support.
- Ensure the provision of treatment support consisting of people follow-up via in-person visit or phone of at least once a week.
- Monitor trial participants’ interactions to ensure that they are followed up daily by Community Health Workers
- Support treatment follow-up and missed doses should be notified within 24 hours to DTU study, DOT staff and site coordinator.
- Work with Community Health Workers to conduct household visits for all the study participants to provide adherence counseling, contact tracing and observe evening doses on days off.
- Collaborate with Community Health Workers, TB officers and DTU on case management for each participant managed for the entire duration of treatment.
- Support and monitor the administration of evening doses as per protocol.
- Enter all the study data into the data management software systems.
- Weekly and monthly report as required.
- Support other work as required by the study and site coordinator.
- Bachelor’s degree in a field related to health, epidemiology, development, or management is required
- At least 2 years’ experience in working in non-profit organizations, preferably for health-related programs/projects
- Experience effectively engaging with government health entities
- Experience engaging with community healthcare workers
- Strong organizational and work prioritization skills, attention to detail
- Strong verbal and written communications skills
- Good attitude, self-motivated, and ability to work well individually as well as in teams
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office software
- Fluency in Vietnamese is required
- Some knowledge of English is preferred, but not required
- Be willing to travel
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