EEHR project
22.05.2012, 15:04
Employment Opportunity
Specialist on Hospital Governance and Standards of Care
Scope of Work of Consultant
The Enabling Equitable Health Reforms (EEHR) project is a five-year initiative to increase access to essential health services for the poor by supporting the implementation of health care reforms in Albania. EEHR provides technical assistance and resources to assist key stakeholders in the application of reforms at the national level and helps develop and field-test approaches and tools that support implementation of reforms in selected sites. The project encourages the involvement of all key stakeholders in policymaking and planning, and supports an evidence-based policymaking process.
Background:
EEHR is working with the Maternity Hospital #1 in Tirana, Albania on implementation of a set of interventions falling under various health systems strengthening building blocks, one of which is governance. When implemented together, the interventions will test a holistic model for improving the organization and delivery of hospital services as a key component in improving overall health system performance and expanding access to health care services in the long term. The interventions will prepare the pilot hospital to be autonomous and test increased levels of hospital autonomy. One of the prerequisites to effective hospital autonomy is the establishment of a Board of Directors (BOD) at the hospital as a critical step toward effective hospital governance, hospital management autonomy, and management accountability.
Another important aspect of HR management, ensuring performance, and increasing efficiency in delivery of care is improving compliance with standards of care. EEHR will support efforts to review the implementation of standards of care, develop tools and processes to monitor staff performance in complying with standards of care, and incorporate this aspect of performance into annual staff performance reviews.
The consultant will report to the EEHR Project Chief of Party. The period of performance is June-July 2012. The required level of effort for this consultancy is 22 days including preparation time and time in travel. The location of work is Tirana
Objectives:
• Provide orientation to the director and the rest of the management team of the maternity hospital on the steps involved in building a strong, technically competent, committed, and functioning board of directors;
• Assist the leadership of the Maternity Hospital to determine an optimal structure of the BOD and its roles and responsibilities;
• Work with the Lawyer of the hospital to draft the bylaws of the BOD taking into account international experience and local regulations, customs and practices;
• Review implementation of standards of care at the Maternity Hospital and define gaps and shortfalls
• Develop tools and processes to monitor staff performance against standards of care
• Incorporate compliance monitoring with standards of care into annual staff performance reviews;
• Review the organizational chart of the hospital and provide advice on necessary alignment between hospital functions and hospital positions and staffing levels.
Skills Prerequisites:
• University Degree in Medicine;
• Experience in leading and managing institutions providing perinatal and maternity care;
• Experience serving on the boards of directors at health care institutions (preferably those providing perinatal care, maternity and child care);
• Experience with designing and delivering systems enhancing compliance of hospital staff with standards of care;
• Minimum of 15 years of experience, with experience in Albania strongly preferred;
• Fluency in English required.
Abt Associates offers good working conditions and competitive salaries. Information about Abt Associates is available at www.abtassociates.com.
Only candidates who meet all the job qualifications and have the required work experience will be interviewed. Qualified applicants are invited to send a detailed CV and copies of relevant certificates or degrees to the EEHR Project email: eehr.albania@gmail.com, no later than 17.00 on Wednesday, May 30, 2012.
Specialist on Hospital Governance and Standards of Care
Scope of Work of Consultant
The Enabling Equitable Health Reforms (EEHR) project is a five-year initiative to increase access to essential health services for the poor by supporting the implementation of health care reforms in Albania. EEHR provides technical assistance and resources to assist key stakeholders in the application of reforms at the national level and helps develop and field-test approaches and tools that support implementation of reforms in selected sites. The project encourages the involvement of all key stakeholders in policymaking and planning, and supports an evidence-based policymaking process.
Background:
EEHR is working with the Maternity Hospital #1 in Tirana, Albania on implementation of a set of interventions falling under various health systems strengthening building blocks, one of which is governance. When implemented together, the interventions will test a holistic model for improving the organization and delivery of hospital services as a key component in improving overall health system performance and expanding access to health care services in the long term. The interventions will prepare the pilot hospital to be autonomous and test increased levels of hospital autonomy. One of the prerequisites to effective hospital autonomy is the establishment of a Board of Directors (BOD) at the hospital as a critical step toward effective hospital governance, hospital management autonomy, and management accountability.
Another important aspect of HR management, ensuring performance, and increasing efficiency in delivery of care is improving compliance with standards of care. EEHR will support efforts to review the implementation of standards of care, develop tools and processes to monitor staff performance in complying with standards of care, and incorporate this aspect of performance into annual staff performance reviews.
The consultant will report to the EEHR Project Chief of Party. The period of performance is June-July 2012. The required level of effort for this consultancy is 22 days including preparation time and time in travel. The location of work is Tirana
Objectives:
• Provide orientation to the director and the rest of the management team of the maternity hospital on the steps involved in building a strong, technically competent, committed, and functioning board of directors;
• Assist the leadership of the Maternity Hospital to determine an optimal structure of the BOD and its roles and responsibilities;
• Work with the Lawyer of the hospital to draft the bylaws of the BOD taking into account international experience and local regulations, customs and practices;
• Review implementation of standards of care at the Maternity Hospital and define gaps and shortfalls
• Develop tools and processes to monitor staff performance against standards of care
• Incorporate compliance monitoring with standards of care into annual staff performance reviews;
• Review the organizational chart of the hospital and provide advice on necessary alignment between hospital functions and hospital positions and staffing levels.
Skills Prerequisites:
• University Degree in Medicine;
• Experience in leading and managing institutions providing perinatal and maternity care;
• Experience serving on the boards of directors at health care institutions (preferably those providing perinatal care, maternity and child care);
• Experience with designing and delivering systems enhancing compliance of hospital staff with standards of care;
• Minimum of 15 years of experience, with experience in Albania strongly preferred;
• Fluency in English required.
Abt Associates offers good working conditions and competitive salaries. Information about Abt Associates is available at www.abtassociates.com.
Only candidates who meet all the job qualifications and have the required work experience will be interviewed. Qualified applicants are invited to send a detailed CV and copies of relevant certificates or degrees to the EEHR Project email: eehr.albania@gmail.com, no later than 17.00 on Wednesday, May 30, 2012.