About the job

• Job Type : Full Time

• Industry : Public Health/Medical

• Education Level : Junior Level

Job Description

Job no: 495703

Work type: Regular Full-Time

Categories: Technical/Clinical/Quality Improvement/Training

ICAP at Columbia University, a global health leader situated within the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health in New York City, seeks highly qualified candidates to serve as Linkage and Retention Officer (multiple positions) based in Mwanza, Tanzania.

Reporting to the Community Coordinator, the Linkage and Retention Officer is responsible for coordinating linkage and retention services at the district level in community-based settings. The portfolio includes community ART initiation and refill, follow-up of clients with interruptions in care, linkage case management, community-based viral load sample collection, among others. The Linkage & Retention Officer liaises with ICAP staff supporting facilities as well as health facility representatives to ensure continuity of care for HIV diagnosed clients and directly supervises Linkage and Retention Assistants and Mobile Pharmacy Providers.

For more details about this job please click here: DownloadFile ICAP JD - Linkage and Retention Officer.pdf

The position is contingent upon availability of grant funding. Columbia University is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. It does not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on the basis of race, color, sex, gender, religion, creed, national and ethnic origin, age, citizenship, status as a perceived or actual victim of domestic violence, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, status as a Vietnam era or disabled veteran, or any other legally protected status

Advertised: 11 Oct 2021 E. Africa Standard Time

Applications close: 24 Oct 2021 E. Africa Standard Time

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