Position Title: Laboratory Specimen Referral Specialist.
FHI 360 is a nonprofit humandevelopment organization dedicated to improving
lives in lasting ways byadvancing integrated, locally driven solutions. Our
staff includes experts inHealth, Education, Nutrition, Environment, Economic
Development, Civil Society,Gender, Youth, Research and Technology; creating a
unique mix of capabilitiesto address today's interrelated development
challenges. FHI 360 serves morethan 60 countries, all 50 U.S. states and all
U.S. territories.
Overview:Infectious Disease Detection and Surveillance (IDDS) is a five-year
USAID-fundedproject with the following overall objectives: (1) Improve the
detection ofdiseases of public health importance and identification of
antimicrobialresistance (AMR) in priority infectious diseases through an
accessible,accurate, adaptable, timely, and integrated diagnostic network
system;(2)Improve the quality of real-time surveillance systems for pathogens
ofgreatest public health concern, including AMR and zoonotic diseases, and;
(3)Generate evidence-based guidance and innovative solutions to
strengthenin-country diagnostic networks and surveillance systems.
Scope Of Work:
- Work with local stakeholders and partners to gather information about
current systems to pick up and transport samples to be sent to Jakarta for
COVID-19 testing
- Help to identify gaps in those transport systems and where additional
support can be provided
- Help to adapt standard operating procedures for sample collection,
packaging, and transportation to the local context
- Adapt training materials for how to safely collect, pack, and transport
specimens
- Conduct training to laboratory and healthcare staff for safe collection,
handling, and transportation of samples
- Visit facilities and monitor compliance with the SOPs for safe collection,
handling and transport of samples
Interested candidate please send your applications and CVs to
hr.indonesia@xxxxxxxxxx by the latest 10th March 2020. Please put position
title as the e-mail subject.
