EMPLOYMENT

AMPATH Employment Opportunities

 
 

 
 

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Applications are invited from suitable candidates for the anticipated and current vacant positions.

The Academic Model Providing Access To Health Care (AMPATH) is a program under the auspices of Moi University School of Medicine, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) and Consortium of universities whose aim is to provide sustainable efforts in access to health care and to conduct research and training.

POSITION    :           AMPATH COnsortium medicine Team lead

The IU Center for Global Health Equity is seeking a Medicine Team Leader for AMPATH Kenya beginning July 1, 2024. The role of the team lead is to be an ambassador, driver and guide of the clinical and educational missions in Internal Medicine between the North American, European and Kenyan institutions of the AMPATH Consortium. The team lead resides in Eldoret, Kenya, full-time and their primary mission is to build capacity through workforce development and contribute to the delivery of high-quality care. They accomplish this by working closely with Kenyan, North American and European faculty, residents and medical students to support a positive learning environment that is respectful to all. This is a 2-year position.

POSITION    :           AMPATH COnsortium Surgery Team lead

Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM) and Indiana University Health Physicians are actively recruiting a full-time board certified/eligible general surgeon to join the faculty as a clinical instructor to fulfill the role as Surgery Team Lead for the AMPATH Consortium in Eldoret, Kenya. In this role you will have the opportunity to collaborate with the Indiana Institute for Global Health, Inc (IIGH, Inc.) and the Indiana Institute for Global Health-Kenya (IIGH-K) as the Surgery Team Lead on the ground in Eldoret.

As the Surgery Team Lead, you will support the tripartite mission by providing exceptional clinical care, educating future clinicians, and promoting advances in research. You will have the opportunity to promote interdisciplinary collaboration and support sustainable systems and protocols of care. In addition, you will function as an ambassador, driver, and guide of the educational mission between AMPATH Consortium institutions around the world and Kenyan partners of AMPATH.

USAID AMPATH Uzima is a Kenya Health Partnership for Quality Services (KHPQS) Program funded by USAID working in partnership with the Department of Health in Uasin Gishu, West Pokot, Trans Nzoia, and Elgeyo Marakwet Counties.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the following vacant position in the AMPATH Program:

POSITION: Manager, Programming (1 post)

Station: AMPATH CENTRE

JOB GROUP: RS14

Job Summary: Reporting to the Chief of Party, through the Director Software Engineer/Programmer, the incumbent will among other things lead and oversee the following activities: :

  • Collaborate with the programmers and designer in conceptualizing and development of new software programs and application;

  • Analyze and assess existing business systems and procedures;

  • Define, develop and document organizational software requirements, objectives, deliverables, and specifications on a Project-By-Project basis;

  • Working with the Health Informatics group at AMPATH to design, develop and modify health applications;

  • Thrive in a growing digital landscape implementing the next-generation digital health solutions used within and outside Kenya

  • Assist software engineers to design and customize features that work with/on java-based OpenMRS (www.openmrs.org) software;

  • Collaborate with external EMR implementing partners in the OpenMRS community to work on new solutions such as the OpenMRS 3.0;

  • Improve software development workflows and pipelines;

  • Build your skills in and ensure transition to micro-frontends and single-page applications;

  • Building your skills in and helping create a health data analytics framework using modern data engineering tools such as Mysql, Apache Spark and ELK Stack.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the following vacant position in the USAID AMPATH Uzima Program.

POSITION: PROGRAMMER II - (1 POST)

SITE: AMPATH Centre

JOB GROUP: RS 11

Duties & Responsibilities;

Reporting to the Chief of Party, through Programmer Lead,

• Working with the Health Informatics groups at AMPATH to design, develop and modify health applications.

• Thrive in a growing digital landscape implementing the next-generation digital health solutions used within and outside Kenya.

• Collaborate with software engineers to design and customize features that work with/on java-based OpenMRS software.

• Collaborate with external EMR implementing partners in the OpenMRS community, to work on new solutions such as the OpenMRS 3.0.

• Build your skills in and ensure transition to micro-frontends and single-page applications.

• Building your skills in and helping create a health data analytics framework using modern data engineering tools such as MySQL, Apache Spark, Airflow and ELK Stack.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the following vacant position in the USAID AMPATH Uzima Program.

POSITION:    PROGRAMMER INTERnSHIP (2 POSTS)

STATION:      AMPATH Centre

JOB GROUP:  INTERNSHIP

Duties & Responsibilities;

Reporting to the Director, Information Communication Technology & Software Development through Manager Programmer, the successful candidate will among others be responsible for the following:

• Assist the programmers in working with the Health Informatics groups at AMPATH to design, develop and modify health applications.

• Assist to thrive in a growing digital landscape implementing the next-generation digital health solutions used within and outside Kenya.

• Assist software engineers to design and customize features that work with/on java-bascd OpenMRS (www.openmrs.org) software.

• Assist the Programmers with external EMR implementing parh1ers in the OpenMRS community, to work on new solutions such as the OpenMRS 3.0.

• Assist the Programmers to Micro-Frontends and single- page applications.

• Assist the Programmers create a health data analytics framework using modern data engineering tools such as MySQL, Apache Spark, Airflow and ELK Stack.

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Scam Alert!

AMPATH and USAID are aware of false employment postings circulating via text message, websites email and social media! These scams which seek to obtain money or personal details from the recipient are fraudulent and being perpetrated purportedly in the names of AMPATH and USAID.

AMPATH and our partners do not charge fees at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview, processing, training) or request information on applicants’ bank accounts.

Please do not send funds or personal information in response to these scams.

Job openings and internships are exclusively posted through official channels at:

·      Moi Teaching & Referral Hospital (MTRH)

·      MTRH website and social media pages

·      Moi University

·      MyGov website

·      Notice boards at AMPATH center and AMPATH-supported county offices

·      AMPATH website

·      and published in the local dailies. 

AMPATH’s mailing address is in Eldoret, Kenya.