Organizational Profile: Partners in Health (“PIH”) co-founded by Paul Farmer and Ophelia Dahl and headquartered in Boston, MA, is an internationally recognized non-profit organization whose mission is to provide a preferential option for the poor in health care. Through its service delivery, training, advocacy and research, PIH works globally to bring the benefits of modern medical science to those most in need and to serve as an antidote to despair. PIH has major programs in Haiti, Peru, Guatemala, Mexico, Russia, Rwanda, Lesotho, Malawi, Burundi, Kazakhstan, the Dominican Republic, and Boston, working tirelessly to lessen the joint burden of disease and poverty.
Zanmi Lasante, PIH sister organisation, founded by Pere Lafontant, a small community clinic that first started treating patients in the village of Cange in 1985, has grown into the Zanmi Lasante (ZL) Sociomedical Complex, featuring a 104-bed, full-service hospital with an infectious disease center (the Thomas J. White Center), a women’s health clinic (Projet Sante Fanm), a laboratory, a pharmaceutical warehouse, a Red Cross blood bank and a dozen schools. ZL has also expanded its operations to a dozen other sites across Haiti’s Central Plateau and beyond. Today, ZL ranks as one of the largest nongovernmental health care providers in Haiti – serving a catchment area of 1.2 million people. ZL employs over 5,400 people, almost all of them Haitians, including doctors, nurses and community health workers.

Position Overview:
Zanmi Lasante is seeking an experienced and strong nursing leader for its new flagship project: the Mirebalais Teaching Hospital (MTH). As a member of the senior management team, the Director of Nursing have the primary responsibility is to ensure the provision of quality nursing care on a 24-hour basis to all patients at MNTH. chief of clinical services is in charge for planning organizing and coordinating medical teaching, research and the delivery of clinical and social services at MTH. The chief of clinical services ultimately makes sure that the MTH provide the highest possible standard of care and that all MTH approaches and procedures are in line with the General Director (CEO) vision and PIH core philosophy. The Medical Director leadership and performance sets the stage and example for all aspects of the delivery of medical services at the MTH.

Specific Responsibilities:
• Assume responsibility for all nursing aspect of the operation of Mirebalais National Teaching Hospital.
• Work closely with the Director of Outpatient Services and others to finalize a comprehensive operational plan, staffing plan, and budget for the organization of nursing care.
• Recruit, hire, and train nurses and nurse- supervisors to implement that plan. This planning process should draw upon best practices in hospital administration in developed countries while also addressing the specific challenges of the hospital’s context in Haiti.
• Develop and implements nursing service objectives, policies, benchmarks, indicators, and procedures to maintain quality nursing care at MNTH
• Determine staffing levels and monitors for adequacy in provision of nursing care.
• Oversee administrative functions in Nursing Department.
• Recommend and collaborates with the director of medical education and research to organize in-service education programs to promote staff development.
• Monitor the quality and type of care provided on all residential units, and the resident outcomes influenced by restorative care programming.
• In close collaboration with the chief executive officer and with PIH and ZL experts, create and implement robust health information systems for monitoring and evaluation, including a system for continuous performance measurement based upon clinical indicators. Work with the hospital’s senior management team to ensure that best practices in evidence-based hospital management are firmly established, and to promote accountability to PIH, ZL, the government of Haiti, donors, and the broader public.
• A personal and professional commitment to the mission and goals of the Mirebalais National Teaching Hospital; to supporting the long-term development of Haiti; and to tirelessly strengthening human rights through the promotion of global health equity and social justice.

• Master's degree in a nursing-related field.
• 15+ years of experience in a nursing leadership experience role at a major referral hospital or health care facility. A history of clinical leadership experience in facilities located in both the developed and developing worlds is preferred.
• Experience living and working in resource-limited environments is strongly preferred. The candidate should have a demonstrated ability to be flexible and effective in the face of unexpected challenges, including supply disruptions, national emergencies, and other sudden changes; as well as the willingness to accept a standard of living that is clean and comfortable but very simple.
• Strong people management experience, including the demonstrated ability to work respectfully, productively, and with humility across cultures; as well as demonstrated aptitude for teaching, training, and mentorship.
• Fluency in English, French and conversational Spanish highly desirable

ZL and PIH are equal opportunities employers and encourage applications from qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation or disability. Female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.