Doctors in private practice in Samoa have until Friday, April 21, to make submissions showing interest in the call from the Ministry of Health (MOH) to be part of the proposed “Public-Private Partnership Program”.
The notice from MOH says the partnership program is to improve access to efficient, safe, and quality healthcare services to improve the health status of the Samoan population, in line with its vision of “A Healthy Samoa”.
The partnership hopes to address staff shortages within General Outpatients and Emergency Department(s), and to work collaboratively with existing in-service doctors and the related healthcare professional staff in addressing existing gaps in the delivery of care in these areas.
According to the MOH, the interested applicants are required to perform general (including family) medicine and emergency physician type of work, for patients within the APCC and or Emergency Department for up to three (3) days per week, from either 7AM to 3PM or from 2PM to 10PM.
Alternative work options can also be considered for shorter work periods e.g. 4 hours per day split across several days per week.
Interested parties should also be up to date with continuous learning sessions with demonstrated skills and competencies, and must have a clean Police record and not be a subject of any criminal investigation.
The contracted locum will be paid based on a “Fee for Service” Arrangement at SAT$40.00 per patient.
