The Ministry of Health is drafting a Circular guiding the functions and tasks of Commune and Ward Health Stations (Commune Health Stations), which includes a proposal for new regulations on human resources and financial resources of Commune Health Stations.
The list of job positions at Commune Health Stations includes:
- Job position: Station Head; Deputy Station Head; Chief of Station Office; Head of Department under Station; Deputy Head of Department under Station (when meeting the standards on the number of Department staff).
- Professional job position: Doctor Chinh (Class II); Doctor (class III); Preventive Medicine Doctor (Class II); Preventive Medicine Doctor (class III); Main public health (class II); Public health (class III); Doctor (class IV); Pharmacist (class III); Pharmaceutical IV; Nursing class III; Nursing of class IV; Midwifery class III; Midwifery of class IV; Population of class III; Population of class IV; Medical technical class III; Technical level IV; Social work; Social work staff.
Typical professional job positions: Administrative specialist, office; General specialist; Administrative officer, office; Accountant; Treasurer; Support and service job position; Service staff; Protection.
Commune Health Station develops a job position project, determines the structure of civil servants according to professional titles
Based on the functions, tasks, organizational structure and job position list, the Commune Health Station will develop a job position project, determine the structure of civil servants according to professional titles and submit it to competent authorities for approval.
Every year, the Commune Health Station develops a plan for the number of employees, reports to competent authorities for consideration and decision in accordance with the provisions of law.
The number of employees of the Commune or Ward Health Station is determined based on the job position, number of hospital beds, and the number of employees of the Health Station issued by the Ministry of Health, assigned or approved by competent authorities.
The number of people working at the Commune Health Station "is adjusted according to the nature, professional characteristics, number of hospital beds and characteristics, economy, society, financial capacity of each locality and unit".
Financial resources of Commune Health Stations
According to the draft, the financial resources of the Commune Health Station include: State budget sources; career revenue sources; fee revenue sources left to public service units for recording according to the provisions of law on fees and charges; loans, aid, and sponsorship sources according to the provisions of law; other revenue sources according to the provisions of law (if any).
