The Department of Health (DOH) is the principal health agency in the Philippines. It is responsible for ensuring access to basic public health services to all Filipinos through the provision of quality health care and regulation of providers of health goods and services.
VSMMC (VICENTE SOTTO MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER) is a general tertiary medical center teaching training medical facility owned by the Philippine Government. It aims to provide healthcare services that are available, affordable, accessible, and acceptable to all regardless of social status. Its operation started as early as 1911 known as Hospital del Sur and was formally established on April 11, 1913, and through Act 2725 that it granted its legal status on January 12, 1913. The name was then changed to Southern Islands Hospital with only 30 beds at its inception.
On June 1, 1992, RA 7588 was approved increasing the bed capacity of VSMMC from 150 beds to 400 beds. On June 22, 1998, Republic Act No. 8658 was approved increasing the bed capacity of VSMMC from 400 to 800 beds. On April 26, 2016, under Republic Act No. 10770 increased the bed capacity of VSMMC from 800 to 1200 bed capacity and appropriated funds therefor.
Presently, the VSMMC is implementing its new direction with the development of Specialty and Sub-specialties under the different clinical departments. These Specialty and Subspecialties include General Surgery, Neuro Surgery, Uro-Surgery, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics-Gynecology, Orthopedics, Otorhinolaryngology, Ophthalmology, Anesthesiology, Pathology, Psychiatry, Radiology, Plastic, and Reconstructive Surgery, Emergency Medicine (which is the first of its kind outside Metro Manila); Family Medicine and Pediatrics, Rehabilitation Medicine Department, Dental Services Unit and the National Voluntary Blood Services Program.
Interestingly, Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center has vacancies available until December 31, 2022:
Twelve (12) Pharmacist III (SG18/ Php 45,203 Monthly Salary)
- Plantilla Item No.:
- OSEC-DOHB-PH3-510902-2021
- OSEC-DOHB-PH3-510899-2021
- OSEC-DOHB-PH3-510889-2021
- OSEC-DOHB-PH3-510907-2021
- OSEC-DOHB-PH3-510908-2021
- OSEC-DOHB-PH3-510909-2021
- OSEC-DOHB-PH3-510910-2021
- OSEC-DOHB-PH3-510911-2021
- OSEC-DOHB-PH3-510912-2021
- OSEC-DOHB-PH3-510913-2021
- OSEC-DOHB-PH3-510914-2021
- OSEC-DOHB-PH3-510915-2021
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy
- Training: 4 hours of relevant training
- Experience: 1 year of relevant experience
- Eligibility: RA 1080
- Place of Assignment: Medical Service Division
Fifteen (15) Pharmacist II (SG15/ Php 35,097 Monthly Salary)
- Plantilla Item No.:
- OSEC-DOHB-PH2-510007-2010
- OSEC-DOHB-PH2-510008-2010
- OSEC-DOHB-PH2-510009-2010
- OSEC-DOHB-PH2-510009-2013
- OSEC-DOHB-PH2-510010-2010
- OSEC-DOHB-PH2-510015-2017
- OSEC-DOHB-PH2-510016-2017
- OSEC-DOHB-PH2-510017-2017
- OSEC-DOHB-PH2-510019-2017
- OSEC-DOHB-PH2-510020-2017
- OSEC-DOHB-PH2-510021-2017
- OSEC-DOHB-PH2-510023-2017
- OSEC-DOHB-PH2-510063-2015
- OSEC-DOHB-PH2-510876-2021
- OSEC-DOHB-PH2-510878-2021
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy
- Training: None required
- Experience: None required
- Eligibility: RA 1080
- Place of Assignment: Medical Service Division
Two (2) Occupational Therapist I (SG11/ Php 25,439 Monthly Salary)
- Plantilla Item No.:
- OSEC-DOHB-OT1-510002-1998
- OSEC-DOHB-OT1-510003-1998
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy
- Training: None required
- Experience: None required
- Eligibility: RA 1080
- Place of Assignment: Medical Service Division
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Source: Philippine Go
