PROFESSIONAL NURSES X3 (GBV&HIV)

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Wits Health Consortium

  • Career category: Health professional
  • Job type: Job
  • Humanitarian or Development: Development
  • Experience level: 0-5 years
  • Organisation type: Civil Society
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: Nationals-only contract
  • Remuneration: Not Disclosed
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 04/08/2023
  • Location: South Africa
Gender-based violence (GBV) Health
Main purpose of the job:
  • To initiate PrEP, manage SRHR client needs, screen for TB and NCDs, provide HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT), and manage minor ailments in support of achievement of School-Based HIV and Violence prevention program targets
  • To lead the community-level team in the implementation of the program, and in quality improvement activities to ensure quality of care for youth and AGYW in particular
Location: Gauteng (COJ) x 3
Key performance areas:
  • Screen patients for HIV when required on outreach
  • Drive the Mobile Vehicle to sites within the district roster (if Code 10) or fleet vehicles (if Code 8)
  • Refer clients who test HIV positive to supporting partners or DOH for ART initiation after the initial review
  • Assess clients who come for services and facilitate up and down referrals if unable to provide on mobile
  • Screen, diagnose, and prescribe appropriate treatments for STIs and minor ailments as per PHC guidelines
  • Counsel and provide contraception for female clients
  • Counsel, screen, complete phlebotomy, and Initiate PrEP according to DoH guidelines and based on individual PN targets as per district target
  • Review PrEP clients as per district targets and manage as per guidelines including side effects
  • Ensure all relevant blood results are followed up within 3 working days and actioned within 24 hours if abnormal and require repeating or referral
  • Support counselors and linkage officers in adherence issues and loss to follow-up patients
  • Ensure universal health precautions are followed including maintaining the cleanliness of the mobile van in keeping with COVID-19 protocols
  • Work with the district manager, clinical mentor, and other nurses to plan a tailored approach to meeting targets within the district
  • Work with the DM, CM, and other PN on QIP when targets are not being met
  • Monitor and review the implementation and progress of the program work plans in conjunction with relevant stakeholders in the absence of a district manager and clinical mentor
  • Track changes made that lead to improved outcome measures for targets
  • Integrate feedback from quarterly reports into the program implementation plan and subsequent progress reports
  • Ensure comprehensive completion of clinical data on the clinical form to ensure less than 5% of files have missing clinical information
  • Utilizing tick sheets and other capturing tools, compile accurate daily, weekly, and monthly reports to the Clinical mentor on work conducted
  • Keep accurate records of commodities and stock usage daily
  • In the absence of the clinical mentor or when delegated to; complete the following duties:
    • Monitor and document temperature in the medicine room
    • Maintain stock card in medicine room/cupboard
    • Provide monthly stock reports by the 5th of the month
    • Order commodities from facilities or head office when required

Required minimum education and training:
  • Relevant Nursing Diploma or equivalent
  • Code 10 License and PDP
Required minimum work experience:
  • Minimum 3 years experience in public health and NIMART Certificate or at least 2 years managing ART clients and in the process of getting a NIMART Certificate
  • Dispensing license

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