Website BroadReach
The Professional Nurse’s primary responsibility is to support the implementation of strategic and tactical interventions at Department of Health (DoH) facilities and community sites through the provision of direct HIV & TB related clinical services to patients and clients, namely PICT, PrEP, TB & ART initiations and viral load monitoring and other HIV/AIDS,TB related activities.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide HIV Counselling and testing within the framework of Provider Initiated Counselling and Testing (PICT)
- Integrated HIV and TB care and treatment provided
- Initiate PrEp on negative patients and ART on newly diagnosed HIV positive adult and paediatric clients as per the ART Guidelines.
- EMTCT Guidelines implemented and PMTCT Standards met
- Contact patients to return at scheduled intervals for Viral Loads in accordance with treatment guidelines
- Conduct TB Screening for all patients seen and all TB Standards met
- Ensure Quality control measures including record keeping for all activities undertaken
Job Requirements
- Ability to diagnose and clinically manage HIV and TB infected adults and children
- Understanding the local political landscapes involved at Facility, Sub-district and District level
- Knowledge of diagnosis, clinical management and on-going antiretroviral use in HIV and TB exposed and infected children and adults
- Understanding of 95-95-95 HIV and TB strategies for adults and children
- Understanding healthcare systems and relationships in resource limited settings
Qualification & Experience – Jobs in Mpumalanga 2022
- 3 years’ experience as a Professional Nurse of which 1 year within the HIV setting.
- Diploma in Nursing
- Registered with SANC
Job Details – Jobs Near Me South Africa
- Company: BroadReach
- Vacancy Type: Full Time
- Job Location: Ermelo, Mpumalanga, South Africa
- Application Deadline: SEE APPLICATION PAGE
To apply for this job please visit broadreachcorporation.com.