Location: Ugep, Cross River State.
Job Summary:
The ART nurse assists the clinician in ensuring smooth implementation of the ART service delivery within the facility. He /She will directly support the health facility and community HIV prevention programs, strengthen referral and linkage services.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- In close collaboration with the facility medical officer, clinicians, pharmacists, laboratory team, TBAs, mentor mothers ensure the provision of quality, evidence-based ART, PMTCT, prevention and TB services.
- Provide HIV testing and counseling for pregnant and breastfeeding women
- Ensure early infant diagnosis and follow-up of HIV-exposed infants.
- Support mother-baby pair retention in care.
- Mentor and support other healthcare workers.
- Participate in trainings, meetings, and professional development activities.
- Initiate and expand PITC in the supported health facilities.
- Provides skilled nursing procedures i.e. dressing changes, etc..
- Administers medication as ordered within the scope of practice of the licensee.
- provide adherence counseling and Support treatment literacy.
- Attends and participates in team conferences as requested.
- May act as a team lead at facility to assist with the provision and supervision of patient care.
- Charts notes and medication administration according to protocol.
- Provides patient and family education.
- Adhere to infection prevention and control standards.
- She must have teamwork and leadership abilities.
- Exercises appropriate judgment and decision-making skills.
- Ensures the maintenance of patient confidentiality.
- Reports significant changes in the patient’s physical status to the RN and/or to the medical provider.
- Establish and support effective linkages and referral of patients within and outside the facility.
- Work closely with the prevention coordinator to supervise community program staff and ensure achievement of targets as well as timely preparation and dissemination of reports.
- Ensure accurate and timely documentation of all services provided. Complete registers, EMRs, and reporting tools.
- Implement operational research protocols to answer important questions within AHF’s treatment and prevention programs.
- Any other duty designated by the supervisor.
Education and Experience:
- University graduate in nursing or equivalent
- RN/RM with other certification with at least Five years’ experience.
- At least three years’ experience in HIV program management.
- Knowledge of minimum prevention package for Nigeria is highly essential.
- Must be highly organized and capable of effective multi-tasking.
- Ability to write reports and communicate effectively.
- Sensitivity to ethics and confidentiality of HIV/AIDS client issues
- Proficiency in MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint
