Summary
Date Posted: 28th May 2019 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
A consortium of four historically black colleges and universities (HBCU) (Howard, Meharry, Morehouse and Charles Drew) in the United States of America are working to support four high volume first level hospitals in Lusaka, Zambia (Matero, Chilenje, Kanyama and Chawama). The HBCU global health consortium project is designed to transform clinical HIV Practice to provide high quality, comprehensive, inter-professional care and treatment to people living with HIV.
The ART nurse will work on the ground, implementing differentiated models of HIV service delivery in Lusaka to help alleviate congestion and improve quality of ART care in high volume HIV treatment sites. S/He will work in the ART clinic of Chilenje, Kanyama or Chawama Hospital to ensure significant portions of stable ART clients are down referred and receive treatment service through a suitable differentiated care model in their communities. .

  Job Responsibilities:
• Work closely with Howard University field coordinator and other project staff and facility ART staff in the execution of components of this project
• To provide competent, and efficient nursing support to ART patients
• Identify stable ART patients and recommend them to the clinician for possible enrollment on suitable differentiated care model
• Identify appropriate community-based healthcare facilities to serve as community pick up points at selected high volume GRZ health facilities
• Build the capacity of community-based healthcare facilities on the management of ART patients focusing on adherence support, monitoring of adverse drug reactions (ADR) and compliance with clinic appointments.
• Facilitate the process of decanting stable ART clients through differentiated care model
• Conduct frequent monitoring field visits to implementation sites and key issues associated with overall project efficiency and effectiveness
• Ensure narrative reports are submitted to the field coordinator in a timely manner
• Perform any other duties as assigned by the Senior Technical Officer

Job Skills: Not Specified

  Job Qualifications:
• Registered nurse or enrolled nurse
• Registered with health professions council of Zambia
• Experience working in a government institution
• ART prescribing training and qualification will be an added advantage
• Experience in health Care and community-based health programming for HIV
• Knowledge on current HIV treatment guidelines including adherence support and ADR monitoring.
• Able to Collect and analyze data
• Computer literate including skills in smartcare
• Understanding of health facility screening tools, registers, client’s files and other necessary health documents
• Knowledge in differentiated care

Job Education Requirements: Not Specified

Job Experience Requirements: Not Specified

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Job application procedure
  Please email your resume and cover letter to:
MagretPhiri@mphiri@aiha.co.zm and copy tamarachoola@yahoo.com

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