Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, September 24, 2019 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

Provincial Health Office, Western Province with support from U.S Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been implementing programs to improve the management of TB, STIs and HIV/AIDS care services in the Province since 2006. To further strengthen the programs, WPHO is inviting applications from interested persons who meet the minimum requirements to fill the following vacant positions on contract basis subject to renewal:
LOCATION: To be deployed among the four supported districts in Western Province
JOB PURPOSE:
To manage all PLHIV according to the national guidelines.
Reports to: District Medical Mentor.

Job Responsibilities:
• Initiates all newly diagnosed PLHIV in line with national guidelines
• Manages patients who present with advanced HIV disease
• Manages clients failing HIV treatment
• Schedules appointments for unsuppressed clients and conducts high viral load clinics and records outcomes
• Participates in tele ECHO sessions as scheduled
• Establishes workable client-centered models of care for stable clients
• Fast tracks stable clients and provides 6 months dispensation of ARVs to clients stable on ART
• Collaborates with facility staff to ensure that all missing clients are tracked and return to care within at most 30 days of missing their appointment or their outcomes known and documented
• Undertakes clinical reviews for PLHIV at every clinical visits i.e. screening for T3 and other opportunistic infections, STIs and Cervical Cancer for women living with HIV
• Maintains up to date paper based and electronic registers.
• Compiles weekly, monthly, quarterly as well as any ad-hoc reports as required timely. .

Job Skills: Not Specified

Job Qualifications:
• Grade 12 Full Certificateor its equivalent
• Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery or its equivalent
• Holder of a Full Registration Certificate from Health Professions Council of Zambia
• Holder of a valid practicing license
• At least two (2) years’ relevant work experience
• Experience in ART service provision will be an added advantage
• Must be between Age 21 and 60 years
• Ability to write technical papers and reports clearly in English
• Ability to communicate fluently in English and local languages

Job Education Requirements: Not Specified

Job Experience Requirements: Not Specified

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Job application procedure
The applicants meeting the above job specifications and competencies should apply in own handwriting enclosing their: application letter, detailed curriculum vitae, Photocopies of NRC, professional and academic qualifications and any other relevant documents.
Address applications to:
The Provincial Health Director
Provincial Health Office
Independence Road
P.O. Box 910022
MONGU
Note: In order to afford the general public adequate opportunity to apply for the above advertised positions. management has decided to extend the closing date for applications to Monday 30th September, 2019 by 1 7:00 hours.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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