Summary
Date Posted: Friday, June 30 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
The Southern Provincial Health Office under the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Project through a Cooperative Agreement (CoAg) with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is seeking for eligible, self-motivated and qualified applicants for the underlisted position at Facility Level.

Location: Livingstone
Purpose
To provide comprehensive ART treatment, care, retention and HIV Prevention services to clients at facility level.

Responsibilities:
Undertakes directly or indirectly (through trained Counselors), to provide quality and cost-effective HIV Testing Services focusing on Provider Initiated Testing & Counseling (PITC) using prescribed screening tools, and Index Testing Services - Partner Notification Services (PNS).
• Ensure that all recipients of care are initiated on appropriate ARV regime • Ensure timely change to appropriate ARV regime for ROC failing on first line according to national guidelines
• Ensure all Adverse Drug Reaction (ADRs) are documented and reported on time
• Undertakes to obtain/print/generate a list of ROC current on treatment who are due in week's time for drug pick up, clinical visit, and viral load testing.
• Ensures that all ROC due for drug pick up, clinical visit, and viral load testing who did not show up are contacted/followed up within 24 hours.
• Ensures that all receipients of care defaulting treatment are actively followed up, their status determined, and brought back into care.
• Implement DSD modalities such as 6/3MMD, Fast track, weekend & after hours, scholars
• Promote good customer care in the provision of services to the ROC
• Ensures that a list of ROC due for VL in the coming week is generated and shared with the VL champion
• Ensures that all receipients of care due for Viral Load Testing have samples collected.
• Ensures that all receipients of care on treatment for more than 6 months with a high viral load are enrolled and completes Enhanced Adherence Counseling (EAC).
• Ensures that all the VL results received should be entered into ROC file within 72 hours.
•Ensure that all recipients of care eligible for TPT receive TB preventive treatment at the facility
• Ensure HIV prevention strategies/activities at site level (PMTCT, VMMC, PrEP, and other preventions) are implemented or supported
• Support and promote the adolescents peer support groups activities
• Undertakes to ensure that all primary data collection tools (patient charts, registers, tally sheets) are appropriately completed.
• Undertakes to compile and submit all required reports (Daily, Weekly, Monthly and Quarterly) timely.
• Undertakes to compile and submit all required reports (Daily, Weekly, Monthly and Quarterly) timely.
• Undertakes to build the capacity (through mentorship & TA) of health and community workers in the provision of quality, effective, and efficient HIV prevention, treatment and care services in the facility
• Ensures that HIV service delivery data is compiled, aggregated, analysed and used for decision making at the site.
• Develops effectively, sectional and individual work plans in order to monitor and evaluate performance

Required Skills, Competencies and Experience
• Full Grade 12 Certificate with five (5) O' Levels including English, Mathematics & Science
• Diploma in Nursing
• At least 3 years of working experience
• Trained as ART Prescriber Nurse is desirable and will be an added advantage
• An innovator, who can initiate new ideas and activities.
• Able to work with minimum supervision.
• Good Communication both oral and written.

Job knowledge/technical expertise.
• Good Analytical skills.
• Excellent strategic thinking.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Postgraduate Degree

Job application procedure
Interested candidates meeting the above stated qualifications and attributes are required to submit their applications with the following documents; Curriculum Vitae with Three (3) traceable referees, academics and professional qualifications, Full Registration with relevant professional bodies and Latest Practicing Licenses where applicable to the address below by Monday, 6th July, 2023 at 16:00 hours.
An attractive package will be offered to successful applicant who will be appointed on contract terms for an initial period of three (03) months subject to renewal depending on satisfactory performance.
REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICE
27 JUN 2023
OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL HEALTH DIRECTOR
DO BOY ROVER CHOMA
Applicants should provide valid phone numbers for easy communication and must clearly indicate the position applied for.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
NOTE: Southern Provincial Health Office does not solicit for fees at any stage of the recruitment process, any such attempts shall be treated as potentially fraudulent and be reported immediately
The Provincial Health Director
Provincial Health Office
P.O BOX 630026
CHOMA
REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICE



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