Summary
Date Posted: Monday, September 19, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

Main purpose of the job To take record of the clients, vital sighs prioritize the very sick for emergency/resuscitation in addition to providing nursing care to pediatrics adolescents and adults in care registered with TASO'

Key outputs
• Nursing care that meets national international and TASO standards to all TASO clients provided Clients attended to in a timely manner
• Clients' knowledge on HIV/AIDS improved
• Centre medical plan, budget drawn and implemented
• ART services managed

Key duties and responsibilities
• Perform and summarize nursing techniques and procedures as requested and prescribed by
• doctors and clinicians
• Summarize national and international standards and procedures
• Perform all duties and services in full compliance with set national and international standards and Procedures'
• Monitor patient's flow, preparation of examination rooms and taking of vital signs of patients.
• Prescribe drugs when necessary and dispense drugs/other medical items according to prescription
• Carry out training of health workers from communities and other institutions
• Attend general and departmental staff meetings
• Carry out home visits and refer clients to seek other medical attention
• Attend to clients in sick bay and children in the pray center
• Triage clients coming to the clinic and manage clients, flow in the clinic
• Provide treatment to clients aimed at reducing vulnerability to diseases and infections
• Report clients attended to and fill MIS forms
• Follow drug code lists when prescribing drugs
• Provide medical service to clients as per current treatment guidelines
• Maintain and uphold appointment systems.
• Contribute to innovativeness in the management of clients at the clinic and participate in QI Projects
• Participate in the development of the medical work plan and budget
• Adhere to the departmental work plan and implement through setting individual, team and department targets
• Evaluate attainment of targets
• Conduct health education to clients and carry out CMEs
• Participate in HIV/AIDS awareness and sensitization of communities
• Link clients to support groups and distribute risk deduction tools e.g. Condoms
• Conduct case conferences, initiate clients on ART and follow up those who are lost to follow
• Conduct phlebotomy to all clients who are naïve, 2 weeks, 10 weeks and 6 months respectively
Person specifications
Minimum Academic Qualifications: Bachelors in Nursing OR Diploma in Comprehensive Nursing
Registration with the Nurses and Midwives Council with a Valid Practicing License is a MUST.

Additional Training Necessary
Training in HIV /AID Counselling Certificate is a MUST
Training in HIV/ AIDS care and support

Minimum Experience and Exposure: 1-year experience in Clinical Nursing Services in an HIV/AIDS health related setting,

Special Knowledge
• Knowledge of HIV drugs and their indications, contraindicators, dosing, side effects and proper administration
• Knowledge of patient care charts and patient histories
• Knowledge of policies and regulations pertaining to the disbursement of pharmaceutical drugs

Key skills
• Ability to communicate technical information to non-technical personnel.
• Ability to design and implement system necessary to collect, maintain and analyze data
• Ability to maintain quality, safety and/or infection control standards
• Ability to perform basic patient assessment and referrals.
• Ability to supervise and train assigned staff
• Counselling skills
• Computer skills
• Ability to communicate in the local dialect is a must.

Other Qualities/Attributes: integrity, emotional control, patience, empathy and confidentiality


Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Level of Education: Postgraduate Degree

Job application procedure
Only qualified and eligible candidates who meet all the above requirements are invited to submit their resume, copies of certified academic certificates, testimonials and three referees including their telephone and email contacts.
Address your application to the Centre Program Manager, TASO Mulago CoE, PO Box 11485, Kampala.
All interested Clients MUST apply and hand deliver the application to TASO Mulago Hospital Complex, Kampala. First Floor, Room No 102.
*Posting Date:9th September,2022
*Closing Date:22nd September,2022.
While TASO appreciates all the interested applicants, only shortlisted Candidates will be contacted for interviews. In case you do not hear from TASO Uganda one month after the closing date, please consider yourself unsuccessful.
TASO registered Clients are encouraged to apply.
NB: For further enquiries, please call 0752774139/0752774329


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