Study Nurse Job at Walimu - Career Opportunity in Uganda
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Vacancy title:
Study Nurse

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO , Category: Health Professionals ]

Jobs at:

Walimu

Deadline of this Job:
12 March 2021  

Duty Station:
Within Uganda , Kampala , East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, March 11, 2021 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed


JOB DETAILS:
About us: Walimu is a non-profit organization whose overall goal is to improve care of hospitalised severely ill patients in Uganda.
WALIMU seeks to hire a suitable candidate for the position of a Study Nurse for the Rapid Research in Diagnostics Development for TB (R2D2) study to be based at Kisenyi HC IV in Kampala. R2D2 study is a multi-center study which seeks to identify and rigorously assess promising early-stage tuberculosis (TB) triage, diagnostic and drug resistance tests in clinical studies conducted in settings of intended use. Successful candidate will report to the Study Coordinator.
JOB TITLE: Study Nurse
POSITIONS AVAILABLE: 1
LOCATION: Kisenyi HC IV, Kampala
APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 12th , 2021
LENGTH OF APPOINTMENT: 12 months
START DATE: April 01st , 2021
WORKING HOURS: 8 hours per day
OVERALL JOB PURPOSE:
The Study nurse will mainly be responsible for obtaining biological specimen from eligible patients, consenting and enrolling eligible patients in the study. .

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Consenting and enrolling eligible patients into the study
• Obtaining biological samples from consenting patients.
• Participate in data entry and cleaning
• Participate in weekly meetings with the study team to provide enrollment updates.
• Assist in following up study participants and follow up visits
• Any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

QUALIFICATIONS:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from a reputable Institution
• Two years progressive work experience as a Nurse
• Registered with Uganda Nurses & Midwives Council with a valid Practicing license.
• Trained in Good Clinical Practice/ Human Subjects Protection

COMPETENCIES:
• Excellent command of both English and Luganda
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• A demonstrated commitment to high professional ethical standards
• Excels at operating in a diverse work environment
• Experience in working in a research setting is an added advantage

Job Education Requirements: Bachelor’s Degree

Job Experience Requirements: Two years


Work Hours: 8

 

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Job application procedure
Interested candidates should submit an application letters and curriculum vitae with 3 references to The Human Resource Manager, WALIMU. C/o Email: michael.kaggwa@yahoo.com  and copy martha@walimu.org  by close of business Friday 12th 2021 (5:00 pm East African Time)


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Job Info
Job Category: Health/ Medicine jobs in Uganda
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 12 March 2021
Duty Station: Kampala
Posted: 11-03-2021
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 11-03-2021
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 11-03-2064
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