Professional Nurse (Saldanha) (Western Cape) needed at Right to Care

Description

Support the facility with the integrated clinical management of clients for TB services 35%

• Implement MECC principles and update 100% of patient folders
• Receive missed appointment lists daily from admin support staff and action it.
• Implement TUTT
• Work in selected high priority facilities
• Quality TB Screening in accordance with guidelines and High-risk HIV clients
• Quality TB testing by collection of sputum samples
• TB Contact tracing and management of   active Cases.
• The tracing of disengaged TB clients 
• Adherence support to all clients.
• Support integration with other services, chronic diseases, family planning, HIV
• STI screening and referral, treatment
• Linkage of patients to care for NPO’s and mobiles
•  Attend facility meetings for feedback
• Attend sub-distrct/District meetings mandatory

Support facility staff with the integrated management of the integrated HIV services 35% 

• Implement MECC principles.
• Apply the Welcome back strategy
• Work in selected high priority facilities
• Quality HIV Screening and testing
• Quality collection of blood samples as per guidelines.
• Correct VL management according to the unsuppressed guideline
• Support integration with other services, chronic diseases, family planning, HIV
• STI screening and referral, treatment.
• Integration of HIV self-screening /PrEP for partners and refer accordingly.
• Adherence support to all clients
• Linkage of patients to care for NPO’s and mobiles
• Optimal use of the CBS referral app
• Attend facility meetings for feedback
• Attend sub-district/District meetings mandatory.
• Optimal use of SPV

Awareness and health promotion and education within facilities 10% 

• Planning for daily health promotion events within facility
• Childhood HIV/TB disease prevention and treatment
• Adult HIV /TB disease prevention and treatment
• Health education on TB Contact management
•  Support the Utilization of CHWs for health promotion & education.
• Condom use: demonstration and distribution: male and female-prevention of transmission
• Promote HIV self-screening /PrEP partners and refer.
• Awareness of HIV /TB disease, signs and symptoms, adherence, treatment, self-care
• Healthy eating and WOW promotion
• Encourage to wear face mask
• Monitor that IPC practices are always followed
• Health education and implementation of IPC
• Manage and refer clients with Chronic diseases of lifestyle, as part of integration services.
• Optimal use of the CBS referral app.
• Optimal use of SPV

Administrative duties 10%

• Attend PDC training sessions on-line
• Implement PACK 2025
• Implement Vertical transmission Prevention
• TB prevention & Management
• HIV Testing services
• HIV prevention & management
• IQC
• Support the NPO assigned admin/intern staff
• Linkage with the NPO OTL
• Attend all relevant meetings Implement ART guidelines if authorized or refer clients immediately

Information management 10% 

• Establish work relationship with facility info clerks to support
• Complete necessary data collection tools daily,
• Completion of NHLS documents & Clinical stationery
• Validate data before submission
• Report incidents
• Report adverse events
• Feedback to OPM/project manager/SD clinical coordinator
• Assist Folder flow to data capturer
• Ensure and oversee daily capturing of clients
• Grade 12
• Diploma in Nursing (General, Midwifery, Community Science, Psychiatry)
• Registration as a professional Nurse with the South African Nursing Council.
• HIV Management Course
• NIMART trained
• Trained in Adult PACK Experience working in primary healthcare facilities in the public sector
• Minimum 3 years’ experience managing HIV-positive patients
• Drivers Licence and willingness to use own vehicle

Requirements

• Grade 12
• Diploma in Nursing (General, Midwifery, Community Science, Psychiatry)
• Registration as a professional Nurse with the South African Nursing Council
• HIV Management Course
• NIMART trained
• Trained in Adult PACK
• Experience working in primary healthcare facilities in the public sector
• Minimum 3 years’ experience managing HIV-positive patients