Nurse - TB/CCC

Job Description

Working under the guidance and supervision of the CCC-TB Clinical Officer in Charge, the nurse will be directly responsible for;

Key Responsibilities

- Ensure ART uptake among HIV infected pregnant/lactating women. - Ensure viral suppression among eMTCT women. - Oversee the provision of early infant diagnosis, Care, and follow-up of HIV-exposed infants. - Ensure follow-up and retention of HIV-infected pregnant/lactating women and HIV-exposed infants (HEI) by use of the case management model. - Strengthen linkages between eMTCT and HEI services and Comprehensive Care Clinics. Strengthen facility-community/community-facility linkages with the help of CHVs and case managers. - Supervise eMTCT services provided by the maternal case managers. - Work hand in hand with the clinical officers to implement patients Plan of Care. - Perform TB intensified case finding for PLHIV on every clinical encounter. - Initiate IPT for all PLHIV who don’t have TB or other Isoniazid Contra-Indications. - Send all PLHIV presenting with presumptive TB for GeneXpert as a first test. - Send all patients diagnosed with TB for HIV testing. - Initiate ART in all newly diagnosed TB/HIV co-infected patients within two (2) weeks of starting TB treatment. - Ensure that laboratory results are filed, documented, and always communicated to the patients. - Ensure 12 month/24 months HEI Cohort Analysis (HCA), PCR positive validation, and audits and PMTCT reports is done each month. - Participate in MNCH Working Improvement Teams (WITS) and initiate CQI projects on gaps identified. - Participate in MNCH in generation, compilation, and utilization of eMTCT data. - Participate in Continuous Professional development as required by nursing council. - Carry out any other additional duties as may be assigned by the supervisor

Key Result Areas:

- Nursing, Quality management, Immunization, Patient care, Training delivery, Quality control and supervision. - Ability to provide overall leadership at the assigned ward or department. - Ensure timely and quality health care services to refugees - Maintain accurate inventory and ensure rational use of medical supplies and drugs.

Qualifications

- Three (3) years’ experience, 2 year of which should be within a busy HIV Comprehensive Care Centre and/or in the provision of eMTCT services. - Demonstrable knowledge of HIV/ART management, diagnosis and treatment procedures of conditions associated with HIV, adherence support and eMTCT service delivery Method of Application. - Diploma in Nursing from KMTC or recognized nurse training institution - Be registered and have a valid license from the Nursing Council of Kenya

Required Experience & Competencies:

- Diploma in any of the following disciplines: Kenya Registered Community Health Nursing, Kenya Registered Nursing, Kenya Registered Midwifery, Kenya Registered Nursing/Midwifery or Kenya Registered Nursing/Mental Health and Psychiatry from a recognized institution - Registration Certificate issued by the Nursing Council of Kenya - Valid practicing license from Nursing Council of Kenya - Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution. - NASCOP Certification in Provision of both adult and pediatric ART, and PMCT is an added advantage - Ability to work in hardship areas (Previous experience in a Camp setting will be an added advantage).

Standards of Professional Conduct: The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – Code of Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Accountability and Equality. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Harassment-Free Workplace, Fiscal Integrity, Anti-Retaliation, Combating Trafficking in Persons and several others.

Gender Equality: IRC is committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowance.

Kenyan nationals are encouraged to apply. International allowances are not available for this position. Salary and employee benefits are compliant to the Kenyan NGO Sector.

IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability.

Disclaimer:

Please take note that International Rescue Committee (IRC) does not ask for any fees in connection with its recruitment processes.