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Nursing Assistant
The purpose of the position is to ensure provision of high quality HTC and vital signs especially children less than five years through index tracking and testing and community based testing of children at high risk.
The placement of these positions will be determined by the scope of work at any given time and may change from district to district. The positions report directly to the Nurse.
ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Conduct pre and post-test HTC counseling sessions as per counseling protocols
Provide supportive counseling to HTC clients
Under the supervision of a nurse conduct vital signs monitoring, weight and height, TB screening, STI screening and blood glucose monitoring.
Assists clients in the selection of appropriate community support through referrals
Data entry of confidential client information
Participate in client satisfaction surveys, as requested by Supervisor
Participate in the QC and QA program related to HIV testing and Counseling as directed by the National Laboratory.
Prepare weekly, monthly and quarterly reports
Nurse Counselor
The purpose of the position is to ensure effective and efficient HTC in order to ensure that PSI fulfills its obligations in the provision of high quality HTC and clinical assessment services to children under 14 years through index tracking and testing and community based testing of children at high risk.
The placement of these positions will be determined by the scope of work at any given time and may change from district to district and supervises Nurse Cousellors selected to carry out HTC and clinical assessment for children less than 14 years.
The positions report directly to the Senior Nurse.
ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Provide supervisory support to nurse assistants through de-briefing sessions and ongoing support and advice, including the use of the counseling quality assurance tool, national guidelines and protocols
Supervise HTC and clinical activities to be performed by PSI nurse assistants within the team
Provides the package of services as determined by PSI
Conduct pre and post-test counseling sessions as per counseling protocols
Provide supportive counseling to HTC clients
Maintain staff scheduling to ensure that sufficient number of staff is on duty as per planned daily activities
Provide training assessments, on-the-job training of nurses (newly recruited, temporary, and volunteers) mentorship and ongoing technical assistance and support on HTC and clinical care to ensure efficient and consistency of practice.
Ensure a high level of client satisfaction with HTC services through the use of feedback
Provide quality assurance of data entry input
Ensure that HIV positive clients are linked to care and treatment.
HOW TO APPLY
Please send your cover letter, resume/curricula vitae (CV), list of 3-5 professional references (with contact information, supervisory references preferred), and scanned copy of all academic degrees to PSI Lesotho by email at nursingassistant@psi.co.ls. Only email submissions will be accepted. While all application submissions will be reviewed and considered, only the most qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews.
The application submission deadline is 16:00 p.m. local time on Friday, 28th June 2017.
