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  • Posted: Jun 28, 2017
    Deadline: Jul 7, 2017
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    Adherence Counselor

    Job Purpose / Objective: To ensure all patients on HAART adhere  to treatment by offering routine adherence counseling, dispelling myths about HIV/AIDS & ART, patient education on how ART works, continued counseling, assessing readiness for ART and identify and address factors that might affect adherence.
     
    Key Responsibilities
    • Assess clients knowledge on HAART to the medication regime and the importance of adherence
    • Ensure all patients adhere to their treatment regimen using the 5A’s approach in adherence
    • Plan and execute disclosure and or assisted disclosure to clients with difficulties
    • Identify barriers to treatment and assist the client in solving problems that might compromise adherence.
    • Provide continuing education to clients regarding HIV/AIDS and ART
    • Development and documentation of an individualized medication schedule and follow up of the plans
    • Ensure adherence services are appropriately booked in the appointment diary and routinely complete the adherence book on daily basis.
    • Schedule group adherence sessions with care givers/ treatment buddy for newly enrolled and those with adherence concerns and ensure they are routinely held.
    • Ensure all patients are linked to Peer Educators allocated in the facility and all home visits conducted to all newly enrolled clients
    • Working in close collaboration with Community Linkage Officer (CLO) in organizing facility & community based support group schedule and ensure groups are meeting monthly
    • Work in close collaboration with CLO to ensure all clients are attached to psychosocial groups whether at facility level or community level
    • work together closely with the EGPAF Adhereance Officer supporting the facility to identify programmatic gaps, prepare activity plans and follow up on implementation.
    • Develop monthly adherence reports on the provided reporting templates
    • Work with the CLO to refer patients (both on ART and not on ART) to other services in the referral network
    • Access the support systems, network with other partners and develop referral directory
    • Routinely update referral log book with follow up outcomes and monitor to ensure successful service provision
    • Liaise with other facility departments and participate in HMT meetings to ensure clients have access to other HIV related services
    • Work closely with the CCC/PMTCT/TB teams to identify facility and departmental specific adherence gaps and support these facilities to develop and implement cost - effective facility specific adherence management plans
    • Any other roles assigned by your Supervisor.
    Key Result Areas:
    • Proportion of FP uptake among HIV positive women of reproductive age
    • Number of defaulters traced, re-started on treatment and became actively on care
    • Proportion of patients who report undetectable viral load after six months on HAART
    • Proportion of patients on first line ART for 24 months and beyond.
    Required Qualifications:
    • Diploma in Community Health Nursing
    • Registered with Nursing Council of Kenya
    • HIV counseling related trainings
    • Good communication and interpersonal skills.
    • Knowledge in computer packages – Microsoft office, Excel and Ms-Access
    Required Experience & Competencies
    • Work experience in a high volume CCC clinic.
    • Ability to work in hardship areas (Previous experience in a Camp setting will be an added advantage)
    • Fluency in Turkana/Somali will be an added advantage.

    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to International Rescue Committee on chm.tbe.taleo.net to apply

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