HTS Counselors at Migori County Public Service Board

Position summary

The HTS Counselor will work under the overall supervision of the health facility in charge/CCC inCharge at the Sub-County level with a dotted line to MGIC/CIHEB Kenya Longitudinal Improvement Specialist. He/She will provide HIV Counselling and testing services in line with the National HTS guidelines to achieve maximum identification and linkage outcomes as informed by program priority indicator areas/targets.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Must be a Kenyan citizen
2. Diploma in any health related course.
3. At least two (2) years’ experience as an HTS Counselor.
4. NASCOP trained and approved HTS Counselor.
5. Must have done PT either round 20,21 or 22 with results
6. Training and competency in sign language, couple counselling and PNS is added.

Responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure HTS screening for all OPD/IPD clients in the facility.
• Provide HTS to eligible clients in all service delivery points in the facilities.
• Provide confidential HIV counseling and testing to persons at risk of HIV infection as per KenyaHTS National Guidelines.
• Prepare HIV patients for treatment and initiation into ART.
• Link all newly identified HIV positive patients to care and treatment services.
• Provide group counseling to priority populations e.g. Couples, Discordant couples, Youth and Adolescents.
• Provide HTS to family members of all index clients and provide PNS to all eligible clients.
• Write and submit timely, accurate and precise daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly reports to thesupervisor