HTS Provider at The International Centre for Reproductive Health

Main tasks and responsibilities

• Create awareness and provide education about HIV testing services.
• Lead in the mobilization of clients for HIV testing.
• Provides pre and post-test HIV counseling to all patients willing to have the HIV test done ensuring
• clients understand prevention methods and other relevant issues.
• Provide confidential HIV testing to clients as per the national HTS guidelines.
• Encourages and supports patients that test positive; helping them to cope with the new diagnosis.
• Provide ongoing counseling and make relevant referrals for ongoing support.
• Documenting the appropriate MOH tools for HTS and maintaining accurate HTS records including referrals and reports on referral outcomes.
• Compile and submit HTS reports monthly and correctly document generated data in the approved data tools as required by NASCOP and Stawisha Pwani Program.
• Acts as (by facilitating) a linkage between HIV diagnosis, care, support, and treatment.
• Timely request for all necessary consumables for undertaking HTS activities.
• Participates in HTS QA activities like proficiency testing, counseling supervision, and quality control measures like batch testing of rapid test kits.
• Ensures HTS optimization in the Dic.
• Provide assisted Partner Notifications Services to partners of the people living with HIV while protecting their rights and observing professional ethics.
• Screening and identifying clients eligible for PrEP, and offering appropriate referrals
• Work as a team in supporting fellow counselors through peer support supervision.
• Refer and link negative clients to preventive services and positive clients to care and treatment services.
• Ensure there are appropriate IEC materials, job aids, and SOPs necessary for HTS in the testing sites.
• Carry out adherence counseling to clients.
• Support case management duties through collaborative coordination with other health service providers to ensure optimal service delivery to clients and client retention to care
• Ensure the maintenance of appropriate, accurate, and clear documentation of all outreaches, education, case management, and group activities – report writing.
• Actively participate in training, ongoing skills enhancement training, and network meetings.

Skills Required

• Post-Secondary Education Certificate
• NASCOP HTS Certificate
• Certificate in Counseling
• Experience in HIV/AIDS related work/programs in community setup
• Computer literacy – MS Office Suite (Word, Excel)