Nurse at AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Work together in support of all the CCC activities with the clinic staff.
• Integration of healthcare services to CCC target areas- CWC, family planning, cancer screening and other clinics.
• Support of the community component of program including outreaches, community ART groups and mobilization for care and support.
• Lead and support educational sessions, lead in the clinics’ data review to ensure linkage, retention and viral suppression targets are met
• Support the formation and management of patient support groups at the CCC.
• Provide skilled nursing procedures e.g., wound dressing changes, respond to emergency cases, triage clients at clinic, patient day care.
• Provides effective and active day to day clinical management of CCC patients including OI management, ART Initiation, ART regimen switch, TB screening and management
• Provides patient counselling – Pre-ART preparation, adherence counselling and family education in collaboration with clinic team
• Organize follow up of clients who have defaulted treatment and takes lead in the management of patient with high viraemia.
• Performs phlebotomy, random blood sugar and/or initiates intravenous infusions as ordered (provided is certified).
• Provide information and advice regarding drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and proper medication storage.
• Charts patient notes and medication administration according to protocol, maintain records including pharmacy files, inventories
• Exercises appropriate judgment and decision-making skills.
• Ensures the maintenance of patient confidentiality.
• Administers medication as ordered within the scope of practice of the licensee including reviewing prescriptions to assure accuracy and to evaluate their suitability.
• Ensures timely delivery and adequate stocks of drugs and medical supplies are available in the sites
• Reports significant changes in the patient’s physical status to the Medical Officer, Clinical Officer, or other medical provider.
• May function as a team leader to assist with the provision and supervision of patient care.
• Function as the Facility In charge, supervise and oversee the clinic activities e.g., managing of clinic petty cash or routine activity budgets, report preparation, drug orders, stock management, etc.
• Responsible for making and sending timely reports to the Regional Leads, M.O.H and other personnel as required
• Attend and participate in team conferences, meetings as requested.
• Serves as AHFs advocate at the site level
• Serves as the custodian of all the AHF assets in the facility as well as inventory management.
• Other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.