Nurse at The Center for International Health, Education and Biosecurity (CIHEB)

JOB SUMMARY: 

The Nurse Counselor will be responsible for provision of clinical services both at the DiCE and outreaches. Coordinate and take charge to oversee clinical services at the outreach sites and supervise Peer Educators (PEs) and Outreach Workers (ORWs) to enhance optimum KP community mobilization for services.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Focal person at the DiCE in coordinating PEs, ORWs, and PHDP champions, ensuring community mobilization is optimized towards KP Prev target achievement.
• Render ART services to Key populations as per the National guidelines for ART
• Ensure all clients initiated on ART are screened for TB and all those eligible for IPT are initiated on IPT.
• Screening and treatment of STIs as per the current algorithm.
• Offer cervical cancer screening to sex workers.
• Take lead of clinical services at the outreach sites.
• Support the DiCE in charge populate monthly reports in ART, TB and other clinical services rendered.
• Ensure completeness of the clients’ folders and entry to respective registers including cohort registers and Kenya EMR.
• Any other program duty as may be assigned by the supervisor

Minimum Required Qualifications

• Education: Diploma in Nursing/clinical medicine with a valid practicing license and registered with reputable Council in Kenya.
• Experience: 2 years’ working experience in a clinical setting (experience in KP is an added advantage)

Skills & Attributes:

• Good Interpersonal / Communication skills
• Good report writing skills
• Results orientated
• Good Leadership skills
• Teamwork and Cooperation
• Motivation and Innovation