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AIDS Healthcare Foundation AHF is a legally registered NGO operating in USA, AHF USA collaborates with the Federal Governments of USA and other partner institution, to provide technical assistance to these key stakeholders to deliver quality and comprehensive HIV/Aids treatment, care and support, HIV
counselling and testing, prevention, Nutrition and Psychosocial services to people living with HIV, Aids.

Job Title: Nurse Clinician 6 positions

Location
Anambra, Benue, Cross River

Job Field
Medical, Health, Safety

Job Summary
The ART nurse assists the clinician in ensuring smooth implementation of the ART service delivery within the facility.
He/She will directly supervise the community HIV prevention programs.
This position is crucial to the achievement of AHF USA's programmatic targets and objectives.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• In close collaboration with the facility medical officer, ensure the provision of quality, evidence based care in HCT Prevention,ART, PMTCT, arid TB services.
• Provides skilled nursing procedures i.e dressing changes.
• Administers medication as ordered within the scope of practice of the licensee.
• Performs phlebotomy and initiates intravenous infusions as ordered.
• Attends and participates in team conferences as requested.
• May act as team leader to assist with the provision and supervision to patient care.
• Charts notes and medication administration according to protocol.
• Provides patent and family education.
• Exercises appropriate judgment and decision making skills.
• Ensures the maintenance of patient confidentiality.
• Reports significant changes in the patients physical status to the RN and/or to the medical provider.
• Establish effective linkages and referral of patients within and outside the facility.
• Ensures that all disseminated protocols are strictly adhered to by site staff.
• Ensure accurate and timely documentation of all services provided.
• Implement operational research protocols to answer important questions within AHF's treatment and prevention programs.
• Any other duty designated by the supervisor.
• Education and Experience
• University graduate in Nursing or its equivalent.
• At least one year post NYSC experience in HIV program management.
• Knowledge of minimum prevention package for USA is highly essential.
• Must be highly organized, committed and capable of effective multitasking
• Proficiency in computer an added advantage.