RMNCAH and EMTCT Nurse
RMNCAH and EMTCT Nurse
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Job Description
JOB PURPOSE
The Registered Community Health Nurse is responsible for providing clinical HIV services to clients in facilities including paediatric and adult HIV care and treatment TB/HIV and PMTCT. They will be responsible for working closely with other service providers to ensure that the quality of care and support is sustained as defined by the Ministry of Health (MOH) service quality standards.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide quality clinical HIV services to clients at the CCC/ART/MCH as per the national guidelines and standards.
- Support other service providers in the health facility by recommending treatment and care for the patients with opportunistic infections initiation of antiretroviral treatment (ART) in accordance with the MOH guidelines.
- Mentor other service providers in CCC/MCH/TB attending to HIV-infected adults children and pregnant or breastfeeding women.
- Liaise with other project staff working in the community to address issues of defaulter tracing HIV prevention and social determinants of health to mitigate the impact of those infected and affected by HIV.
- Strengthen linkages and referrals within and between health facilities.
- Ensure quality of care for all patients seeking services.
- Ensure the documentation of appropriate services rendered to patients is done in the relevant service registers and electronic medical records (EMR).
- Support HIV/TB and HIV/MNCH service integration.
- Strengthen data reviews and use for decision making.
Qualifications :
Education and Experience
- Diploma or Degree in Nursing from a recognized institution
- MUST be registered by the Nursing Council of Kenya
- Minimum of 2 years experience with direct involvement in patient care especially in HIV Prevention Care & Treatment/PMTCT
- Demonstrated training and competencies by NACSOP and other stakeholders in HIV Prevention Care & Treatment/PMTCT will have added advantage.
Knowledge Skills and Competencies
- Up-to-date knowledge on HIV Prevention Care & Treatment PMTCT Cervical Cancer Screening supportive supervision and quality improvement systems
- Competent in development and implementation of work plans monitoring and evaluation of activities and report writing
- Competency in the use of MS Office Applications
- Proficiency in both written and spoken English and Kiswahili
- Ability to conceptualize and understand program needs for pastoral and static populations
- Teamwork and Team building
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Result Oriented
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
Corporate Policies Systems Procedures and Methods
- The job will be domiciled in the Ministry of Health in a Health Facility and community Set-Up within Turkana. The holder of the position will be subject to rules and regulations of the Public Service Human Resource Policies and Procedures Manual
Work Environment
- Work environment is in ARID and Semi-ARID Area with frequent travel to the community set up.
Hours of Work
- The job holder may be required to work outside normal working hours due to the nature of the work in general
Additional Information :
Qualified residents from Turkana County are highly encouraged to apply
Your application should include a cover letter detailing why you are the best fit for this position and your CV with relevant skills and experience. The closing date will be Tuesday 29th July 2025.
Amref Health Africa does not require applicants to pay any money at whatever stage of the recruitment and selection process and has not retained any agent in connection with recruitment. Although Amref may use different job boards from time to time to further spread its reach for applicants all open vacancies are published on our website under the Vacancies page and on our official social media pages. Kindly also note that official emails from Amref Health Africa will arrive from an @ address.
Amref Health Africa is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Amref Health Africa is is dedicated to diversity and is an equal-opportunity employer with a non-smoking environment policy.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Contract
Employment Type
Contract
