• Application Deadline: Tue, 11 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: Clinical Services Associate (Akwa Ibom)


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 1 year


• Location Akwa Ibom


• Job Field Medical / Healthcare  , NGO/Non-Profit 
  

Job Description 

• Ensure HIV testing services are provided at community service delivery points within the health facility.


• Support risk stratification for HIV in designated community service delivery points.


• Facilitate the transition of clients identified in the community to the facility.


• Provide index testing services to clients receiving care in the community.


• Ensure appropriate documentation of all services provided in the designated tools.


• Ensure infection prevention and control precautions are observed at all times.


• Facilitate the clinical assessment of all patients diagnosed with HIV and ensure same-day commencement on treatment for eligible patients.


• Facilitate diagnosis of advanced HIV disease and linkage to the appropriate treatment services


• Strengthen effective referrals and linkages between facility and community structures including community-based organizations and support groups to improve paediatric and adolescent programming, finding men and boys, adolescent girls and young women, as well as pregnant and breastfeeding women.


• Ensure appropriate documentation in service registers.


• Facilitate continuous follow-up of clients using the 90days adherence calendar.


• Improve client experience by minimizing client wait times, devolvement to available differentiated service models, and a friendly clinic environment, and multi-month dispensing.


• Ensure pre-appointment reminders are provided and services are available to all returning clients due for a refill at the appropriate time.


• Facilitate regimen optimization for all clients receiving care and treatment services.


• Facilitate the use of the relevant care and support tools for all clients on every contact.


• Ensure appropriate referrals for services following the use of care and support tools.


• Ensure appropriate documentation of client status in service registers and EMR.


• Ensure that all eligible clients have viral load samples collected at the appropriate time.


• Utilize viral load results to appropriately manage clients.


• Facilitate U=U messaging and support clients to attain undetectable viral load levels


• Ensure appropriate documentation of viral load services in appropriate tools.


• Lead the LGA Epidemic Response Team, to efficiently implement program strategies relating to HIV prevention, care and treatment, including resource optimization.


• Perform routine monitoring and data review meetings with team members and improve the overall usage of data for decision-making.


• Supervise routine daily data validation and entry into electronic medical records systems and participate in routine monthly and quarterly data validation exercises and data quality assurance exercises to achieve 100% concurrence across all relevant performance indicators.


• Maintain a good working relationship with relevant community structures to facilitate the implementation of HIV epidemic response activities.


• Support the provision of HIV prevention services in adherence to national guidelines and global standards.


• Support the provision of integrated HIV, TB, and other medical services at the community level.


• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Recruitment Standard

• MBBS with a minimum of 1-year post-national youth service experience in clinical care


• A sound understanding of HIV/AIDS, TB and TB/HIV technical areas.


• Knowledge of Nigerian clinical setting, including government and non-government setting


• Proven ability to supervise staff.


• Excellent command of written and spoken English


• Strong interpersonal and communication skills


• Willingness to extend working hours to meet deadlines and at short notice.


• Ability to function effectively in multi-disciplinary teams to produce excellent results under pressure.


• The ability to use key computing applications e g. MS Office Suite etc and knowledge of different databases (DHIS or LAMIS) is a plus.