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Responsibilities
- Active case finding within the target community
- Use universal precautions while dealing with clients and/or PLHIV (supportive/nursing care/treatment) and conducting community-based testing.
- Providing basic nursing and palliative care to the clients.
- Ensure & provide need-based care and support services.
- Facilitate referrals to CBO sites, ART Centre, external services and entities.
- Overall physical assessment of clients, target population, community and PLHIV, taking the vitals (Blood pressure, weight, height). In case of any change in client or patient's condition/complaints, inform the project manager.
- Ensure proper storage & report on the status of STI medicines, testing kits and other consumables.
- Coordinate with outreach staff in following work plans for outreach and follow-up activities.
- Ensure timely management, completion, accuracy and documentation of VCT/HTC register and ensure that the date is entered in the required formats (for monitoring and review purposes).
- Attend staff meetings when required
Required Knowledge
- HIV/AIDS education and awareness
- Knowledge of universal precautions while dealing with the clients and/or PLHIV (care, support or testing).
- Basic nursing skills
- knowledge of types of counseling while dealing with positive clients
- Should have command on types of counseling to be provided during field visits to hotspots, DIC, Community Centre and gatherings.
- Strong knowledge of types of counseling while dealing with positive and other clients:
- HIV prevention/transmission/risk reduction counseling
- Pre and Post-test counseling
- Treatment adherence
- Infant feeding and child care
- Nutritional counseling
- Psychological support counseling
Skills
Job Details
MDG Achieving Organization
Active since 2018, MDG Achieving Organization is a community based organization operating in Sindh under The Global Fund Grant and UNDP on disease control. The project is aimed to mainly increase access to effective prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care of HIV and AIDS among key population. To apply email us directly on mdgorgpakcareers@gmail.com and mention the job position in the subject.
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