Enrolled Nurse at Anova Health Institute

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Clinical Services

• Perform PICT for Anova clients and/or their partners; and give appropriate referral.
• Ensure quality test results are issued to clients.
• Screen clients for STIs and TB, refer for provision of symptomatic management.
• Provide, promote and demonstrate correct and consistent use of condoms.
• Ensure clients are linked to competent facilities.
• Age-appropriate HIV risk reduction counselling.
• Perform any other duties that will contribute to the efficient running of the programme as may be assigned by management.
• Identify potential risks and their management.
• Adhere to infection control standards and coordinate waste management with sharp containers to clinics

Technical support and capacity building

• Coordinate and supervise outreach workers with HCT.
• Support the implementation of 90-90-90 strategies as per DOH protocols.
• Supervise and perform monitoring activities including updating of registers and collection of statistics, validating of data and report writing.
• Provide in-service training to subordinates on clinical topics.
• Ensure ethics – confidentiality, dignity, are considered at all times.
• Linkage follows ups.
• Mentoring of the teams in counselling and testing
• Capturing of forms from outreach teams.
• Capture and submit linkage spreadsheet and cohort reporting.
• Ensure adequate stock is available.
• Ensure timeous requisition of supplies.
• Complete, compile and submit relevant data forms.
• Audit client forms to ensure correct stationary is used and completed in correct order.

Quality Control for HTS testing

• Maintain the storage and test kits.
• Arrange ordering of test kits.
• Perform and coordinate weekly QIC.
• Arrange and coordinate the proficiency testing for the teams.

Administrative Tasks

• Capturing of forms from outreach teams.
• Capture and submit linkage spreadsheet and cohort reporting.
• Ensure adequate stock is available.
• Ensure timeous requisition of supplies.
• Complete, compile and submit relevant data forms.
• Audit client forms to ensure correct stationary is used and completed in correct order.

Other relevant tasks as agreed with the line manager.

Minimum Qualifications, Experience and Skills Required

• Matric
• Enrolled Nursing certificate or equivalent qualification.
• Valid registration with South African Nursing Council as an Enrolled Nurse.
• Minimum of two years related experience and/or training: or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 2 years’ experience in clinical HIV/Aids and TB related work.
• 2 years’ experience in a primary health care setting.
• Previous experience in a surgical environment and counselling skills (an advantage).
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Computer literacy especially electronic mail, and or willingness to learn.
• Basic organizational and administrative skill.
• Empathy and understanding of issues of people living with HIV/AIDS.
• Friendly and able to engage people.