Job Opportunities at Right to Care

Description

• Provision of quality patient care.

Requirements

Minimum Required Qualifications and Experience

• Diploma in General, Community and Midwifery Nursing
• 2 years as a Registered Nurse in NGO/Community Clinic or a hospital environment

Desirable Required Qualifications and Experience

• Diploma in General, Community and Midwifery Nursing
• HIV/AIDS Management Course
• 3 years’ experience as a Registered Nurse Community Nursing Health setting or Hospital setting

      Key Performance Areas

• Assess, examine and diagnose patient’s clinical conditions and triage
• Do relevant blood tests and observations/vital signs
• Interpret HIV test results, follow up on inaccuracies
• Assist with the process and implementation of VCT (Voluntary Testing and Counselling)/ HCT (HIV Counselling and Testing)
• Design and Implement nursing care plans, monitor and evaluate patients’ progress
• Perform pap smears on all HIV infected patients yearly monitor and refer appropriately
• Assist with the process of implementing PMTCT (Prevention from Mother to Child Treatment) TB (Tuberculosis) programmes / services at the site
• Implement NIMART as mandated in Section 38A
• Record keeping of all relevant patient information on files (Therapy Edge)
• Refer appropriately
• Supervise and coordinate activities of all subordinators
• Participate in the site in-service training program
• Compile monthly and daily reports of ART patients
• Ensure efficient coordination of the anti retroviral site, its referrals networks and ensure sustenance of the ART Programme
• Keep abreast with present developments in the field
• To participate in research projects relevant to the specific field
• Generate relevant reports and do follow ups on inaccuracies.

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Description

• To capture, update, clean, and maintain quality of patients’ medical records, relating to the delivery of Right to Care-supported HIV services at the clinic, on the relevant electronic/paper patient register/database used in the clinic

Requirements
  Minimum Required Qualifications and Experience

• Matric
• Post-matric certificate in computer literacy including Excel, OR equivalent experience
• Basic knowledge of HIV/AIDS
• Proficiency in English
• 1 year experience in data capturing
• Experience in working at APACE programme
• 1 year’experience in data capturing on Tier.Net which is a programme used at the Department of Health
• 1 year’experience in Capturing on QODE programme.
• Must have 1 year’ experience in achieving programme outcomes within the Thabo Mofutsanyana region
• Must have 1-year experience in liaising with TM NDOH and familiar with their SOPs
• Must be a resident of TM or surrounding areas.

      Key Performance Areas

• Capture all relevant patient data relating to HIV/TB services from paper files/paper patient register onto the relevant electronic database daily, including data relating to current visits as well as data relating to past visits (historical data)
• Compile Data Verification Report for own portion of the electronic/paper patient register/ database, at least twice monthly.
• Take responsibility for own professional growth and development.
• Taking personal responsibility for own actions and decisions and for standard of work produced.
• Respect patient confidentiality at all times

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Description

• To strengthen the public health information system and support the implementation of user-friendly electronic and paper-based data management systems in the public health system in Right to Care-supported (sub-) districts, through the provision of Technical Assistance as well as M&E resources, to enable routine tracking, dissemination and usage of priority information relating to HAST services, according to Data Quality principles.

Requirements
          Minimum Required Qualifications and Experience

• Tertiary qualification, or 3 years of relevant experience
• Background in research and/or other data management field
• Training in M&E
• Post-matric certificate in computer literacy including Excel, OR equivalent experience 
• Knowledge of HIV/AIDS
• Proficiency in English

    Key Performance Areas

• Assist the facility to achieve 100% of ART facilities signed off in this module, including support for installation, version upgrades, user training, oversight of back-capturing targets, data cleaning training, quality assurance (data cleaning and audit), and sign-offs.
• Capacitate facilities with implementing the Tier.net modules for HTS, Pre-ART, and TB, as and when required by NDOH and district.
• Assist the facility with ensuring that 100% of monthly Tier.net dispatch files and quarterly CSV files are received from ART facilities.
• Assist the facility with reaching 100% of COP-funded T2 facilities with monthly Data Cleaning and routine site visits as per Site Visit Task List; and reaching 100% of T2 facilities with quarterly Tier.net audits.
• Assist the facility with ensuring that 100% of COP-funded Tier.net facilities are generating and utilising all available Tier.net reports as per Reports Manual and ART M&E SOP

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Description

• Should be prepared to travel as instructed by the line manager to supported sites
• Ensure good working relations with all staff at supported sites
• Ensure regular feedback to the program lead as instructed by line manager
• Conduct systematic and analytical review of priority indicators under guidance of Local Program lead
• Support sites in the implementation of current ART guidelines and policies
• Ensure clinical stationary is well understood and completed by all staff at supported sites
• Implement quality improvement plans

Requirements
Minimum Required Qualifications and Experience

• A diploma/Degree in Nursing
• SANC Certificate & Registration
• NIMART certificate, APC training
• 3 years experience in Health Programme
• PC literate (word and excel)
• 1 year experience in a Technical Assistance role (Training, mentoring and quality improvement initiatives)

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Description

• Capture all relevant patient data relating to HIV /TB services from paper files /paper patient register onto the relevant electronic data base on a daily basis, including data relating to current visits as well as data relating to past visits (historical data).
• Obtain guidance from supervisors / managers in case of uncertainty about patient data entry.
• Reach daily targets for number of files captured and/or updated, as agreed upon with Line Managers.
• Record stats relating to daily work performance (‘data entry stats’), to enable line manager to manage the employee’s work performance.
• Respect patient confidentiality at all times.
• Compile Data Verification Report for own portion of the electronic/paper patient register/ database
• Make correction of errors and double-checking of queried data on the relevant electronic/paper patient register/database

Requirements
Minimum Required Qualifications and Experience

• Matric
• Post matric certificate in computer literacy including Excel, Or equivalent experience
• Basic knowledge of HIV/AIDS
• Proficiency in English
• 1 Year experience in data capturing

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Description

• To ensure that patients newly diagnosed with HIV and/or as TB or STI symptomatic by Informal Settlement Program HAST counsellors present to the referral DOH facility timeously for further Management

Requirements
       Minimum Required Qualifications and Experience:

• Matric (Senior Certificate)
• 2 years’ experience in TB or HIV field
• Computer Certificate

Desirable Qualifications and Experience: 

• Previous qualification or experience in Adherence Counselling
• Previous experience of working with Communities, Home Based Care, WBOT’s or Community Based Organisation
   

   Key Performance Areas

• Ensuring that patients diagnosed within the community are linked to care and commenced on ART as applicable.
• Improve Linkage to Care
• Assist facility staff to implement services which will increase retention in care of clients initiated on ART
• Networking
• Compiling of statistics
• Capturing of HIV patient data
• General departmental support
   

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Description

• Provide leadership, coordination and formulate the QI/QA agenda within RTC programmes .

Requirements
Minimum Required Qualifications and Experience

• A degree in Nursing or Health related or related field
• Significant experience working with the department of health at a senior level
• Experience and technical knowledge of quality improvement projects
• 7 years’ of experience working within the public health system of South Africa, regulatory or Quality environment in the service delivery platform in South Africa.

Desirable Experience:

• 5 years or more experience in COVID19/HIV/TB/ STI management
• Significant experience in working with the department of health at a senior level
• Experience in working in NGOs and/or department of health settings

 KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

• Provide leadership, coordination and formulate the QI/QA agenda within RTC programmes
• Provide strategic direction, as well as technical and programmatic oversight and ensure appropriate support for the integration of the COVID-19 vaccine in routine health services.
• Responsible for understanding the processes of the underlying system of care so that improvements can be implemented
• Ensure that linkages between programmes are strengthened to foster better quality improvement outcomes in health services
• Assist in implementation of Quality Improvement/assurance activities by working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to identify gaps in service delivery in addition to identifying and setting improvement priorities
• Continuous report writing, record keeping of all working procedures, identification of gaps, development and implementation of new procedures and standards
• Follow-up on implementation of changes and comment on improvements, to ensure continuous quality improvement
• Guide and direct Right to Care staff and other stakeholders to develop, implement and measure quality improvement initiatives
• Assist the district and provincial teams to plan, prioritise and manage QI projects
• Provide formal training/mentoring to relevant stakeholders to ensure skills transfer regarding quality improvement
• Liaise with External and Internal Stakeholders

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Description

• To provide coaching and mentorship in the development, implementation and reporting of improvement projects, systems and processes through the routine use of health and programme data to meet and improve health care systems and programme needs in Right to Care supported facilities.

Requirements
Required Minimum Qualifications

• An appropriate degree in Health, public health, management or related field

Required Minimum Experience

• Significant experience in working with the department of health at a senior level
• Should have significant experience and technical knowledge of quality improvement
• At least 3 years’ experience in systems design, management and analysis

Desirable Experience

• 3 years’ or more experience in infectious diseases management e.g COVID19/HIV/TB/ STI 
• Experience working in NGOs
• Working knowledge & understanding of  the National Core Standards
• Quality assurance and quality improvement experience related to health care service delivery

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS (KPIs)

• Provide leadership, coordination and formulate the QI/QA agenda within RTC programmes.
• Responsible for understanding the processes of the underlying system of care so that improvements can be implemented to effectively address problems through:
  •  Ensuring the strengthening of linkages between the programmes to foster quality improvement in health services by:
  • Analysing and interpreting data to identify opportunities for improvement
  • Design, develop and monitor improvement projects at National, District, sub-district and Facility level
  • Create a vision for quality improvement within Right to Care and other stakeholders
  • Capacity building for quality improvement within Right to Care and other stakeholders
  • Leading and coordinating change initiatives
  • Analysing data for reporting and project design purposes
• Assist in implementation of Quality Improvement/assurance activities by working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to identify gaps in service delivery and to identify and set improvement priorities
• Continuous report writing, recordkeeping of all working procedures, identification of gaps, development and implementation of new procedures and standards
• Follow-up on the implementation of changes and comment on improvements, ensure continuous improvement
• Guiding and directing Right to Care staff and other stakeholders in the development, implementation and measuring of quality improvement initiatives
•  Assist the regional teams to plan, prioritise and manage QI projects

Provide formal training/mentoring to relevant stakeholders to ensure skills transfer regarding quality improvement

Facilitate learning sessions on a regular basis

• Apply adult education methodology
• Comply with all safety policies, practices and procedures according to prescribed procedures and legislation.
• Report all unsafe activities to Senior Management/Human Resources.
• Adhere and maintain Decision making authority as allocated to the position
• Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals. Adheres to all management SOP’s,  guidelines and confidential agreements
• Provide leadership to others through example and sharing of knowledge/skill .
• Liaise with all Internal Customers and External Customers and Suppliers when necessary towards the achievement of organizational and departmental goals
•  Form and maintain close working relationships with various Specialists within Right to Care and other organizations to ensure appropriateness and correctness
• Represent Right to Care at organizational and external stakeholder meetings