Nurse Counselors – TCB/OVC Project Jobs in Kenya

Nurse Counselors – TCB/OVC Project
Two Positions

This position reports to the Project Coordinator- TCB for all activities and communications related to the project and supports the TCB/OVC projects to promote community curative and preventive health activities in liaison with the Project Social Workers and Health Referral Centres to ensure quality health to enrolled OVC families.

Duties and Responsibilities

Ensure preventive/public health awareness in the community through targeted BCC messages for improved hygiene and health seeking behaviour particularly MCHOrganize trainings for CHWs and backstop them to effectively support community health promotionSupport access to static and mobile VCT, PMCT and liaise with the AIDSRelief project for registration for ART services.Facilitate, manage and follow up referrals for registered OVCs.Keep track of OVC nutrition, health and growth and maintain OVC health data for evaluation.Maintain proper records of drugs and equipment directly under the project.Advise the project team on basic but pertinent contextual health issues through regular health talks to improve health knowledge.Perform any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.
Minimum Acceptable Qualifications
KECHN/KRCHN with two years experience in hospital or community nursing.Basic HIV/AIDS counseling knowledge and skills.Demonstrated community involvement related to HIV/ART, is highly desirable.Desire to see effective care delivered to those suffering from HIV/AIDS.These community nursing positions also require individuals with good communication and personal skills, a clinical nursing background, a willingness to interact with diverse members of the community, and a heart for the poor and HIV infected.

Interested candidates meeting the above qualifications should send their APPLICATION AND CV ONLY including telephone contact to hhcdo.jobs@homahills.or.ke by latest 22nd October 2010.

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