Broadreach Careers - Enrolled Nurse

Job Description:

The Enrolled Nurse’s primary responsibility is to support the implementation of strategic and tactical interventions at Department of Health (DoH) facilities and sites through the provision of direct HIV & TB related clinical services to patients and clients, namely HIV Testing Services, referring HIV-positive persons, ensuring linkage to care and implementation of decanting strategies.She / he will drive the 90-90-90 HIV and TB agendas for adults and children by ensuring that DOH clinical protocols and guidelines are being implemented by target facilities and that facility staff are continuously identifying and addressing clinical issues in order to reach 90-90-90 targets. The Enrolled Nurse will work in conjunction with a registered nurse/ professional nurse on site.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide voluntary and confidential HIV Testing Services
• Maintain and monitor patients’ adherence to treatment regimen to assess success of counselling
• Support adherence by educating patients about self-management of HIV/AIDS and/or TB, tailoring instructions to patient’s individuals circumstances
• Take bloods (and/or sputum) for all HIV positive patients and TB suspects as per guidelines under direct and/or indirect supervision of PN
• Refer newly diagnosed HIV positive patients for ART initiation and ensure linkage to care
• Track, Trace and Refer Early Missed and Late Missed appointments, LTFU and uLTFU patients to WBOTs, Community Partners or as directed for return to care
• Linkage of all HIV positive patients to care
• Contact patients to return at scheduled intervals for Viral Loads in accordance with treatment guidelines
• Educate and enrol patients into differential care models streams when eligible
• Screen all patients for TB
• Conduct the vitals examination and record results for all patients seen

Job Requirements:

• Has a customer centric mindset
• Be solution focused
• Maintain confidentiality
• Results orientation
• Experience & skills 2 years relevant experience
• Able to connect with clients at different levels
• 1 year relevant experience
• Ability to connect the dots, make linkages and collaboratively work across the organization to
• optimize the client experience
• Personal qualities & Behavioural competencies
• Standard 10 (Grade 12) / N3 or equivalent, current registration with SANC is essential

Job Details:

Company: BroadReach

Vacancy Type: Full Time

Job Location: Ermelo

Application Deadline: N/A

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