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  • Posted: Feb 27, 2018
    Deadline: Mar 13, 2018
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    Los Angeles-based AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF),a nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization, is a global organization providing cutting-edge medicine and advocacy to over 350,000 patients in 36 countries. We are the largest provider of HIV/AIDS medical care in the U.S. A truly independent voice in our mission to rid the world of AIDS, AHF’s opera...
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    Community HTS Assistant

    Reports to: Prevention Coordinator

    Summary of Position

    • To render quality counseling and psychosocial support to clients.
    • Refer clients for appropriate additional psychosocial and clinical support.

    Essential Duties and Responsibilities (Other duties may be assigned by the supervisor)

    VCT Duties:

    • Provides pre and post - voluntary HIV confidential counseling and testing, to all patients willing to have the HIV test done. KPA: Must test an average of 120 patients per week, but may see rnore if patients are still available.
    • Performs the rapid HIV testing on all clients that have consented to testing. KPA: ensures that each and every test done, has consent signed by the patient or a legally authorized person.
    • Encourages and support patients that test positive; helping them to cope with the new diagnosis. KPA: Try to make sure that the patient accepts and can deal with the new diagnosis.
    • Participates in Mass HIV testing initiatives and campaigns. KPA: Take part in mass HlV testing activities according to mass testing projects program.
    • Acts as (by facilitating) a linkage between HLV diagnosis, care, support and treatment, KPA: Ensures that an HIV positive’ patient is referred to the next appropriate level of care.

    Adherence Counseling Duties:

    • Collaborate with other health care professionals (doctor, nurse, social worker, community health care worker, home-based caregiver, psychologist.) in maintaining treatment protocol. KPA: Assist other professionals by seeing at least 10 patients per day or entering them to HlV care program.
    • Provide direct and comprehensive primary, preventive and Psychosocial care to patients. KPA refers to support groups and these are recorded in support group register. Also encourages patients to have a supporter on treatment
    • Teach and counsel patients & family on disease prevention and staying healthy. KPA Run literacy classes; educating patients on ARVs and staying healthy.
    • Assist patients with adherence counseling and document the session in counseling form. KPA at least see 5 or more defaulting patients per day.
    • Provide ongoing psychosocial counseling to clients attending the clinic. (PA Must have a minimum of 65 clients seen and counseled per month.
    • Assist with the reading and interpretation of the CD4 count results to clients KPA
    • Brings questions and concerns to the physician as necessary.
    • Maintain filing system for all client records including psychosocial forms, laboratory results and medical records. KPA: Client confidentiality to be maintained at all times.

    Treatment Literacy Duties:

    • Provide training to patients ready for ARV treatment and provide them with the clinical and laboratory goals of ARV’s, KPA: mutt keep a schedule for this and a register of attendance for patients attending literacy training sessions.
    • Identify clients who are defaulting and furnish team with relevant information for intervention. KPA : Suggest solutions to deal with adherence as per each clients need.
    • Preparation for weekly sessions with supervisor by noting challenges encountered and planning for the next weeks activities. KPA: Keeps agenda for meeting supervisors and becomes punctual.

    General Duties:

    • Prepare monthly report on services rendered for submission to supervisor. EPA: monthly statistical reports submitted on time.
    • Participate in team de-briefing sessions. KPA: keep record of debriefing sessions held.
    • Enter client visit details into the psychosocial relevant register. KPA: Provide weekly psychosocial relevant statistical report to the data capturer.

    Qualifications

    • To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
    • The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

    Education and/or Experience

    • Diploma in Psychology, Sociology and other related discipline
    • Certificate for AIDS Treatment Training
    • Certificate for Counseling Skills Training
    • Degree or diploma in child and youth development would be an advantage
    • Must be proficient in MS Office

    Method of Application

    Applicants should send their CV's and Cover Letter to: globalhr.africa@aidshealth.org indicating the position and the location you are applying for as the subject of the email.

    Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. AIDS Healthcare Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer

     

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