Triage Nurse- cART Team - Gombe at Society for Family Health (SFH)

Job Profile:

The Nurse would be responsible for clinical triage, initiation of ART and PrEP and syndromic management of STIs wound management, as well as referral for Hepatitis B &C services, Cervical cancer screening, sexual and reproductive health services including family planning at community level.

Key Responsibilities: 

The successful candidate will:

• Provide a comprehensive triage (in-clinic and/or mobile) and clinical assessment services to clients resulting in safe and appropriate clinical decisions that reflect their healthcare needs.
• Initiate appropriate nursing interventions (e.g. first aid and emergency interventions) to improve client outcomes and secure the safety of clients and clinic staff, facilitate the triage process using clinical knowledge and appropriate interpersonal skills, demonstrating empathy and understanding.
• Work closely with the cART team in ensuring smooth implementation of community ART service delivery in the state.
• Conduct brief clinical assessments that determine the clinical urgency of the clients’ presenting health concerns and culminate with the allocation of a care category, which determines the time and sequence in which they receive services.
• Ensure timely and effective defaulter tracking, documentation and appropriate referrals of patients.
• Contribute to the development of lessons learned from projects related to nursing component of HIV comprehensive services for Key populations.
• Perform other duties that may be assigned

Job Requirements:

Education:

• Bachelors’ degree in Nursing or completion of an accredited nursing programme.

Experience

• Must possess minimum of 3 years’ post-NYSC experience in nursing practice including the practice of triage
• Possession of advanced training in Nursing would be an added advantage.
• Experience in maintaining accurate computerized triage assessment records is an advantage.
• Previous experience in HIV/AIDS programmes especially key and general population intervention is highly desirable.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required

• Good knowledge of the concept of public health program in Nigeria
• Excellent skills in Clinical Nursing services.
• Experience with the clinical management of HIV, OIs and other related conditions, as well as community education, advocacy and mobilization skills.
• Ability to analyze and use programmatic data to inform quality improvements in clinical care.
• Good relationship management/ interpersonal skills
• Ability to work as a team member and be able to function independently on the job whenever necessary.
• Attitude to work
• Ability to maintain confidentiality on patients’ medical records
• Ability to cope with stress and to organize and prioritize workload