State Nursing Coordinator at AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF)

Req No: 2017-6434
Location: Benue
Category: Healthcare
Type: Regular Full-Time

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• In close collaboration with the state coordinating team, ensure the provision of quality, evidence based ART, PMTCT, prevention and TB services.
• Coordinates the provision of quality nursing care within the state.
• Ensures that medication administration is within the scope of practice of the licensee.
• Directs nursing care in the state including outpatients, in patients care.
• Attends and participates in team conferences as requested.
• Acts as a team leader for with the provision and supervision of high quality patient care in AHF supported facilities in the state.
• Audits Chart notes and medication administration according to protocol.
• Supervises the provision of patient and family education in AHF supported health facilities.
• Exercises appropriate judgment and decision making skills.
• Mentors and ensures the maintenance of patient confidentiality.
• Reports significant changes in the patient’s physical status to the RN and/or to the medical provider.
• Provides leadership to nursing team to establish effective linkages and referral of patients within and outside the facility.
• Responsible for identifying training needs, conduct capacity building for health care workers in supported health centers.
• Supports the process of developing/reviewing and adapting HIV Testing and Counseling, Blood and Injection safety, USP, PEP training curricula and other documents to meet appropriate audience.
• Ensures that all disseminated protocols are strictly adhered to by site staff.
• Ensure accurate and timely documentation of all services provided.
• Implement operational research protocols to answer important questions within AHF’s treatment and prevention programs.
• Any other duty designated by the Nurse Manager.

Key Result Areas:

• Quality of HIV treatment and TB services at the site.
• Facility based HIV prevention program indicators.
• HIV Care Task Shifting Indicators

Education and Experinece

• University graduate in Nursing-BSc or its Equivalent.
• MPH degree would be an added advantage
• At least 3-5 years’ experience in HIV program management.
• Knowledge of minimum prevention package for Nigeria is highly essential.
• Must be highly organized and capable of effective multi-tasking.