Home-based Partner Education and testing (HOPE) Study
Vacancy for Nurse Counselors
Position: Nurse Counselors (2 positions)
Location: Kisumu
Reporting to: Study Coordinator
Position Duties and Responsibilities:
- Screen and enroll eligible women at the antenatal clinic
- Ensure proper administration of consent procedures
- Administer screening and enrollment questionnaires to participants
- Utilize Open Data Kit (ODK) on mobile phones to complete data collection
- Ensure that data are collected accurately and resolve any discrepancies
- Perform follow-up visits with participants in clinic setting
- Perform HIV rapid testing and counseling for adult participants
- Collect uncontaminated blood samples from infants on filter paper for HIV testing
- Present basic education about HIV testing and prevention
- Prepare weekly, monthly and quarterly reports for the Study Coordinator
- Provide on-going counseling and make relevant referrals for on-going support including medical clinics, TB clinics, support groups, post test clubs, etc.
- Assist with Maternal and Child Health activities as needed
- Perform other duties as directed by study coordinator
Qualifications:
- KRCHN or Bachelor’s degree in Nursing
- Minimum of one year previous experience in clinical or research activities
- Familiarity with HIV-testing, prevention, and treatment strategies
- Basic computer skills particularly for Word-processing, spreadsheets and e-mail
- Strong communication skills in English, Kiswahili and Dholuo
- Female candidates encouraged to apply
Desirable qualities, skills and abilities:
- Experience with couple counseling and HIV testing, PMTCT, and/or HIV treatment
- Certificate in Voluntary Counseling and Testing or HTC from NASCOP
- Training in research ethics
- Familiarity with smart phone technology for data collection
- Attention to detail and good work ethic
- Ability to work with minimal supervision
- Respectful, punctual, hardworking, conscientious
- Ability to work effectively as a member of a collaborative team
Expectations:
- Full-time position
- Position length is 21 months, provided good performance
- Competitive salary based on qualifications and experience
- Based in Kisumu, with travel throughout the surrounding area as needed
Interested individuals
who meet the above qualifications should submit a letter of interest via
email to hope.study.ke@gmail.com by 30th June, 2013, indicating the
position title on the subject line.
Additionally, a recently
updated CV, 1 letter of reference, and the contact information for 2
additional references should be included as attachments.