Home-based
Partner Education and testing (HOPE) Study
Vacancy for Nurse Counselors
Position: Nurse Counselors (2 positions)
Location: Kisumu
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.