POSITION: STUDY ROVING NURSE - (1 POST TO BE LOCATED IN HOMABAY & SIAYA COUNTY)
Job Purpose
The study nurse will be
responsible for recruiting and enrolling participants into the study in the
selected facilities in Homabay & Siaya County. He/she will directly report
to the assistant study coordinator.
Responsibilities and Requirements
- Screening, recruiting and enrolling participants to the
study.
- Counselling the study participant on pre-exposure prophylaxis
- Identifying prior study participants to be enrolled in the
extension study.
- Collect data per approved Standard Operating Procedures and
input into Android tablet system (RedCap)
- Conduct rapid HIV testing for study participants.
- Counsel women on HIV and prevention of mother-to-child HIV
transmission
- Collecting, preparing, and storing samples from study
participants.
- Physical and neurocognitive assessment of infants
- Preparing study participants for DEXA Scan procedures
- Submit twice-weekly summaries of recruitment and enrollment
into the study to the study coordinator.
- Participate in twice-weekly phone call with PI and rest of
study staff.
Qualifications, Experience, and Skills Required
- Must be registered by the Nursing Council of Kenya
- Must have a Diploma in Kenya Registered Nursing/Midwifery
(KRN/M) or Kenya Registered Community Health Nursing(KRCHN)
- Must have at least one year experience in research
post-internship
- Excellent computer skills (Attach computer training
certificate)
- Excellent communication skills: Must be able to communicate
to the study participants well and with PI via email and Zoom
- Must be trained in Human Subjects Protection (Attach
certificate)
- Excellent skills with mobile technology
- Language skills: fluency in English, Kiswahili, and Luo
- Team player with ability to work closely with other study
staff at the site
Applications must include the following:
- Application letter to principal investigator PrIMA-X study,
complete CV with 2 referees indicating their telephone contacts and e-mail
contacts
- Relevant certificates and testimonials
- Practicing license
- If qualified for the above post, please send the above
documents to the email
primaxstudy1@gmail.com by; 12th October 2023
NB: Only
shortlisted candidates will be shortlisted.
To be considered for this post,
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APPLICATION SITE link below and fill out the google form.
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