Treatment and Care Coordinator / Nurse

The Treatment and Care Coordinator /Nurse will be responsible for the management and execution of efficient nursing care and treatment of patients, specifically persons infected and affected with HIV/AIDS. He/She will also be responsible for the management of the support services programme specifically all activities within the clinic.

Location: Kingston, St. Ann and Montego Bay

Reports to: Regional Programme Manager/Medical Director

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from a Recognized Institution;
• Should be fully registered with Nursing Council of Jamaica as a EAN or Registered Nurse (RN) with Biennial renewal.

Experience

• Minimum of five (5) years active nursing experience;
• Two (2) years’ experience in HIV management
• Two (2) years’ experience working with MARPS population

Specific Deliverables

Clinical

• Registration, Triage, and screening of Patients
• Monitoring of patients via mechanical devices and takes appropriate action (glucometer, blood pressure)
• Conduct needs assessment and provide necessary referrals within JASL (Doctor, psychologist, support groups, Nutritionist, VCT )
• Education and Counselling of Patients in the following areas (HIV/STI, Chronic Illness, Acute infections, Treatment Failure)
• Provide general counselling
• Conduct Home Base Care with clients who are unable to visit
• Conducts visit to patients who are hospitalized
• Ensure the proper collection, identification, storage and safe transportation of specimens to the laboratory with the appropriate requisition forms; Receive and record results
• Provide Assessment of medical needs and referral to appropriate agencies (CHARES, Hospices, Government clinics)
• Forecast, plan, implement, coordinate and evaluate nursing care for patients
• Implement and maintain an effective system to link and retain patients
• Provide consultation and support to necessary departments regarding practice changes that affect patient care
• To create and or share documents that promote best practice, such as clinical
• practice guidelines, systematic reviews, journal articles, etc
• Keep current about trends and changes relating to HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care.
• Manage Client Records.

Administrative

• Liase with other clinical staff (Doctor, Nurse, Pharmacist, Nutritionist)
• Coordinate sessional clinics with Doctor and other Health Care Personnel
• (Counsellor, Dietician/Nutritionist, Social Worker)
• Collaborate with Medical Doctor regarding Planning Patient care
• Develop care plan for each client
• Management of data base
• Facilitate support group sessions with PLHIV and other JASL clients
• Facilitate and coordinate treatment literacy
• Assist with programme development and proposal writing
• Develop strategies to resolve issues, make recommendations and support implementations where appropriate
• Represents JASL locally at Ministries, seminar sand meetings, Funding Agencies, Conferences, Public events
• Submit monthly reports
• Perform other relevant Duties as assigned

Knowledge

• Fundamental of Nursing and nutrition
• Basic principles of Management
• Diagnostic test and treatment

Required Competencies

• Caring and compassionate nature
• Ability to deal with emotionally charged and pressured situations
• Management skills
• Computer literate
• Good oral and written communication skill along with group facilitation and counselling skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Skills in organizing resources and establishing priorities
• Ability to develop, plan and implement short and long – range goals
• Ability to coordinate and implement multiple projects and events
• Ability to handle high volumes of activity in a timely, professional manner
• Ability to work professionally and cooperate with team members and representative
• of other agencies
• Ability to deal with emotionally charged and pressured situations

Note

Applications along with resumes should be sent no later than January 21, 2016.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Contact

The Executive Director
Jamaica AIDS Support for Life (JASL)

3 Hendon Drive, 
Kingston 20
Jamaica

Email: infojasl2010@gmail.com

Base Salary: Undisclosed