Clinic Nurse / Counselor – Dar es salaam – MDH

Qualification and Work Experience:
Nurse Counselor should have at least a diploma in Nursing and must have
a valid practice license; he/she should have an experience of 3 years in
the field of expertise.

Expectations:
A HIV/AIDS nurse counselor requires extensive, current knowledge of the
symptoms and treatments of AIDS and HIV infections, the methods by which
the virus is (and is not) transmitted and prevention measures. HIV/AIDS
counselors
must enjoy working with other people, have a compassionate nature and be
good listeners. A broad knowledge of diverse cultural beliefs and
attitudes is often necessary when working with diverse populations.

Duties and Responsibilities
1. Adhering to nursing ethics as punctuality and cleanliness etc.
2. Ensuring that patients receive appropriate clinical care during a
clinic visit, including scheduled or unscheduled physician examination
and laboratory test.
3. Educating patients in all aspects of HIV disease and treatment
management, as well as basic healthy lifestyles.
4. Counseling patients with regard to HIV diagnosis, management of
medications, medication and clinic visit adherence, psychosocial issues,
and basic health self-care.

5. Counseling and educating family members and care givers to promote
secondary prevention of HIV infection, to improve the care of patients
with HIV, and to strengthen social support networks of patients.
6. Accurate and complete documentation of patient information and
patient encounters in the patient medical record.
7. Assisting patients to connect with other resources through the
referral network.
8. Assisting the physician in the provision of clinical care for patients.
9. Doing any other duty as assigned by the nurse supervisor, site
manager and OPD nurse officer in-charge.

HOW TO APPLY:
Interested candidates should submit their application letters, CVs,
Certified photocopies of certificates and names and contact information
(email addresses and telephone numbers) of two references.

Applications should be submitted by 14th August, 2017 to the HR Manager,
MDH through e-mail hr@mdh-tz.org or drop by hand at our MDH Mikocheni
Office near New Regency Park Hotel. Please note; only shortlisted
candidates will be contacted.

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