International Medical Corps (IMC) is a global humanitarian
nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life through
health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in hard
to reach areas.
Position: Nursing Officers (3)
Location: Siaya, Wundanyi and Thomson Falls Prisons.
Duration: 7 Months (Renewable)
Key Responsibilities
Reporting to the prisons management, the successful candidate
will be responsible for the following:
- Provide HIV/AIDS
and TB services including PMTCT, HIV/AIDS care and treatment.
- Provide HIV care
and support for HIV+ cases. This will include; treatment of opportunistic
infections (OI), cotrimoxazole prophylaxis, referral for ARV therapy,
provide support counseling and link HIV+ cases to existing support groups
in the community.
- Provide TB
screening and treatment to the HIV+ clients
- Register all TB
patients into the TB treatment register as per DLTLD guidelines.
- Supervise and
train the community volunteers on community TB care and HIV care.
- Ensure TB/HIV
commodities including drugs; test kits, reagents, and stationery are in
stock.
- Create community
awareness/ mobilization on TB/HIV care.
- Collect and
report on monthly service data and other project activities on a monthly
basis
Key Requirements:
- The Kenya
Certificate Of Secondary Education (KCSE), mean grade C, with at least a C
in biology, English or Kiswahili and a C- in any other two (2) science
subjects or its approved equivalent qualifications
- Three (3) years
Pre-Service Training at a Medical Training Centre or at any other
recognized Training Institution Culminating in the award of the Kenya
Registered Nurse or Kenya Registered Community Health Nurse certificate
- Registered by
the Nursing Council of Kenya and must posses a valid practising license.
- Must have a
certificate of Adult ART training.
- Must have at
least one year experience in comprehensive care clinic.
- Must have good
interpersonal skills and be very flexible and a team player.
Applications should include the following:
- A cover letter
and current CV with names and telephone contacts of at least 3 referees.
- Copies of
academic and professional certificates.
- Your e-mail
address and telephone contacts.
Qualified candidates who meet the above requirements should
apply by sending a current CV with telephone number and e-mail address and
cover letter by Email to: kenyajobs@internationalmedicalcorps.org /
hoacu.prisons@gmail.com on or before 15th February 2013.
Each application should include three referees with their
contacts and e-mail addresses.
Any other attachment apart from the above mentioned will lead to
disqualification of the application.
Please, state the position and your name in the subject
line.
Only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
