Organisation: Rakai Health Sciences Program (RHSP)
Reports to: Study or Services
Supervisor
Reports to: Study or Services
Supervisor
Duty Station: Uganda
About
RHSP:
RHSP:
Rakai Health Sciences
Program is a collaborative Bio-medical research and service delivery
organization. It strives to improve the quality of life of the local population
through a combination of community based research, curative services and
prevention strategies in the district of Rakai, South Western Uganda. It is
based at the Uganda Virus Research Institute – Entebbe and Kalisizo in Rakai
District.
Program is a collaborative Bio-medical research and service delivery
organization. It strives to improve the quality of life of the local population
through a combination of community based research, curative services and
prevention strategies in the district of Rakai, South Western Uganda. It is
based at the Uganda Virus Research Institute – Entebbe and Kalisizo in Rakai
District.
Job
Summary: The Registered
Comprehensive Nurse / Registered Nurse will provide support to the study
services supervisor in medical assessment of participants, collecting important
clinical details, performing clinical examinations and relevant tests and
performing follow up data collection in the clinic/field.
Summary: The Registered
Comprehensive Nurse / Registered Nurse will provide support to the study
services supervisor in medical assessment of participants, collecting important
clinical details, performing clinical examinations and relevant tests and
performing follow up data collection in the clinic/field.
Key
Duties and Responsibilities:
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Conduct
clinical assessments for respondents and completing the form (as per SOPs) - Provision
of health education to potential study participants. - Seeking
informed consent from potential study participants - Collection
of data and biological specimens as well as proper labelling and handling
of data forms and specimens as pertinent SOPs. - Collection
of quantitative and qualitative data by use of an administered
questionnaires - Collection
for biological samples for lab tests and analysis. - Conduct
a census of all study participants in all study communities - Providing
treatment to respondents. - Clinical
evaluation and care of participants in consultation with study physicians. - Follow
up study participants.
Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:
Skills and Experience:
- A
Diploma in General Nursing/Diploma in Comprehensive Nursing from a
reputable institution - Experience
of at least 2 years in a reputable health organization - Certificates
in Good clinical practice and Human subjects Protection, plus experience
doing research related work is an advantage but not a requirement. - Willingness
to work and reside in a rural setting – Rakai District.
to apply:
All those willing to work with Rakai Health Sciences Program (RHSP) should
submit their applications including an application letter, valid academic
documents and detailed resume (C.V) with three recognizable referees to:
The Human Resource Manager
Rakai Health Sciences Program,
P.O. Box 279, Kalisizo, Uganda
E-mail: [email protected]
Deadline:
14th June, 2013
14th June, 2013
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