Job Title: Nurses (10 Fresher Vacancies)
Organisation: The AIDS Support Organization (TASO Uganda)
Duty Station: Entebbe (1), Masaka (1), Soroti (3), Rukungiri
(2), Tororo (2) and Masindi (1), Uganda
(2), Tororo (2) and Masindi (1), Uganda
VA No.: TASO-2016-HR/5
REF: TS/HR/PM 15
Reports to: Medical Coordinator
About US:
The
AIDS Support Organization (TASO Uganda) is an organisation contributing to a
process of preventing HIV infection, restoring hope and improving the quality
of Life of persons, families and communities affected by HIV infection and
disease.
AIDS Support Organization (TASO Uganda) is an organisation contributing to a
process of preventing HIV infection, restoring hope and improving the quality
of Life of persons, families and communities affected by HIV infection and
disease.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Draw and implement Centre medical plans and
budget - In charge of ART Monitoring
- Develop medical work plan and budget
- implement centre medical work plan and
budgets - Set individual, team and departmental targets
- Evaluate attainment of targets periodically
- Triage clients coming to the clinic
- Provide treatment to clients aimed at
reducing vulnerability to diseases
and infections - Report clients attended to
- Fill MIS forms
- Follow drug code lists when prescribing drugs
- Manage clients flow in the clinic
- Provide medical services to clients as per
current treatment guidelines - Maintain and uphold the appointment systems
- Improvise for innovativeness in management of
clients at the clinic - Adhere to the departmental work plan
- Conduct health education to clients
- Participate in HIV/AIDS awareness and
sensitization of communities - Train community workers and other resourceful
persons - Foster effective communication skills at the
clinic - Link clients to support groups
- Distribute risk reduction kits eg condoms
- Carry out CMEs
- Participate in QI Projects
- Perform nursing techniques and procedures as
requested and prescribed by doctors and clinicians - Summarize nursing techniques and procedures
- Summarize national and international
standards and procedures followed by nurses - Perform all duties and services in full
compliance with set national and international standards and procedures - Monitor patients flow preparation of
examination rooms and taking of vital signs of patients - Prescribe drugs when necessary
- Dispense
drugs and other medical items according to prescription - Carry out training of health workers from
communities and other institutions - Attend general and staff meetings
- Carry out home visits
- Attend to clients in sick bay
- Attend to children in child pray center
- Refer clients to seek other medical attention
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicants must hold Diplomas in Nursing
/ Comprehensive Nursing, - Registered with nurses and midwives council
- Training in Counselling
- Training in HIV/AIDS care and support
- A minimum of two years’ experience in
clinical nursing services - Special Knowledge of current HIV trends, Management
of HIV/AIDS and Prevention ,
treatment and diagnosis of HIV / AIDS
How to Apply:
All
suitably qualified candidates are invited to send an application letter,
resume, copies of academic certificates, testimonials and three referees.
suitably qualified candidates are invited to send an application letter,
resume, copies of academic certificates, testimonials and three referees.
All
interested Candidates MUST attach a fully filled Application Form, download
here, or pick it from any TASO Centre and register in the applications
book.
interested Candidates MUST attach a fully filled Application Form, download
here, or pick it from any TASO Centre and register in the applications
book.
Note: Please firmly staple your papers together. Only
short listed candidates will be contacted.
short listed candidates will be contacted.
Please
forward your applications to:
forward your applications to:
The
Director, Human Resource & Administration,
Director, Human Resource & Administration,
P.O.
Box 10443,
Box 10443,
Kampala.
Uganda
Uganda
OR
Hand deliver your application to TASO HQ level II, located at Old Mulago
Hospital
Hand deliver your application to TASO HQ level II, located at Old Mulago
Hospital
OR
Apply Online -> Click Here
Apply Online -> Click Here
Deadline: 22nd July, 2016.
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