Job Title: SMC Nurse
Organization: Baylor College
of Medicine Children’s Foundation
of Medicine Children’s Foundation
Duty Station: Uganda
Report to: SMC Team Leader
About US:
Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation -Uganda
(Baylor-Uganda) is an indigenous not-for-profit child health and development
organisation affiliated to the Baylor College of Medicine International Paediatric
AIDS Initiative (BIPAI), a Network of paediatric HIV/AIDS care and treatment
Children’s Clinical Centres of Excellence and international program offices in
11 countries across Africa, Eastern Europe and North America.
(Baylor-Uganda) is an indigenous not-for-profit child health and development
organisation affiliated to the Baylor College of Medicine International Paediatric
AIDS Initiative (BIPAI), a Network of paediatric HIV/AIDS care and treatment
Children’s Clinical Centres of Excellence and international program offices in
11 countries across Africa, Eastern Europe and North America.
Job Summary: The SMC Nurse will be responsible for
assisting the SMC surgeon while conducting circumcision procedures and provides
post -operative nursing care to clients and disinfects and sterilizes surgical
instruments.
assisting the SMC surgeon while conducting circumcision procedures and provides
post -operative nursing care to clients and disinfects and sterilizes surgical
instruments.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- The SMC Nurse provides pre-operative
nursing care including client’s body preparation - In charge of taking medical history,
taking and recording vital signs and ensuring that all SMC clients have
been consented for SMC - Clean, disinfect and sterilize used
equipment and maintain clean and sterile operational/surgical environment - The jobholder will implement infection
control and waste management procedures as well as the periodic continuous
quality improvement - Conduct post-operative nursing care for
SMC recipients: provide medications, condoms, offer post-operative care. - Record and maintain client’s information
on SMC forms - Provide mentorship, support supervision
and training to health facility. - Conduct operational research.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The
ideal candidate should preferably hold a Diploma in Nursing (Double Train)
or equivalent from a recognized institution and must be registered with
the Uganda Nurses and midwifes council - A
minimum of two years’ experience in clinic or hospital-based
services. - Previous
experience in SMC, HIV/AIDS and ART is an added advantage - Good team player
- Good networking and partnership skills
- Excellent oral and written communication
skills - The applicant must be dynamic
- Highly persuasive and convincing
- Self-motivated and able to demonstrate
high initiative.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their
applications to the address below including a detailed CV demonstrating
possession of the job requirements, current position, names and addresses of
three referees i.e. email and phone addresses, copies of professional/academic
documents, email address, and day time telephone contact. The applicant must
have at most a credit 6 in Math and English and an approved ‘Medical Check-up
report from a recommended health centre’ for successful candidates is a
requirement at entry.
applications to the address below including a detailed CV demonstrating
possession of the job requirements, current position, names and addresses of
three referees i.e. email and phone addresses, copies of professional/academic
documents, email address, and day time telephone contact. The applicant must
have at most a credit 6 in Math and English and an approved ‘Medical Check-up
report from a recommended health centre’ for successful candidates is a
requirement at entry.
Send applications via E-mail to: [email protected].
The Human Resources Manager,
Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation-Uganda,
Block 5 Mulago Hospital,
P.O. Box 72052, Clock Tower, Kampala. Uganda
Deadline: 20th
January 2017
January 2017
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