10 Fresher Nurse Vacancies – The AIDS Support Organization (TASO Uganda)

Organisation: The AIDS Support Organization (TASO Uganda)
Duty Station: Entebbe (1), Masaka (1), Soroti (3), Rukungiri
(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.
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.
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.
Note: Please firmly staple your papers together. Only
short listed candidates will be contacted.
Please
forward your applications to:                     
The
Director, Human Resource & Administration,
P.O.
Box 10443,                                                      
Kampala.
Uganda
         
OR
Hand deliver your application to TASO HQ level II, located at Old Mulago
Hospital
OR
Apply Online -> Click Here
Deadline: 22nd July, 2016.
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