REGISTERED GENERAL NURSE: AIDS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION

Duties and Responsibilities

Position Summary
The AHF OI/ART Nurse(s) is a registered general nurse who will be assigned to work at the heath facility under the guidance and
technical supervision of the Doctor in Charge at the respective facilities.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
The main responsibilities for the OI/ART nurse(s) are
• To provide HTC (HIV Testing and Counselling) services and initiate HIV positive clients on Anti-Retroviral Treatment
(ART). The OI/ART Nurse(s) will provide quality care, treatment monitoring and enhanced adherence counselling to
clients as per protocol
• Provide pre and post – HIV confidential counselling and testing; Perform rapid HIV testing on all clients (adults,
adolescents and children) that have consented to testing/re-testing, and interpret the results to the clients; Perform DBS
on infants and counsel caregivers;
• Work with lay-counsellors and community health workers to mobilize clients within facility as well as community
outreaches for HIV testing and counselling and routine management;
• Screen all HIV positive clients for TB and STIs and make appropriate referrals;
• Provide quality care for HIV-positive clients on Anti-retroviral (ARV) Treatment - Facilitate linkage between HIV
testing, diagnosis, care, support and treatment;
• Link and refer clients to facility and community based Psychosocial Support Services;
• Provide routine follow-up and monitoring of clients (including scheduling interpreting Viral Load and CD4 tests and
VIAC) and provide adherence support clients the results;
• Support identification of clients who are defaulting for tracking and tracing
• Documentation of clients in the relevant monitoring and evaluation tools(registers)
• Record and maintain filing system for all client records as per MOHCC procedures
• Prepare monthly report on services rendered for submission to supervisor
• Intercede with difficult clients; resolve staff or client disputes, and assists with operational or procedural inquiries;
• Assist in the design and implementation of up-to-date standard operating procedures for nursing clinical management
of HIV and associated opportunistic infections.;
• Establish and strengthen Sexual and Reproductive Health Services;
• Assist the Medical Officer with coordination of nursing care at the health facility;
• Participate in assessing and reporting data for Quality Improvement
• Other duties may be assigned.