Treatment Navigator

2 weeks ago

Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa AJ Personnel Full time

Main purpose of the job:

  • To provide individualized support for patients newly diagnosed with HIV and those already on ART, including followup contacts to ensure the retention of clients in HIV services

Location:

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Rosslyn Clinic, Pretoria
Tshwane
Key performance areas:

  • Work together with the linkage officer Identify patients who tested HIV positive and initiated ART in the allocated facility and catchment area and enrol them into treatment navigator care
  • Provide individualised support for patients newly diagnosed with HIV and initiated on ART, including followup contact through regular meetings, phone calls and SMS
  • Remind the patients about their next visit appointments for the first and subsequent followup visits for the first 12 months through sms, phone calls and home visits
  • Send the sms and make telephonic call reminders to the patient about the next appointment date,1st SMS and call 7 days prior to the appointment date and the 2nd sms and call to be at 2 days prior to the next appointment date)
  • Provide information to patients on other health services available in the clinic or community
  • Trace all clients who missed appointments within 24 to 72 hours to avoid early, late and unconfirmed missed appointments (sms, call and home visit)
  • Refer all HIVpositive clients with different needs to multidisciplinary teams (psychosocial, nutrition, etc.).
  • Always Maintain patient confidentiality
  • Provide health talks on HIV, TB, Sexual Reproductive Health topics and other related health services
  • Participate in health promotion campaigns, including holiday programmes and youth events. These will occasionally occur on the weekend
  • Distribute condoms and IEC material within the community
  • Recruit clients for HIV counselling and testing, and other health screening services in the community
  • Motivate individuals and groups to bring their partners and children for HIV/TB and other health services
  • Organise community awareness, screening, mop up and tracing campaigns on a quarterly basis to improve the management of HIV clients and retention into care activities
  • Compile reports of activities and patient outcomes
  • Keep a record of daily activities
  • Share all reports and records timeously.
  • Take ownership, responsibility, and accountability for tasks and demonstrates effective selfmanagement
  • Follow through to ensure that quality and productivity standards of own work are consistently and accurately maintained
  • Maintain a positive attitude and respond openly to feedback
  • Take ownership, responsibility, and accountability for tasks and demonstrates effective selfmanagement

Required minimum education and training:

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Grade 12 or equivalent

Required minimum work experience:

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At least 6 months of volunteer relevant experience in the health field, or related post

Desirable additional education, work experience and personal abilities:

  • Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills

Demands of the job:

  • Teamwork and collaboration

Communications and relationships:

  • Working overtime or over weekends may be required from time to time

TO APPLY:

  • Only if you do meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV.
  • Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the above criteria will not be considered for the respective position.
  • Note AJ Personnel is fully POPI compliant.
  • Note WHC, in accordance with their Employment Equity goals and plan, will give preference to suitable applicants from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and subsequent amendments thereto.

Please note:

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AJ PERSONNEL is only responsible for the advertising of the advertisement on behalf of their client Wits Health Consortium
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- **AJ Personnel does not have any salary or other information regarding the position.

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