Nimart Nurse

2023/03/09

Reference Number

NimartNurse032023

Description

**Nimart Nurse**

The NIMART Nurse is responsible for providing holistic and comprehensive HIV AIDS clinical care to Patients and performing Clinical Procedures and administering processes according to professional protocol.

**Technical Work Responsibilities**
- Provide Clinical Services
- Administrative duties
- Liaison with Stakeholders
- Human Capital Management

**Duties**:

- Liaise with all Stakeholders when necessary towards the achievement of organizational and departmental goals.
- Promote Health Education on a daily basis by doing outreach with mobiles in the community
- Conduct HCT testing indoors and outdoors (Mobile, gazebo) on a daily basis
- Obtain medical history
- Physical examination of Participants, including pelvic, genital and rectal examinations
- Drawing of blood and other specimens
- Monitor vital signs
- Syndrome management of conditions
- Dispensing of medication
- Assessing the results and refer Participant for further treatment where necessary
- Dispense ARV medication
- Monitor ARV RX adherence and educate on lifestyle modifications
- Manage Participants on a regular basis to monitor side effects
- Referral of Participants for further investigations including x-rays, sonars etc
- Provide a Counselling Services:

- Conduct pre-and post-counselling service to each participant
- Provide educational assistance and advise
- Perform daily quality checks and data counselling
- Active participant management
- Compiling and submission of daily statistics
- Compile monthly statistics and confirm
- Recordkeeping of medication (ARV) handed to Patient
- Compile Monthly Report and forward to Pharmacy
- Complete monthly stocktake and forward order to Pharmacy
- Proper recordkeeping of Stock received and distribution
- Participated in proactive Team efforts to achieve Departmental and Company Goals
- Supervision of Sub Ordinates by providing guidance and in-service training to identify and address all challenges
- Mentoring and coaching of Sub Ordinates
- Debriefing of Sub Ordinates when required
- Provide leadership to others through example and sharing of knowledge/skill
- Comply with all safety policies, practices and procedures according to prescribed Procedures and Legislation
- Report all unsafe activities to Senior Management/Human Resources
- Adhere and maintain Decision making authority as allocated to the position

**Requirements**:
SELECTION CRITERIA

**Education**
- Bachelor’s degree from four-year college or university
- Registration with South African Nursing Council
- Completed NIMART Course
- Dispensing Certificate
- Advanced Diploma in Primary Health Care

**Experience**
- Minimum of two years related experience and/or training: or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Adequate knowledge of HIV / AIDS patient management
- At least two years’ experience in Public Health Care and/or Key Populations programme

**Requirements**:

- SA Citizen or valid work permit to work in South Africa
- Willing to work overtime

Please note:

- Work Level- Skilled- Job Type- Temp- Salary- Market Related- Duration- < 6 Months- EE Position- No- Location- Pretoria