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TB Nurse PD13

Jhpiego
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Position Title: TB Nurse PD13

2023-10-30    Kabul     Full Time     549

Job Location: Kabul
Nationality: National
Category: Health Care
Employment Type: Full Time
Salary:
Vacancy Number: JHP-UHI-406
No. Of Jobs: 1
City: kabul
Organization: Jhpiego
Years of Experience: At least two years of experience in a similar position
Contract Duration: Short term
Gender: Male/Female
Education: Certified Nurse
Close date: 2023-10-30

About Jhpiego:

Program Description:    The USAID funded Urban Health Initiative (UHI) Program’s goal is to improve health outcomes of people living in urban areas, particularly focusing on the health of women and children and other vulnerable populations. Interventions aim to increase demand, access and quality of health services. Lead by Jhpiego and implemented by a dynamic consortium of organizations, UHI is implemented in five cities in Afghanistan – Kabul, Herat, Mazar-e-Sharif, Jalalabad and Kandahar.

Job Descriptions:

Position Overview
The Position of Nurse will be based in UHI priority HFs of Kabul city and will work to provide patient
care at OPD, IPD, operation theatre and Emergency units of the HFs
Position Reports To: Associate Cluster Manager,
 Supervisory position:
 Location: Kabul
Responsibilities
1. Registration and recording of TB patients in the (presumptive TB register, TB Treatment register,
treatment card, contact investigation register)
2. Distribute the anti‐drugs to the patients and daily DOT
3. Health education and counseling for the patients
4. Weighing the patients and calculating the drugs based on body weight and preparing the drug
box for each patient
5. Active contact screening from the household members of the index TB patients
6. Follow up on the patient's treatment course (follow exam at the end of months 2, 4, and end of
the treatment)
7. Consult with an OPD doctor or specialist on the clinical diagnosis or extrapulmonary TB patients
8. Prepare the monthly and quarterly reports of TB in consultation with related in charge of HFs
9. The filling system of the DOTS room
10. Collect sputum and refer it to Lab for examination with TB05
11. Trace the lost to follow‐up patients ( trace patients who are absent for their treatment)
12. Identify the presumptive DR‐ TB cases and refer to GeneXpert
13. Provide IPT for children under the age of five years
14. Participate in the training courses, and quarterly workshops conducted by NTP and partners
15. Consider the IP measures in the DOTS room and use IEC materials in the DOTS room

Job Requirements:

Job Requirements:
Qualification Required:

Certified Nurse
At least two years of experience in a similar position
Abilities/Skills:
 Ability to work successfully in teams, across a diverse team in a complex environment with multiple
tasks, short deadlines and intense pressure to perform
 Strong skills in facilitation, team building and coordination
 Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including strong writing, analytical and
communication skills in Dari, Pashtu and English (preferable

Submission Guidelines:

Please send your CV to Recruitment-AF@jhpiego.org. For further information about Jhpiego, please visit our website at www.jhpiego.org. Note: Please mention the job title and vacancy number of the position on your email subject line otherwise your application may not be considered . The successful candidate selected for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation. Jhpiego is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer!

Submission Email:

Recruitment-AF@jhpiego.org

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