TB Nurse-Nangarhar (Re Announced)

Position Title: TB Nurse-Nangarhar (Re Announced)

2024-11-30 Nangarhar Full Time 1

Job Location:	Nangarhar
Nationality:	Afghan
Category:	Health Care
Employment Type:	Full Time
Salary:
Vacancy Number:	Jhp-UHI-523
No. Of Jobs:	1
City:	Nangarhar

Organization:	Jhpiego
Years of Experience:	At least having 2‐year TB DOTS experience in health facility and familiarity with HMIS tools and reporting format.
Contract Duration:	Short Term
Gender:	Male/Female
Education:	Graduating from RECOGNIZED NURSING INSTITURE and TB DOTS initial training certificate is an advantage.
Close date:	2024-11-30

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:

Main Responsibilities:
1.Planning and conduction of health promotion and health education sessions for tuberculosis in
waiting area.
2. Presumptive case detection within OPD patients.
3. Registration of all presumptive cases in presumptive register.
4. Recording vital signs of presumptive cases.
5. Ensure that all retreated case is tested by GeneXpert.
6. Ensure that all pulmonary TB smear positive cases are tested by GeneXpert.
7. Treatment initiation for newly diagnosed patients.
8. Monthly treatment follows up of under treatment patients
9. Smear microscopies follow up of pulmonary TB smear positive case during treatment (m2, m3 or
m4, and m6)
10. Recording and reporting of side effects during treatment.
11. Consulting of critical TB patients and or side effects during treatment with medical doctor or
clinical specialist.
12. Sample sending for MDR TB case detection.
13. Referral of MDR TB Cases to MDR center.
14. Contact tracing of household (newly diagnosed or retreated patients).
.15 Planning patients for Gastric lavage (children and other extra pulmonary TB) patients
16. Active participation in ward round to find presumptive cases in IPD.
17. Active participation in training and workshop for capacity building
18. Proper implementation of IPC measures in OPD and IPD regarding to TB
19. Ensure that enough stock of anti TB medication has existed (quarterly and two quarterly).
20. Prepared monthly and quarterly report of TB

Job Requirements:

Required Qualifications and Experience:
1-Graduating from RECOGNIZED NURSING INSTITURE and TB DOTS initial training certificate is an
advantage.
2 At least having 2‐year TB DOTS experience in health facility and familiarity with HMIS tools and
reporting format.

Abilities/Skills
1- Ability to work successfully in teams, across a diverse team in a complex environment with
multiple tasks, short deadlines, and intense pressure to perform
2- Strong skills in facilitation, team building, and coordination
3- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including strong writing and communication
skills in local languages Pashto and Dari.

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!

Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package including: medical and dental plans; paid vacation, holidays and sick leave; education assistance plan and more.

Send resumes to Recruitment-AF@jhpiego.org . For further information about Jhpiego, visit our website at www.jhpiego.org

Note: The successful candidate selected for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation.

Jhpiego is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer!