Clinical Outreach Worker

About the Job

Job title: Clinical Outreach Worker (Maternity Cover – for 4 months) 

Project: USAID KP Activity

Job Description 

Responsibilities

  • Ensure services provided at DIC are confidential, and meet the standard set by the project 
  • Ensure clinical services provided at DIC are confidential, and meet the national standard 
  • Coordinate and provide STI screening and treatment services for project beneficiaries at DICs
  • Provide HIV counseling for target beneficiaries 
  • Provide ICS (HIV testing, STI, FP and condom at the center or organize regular mobile HCT 
  • Provide risk reduction counseling to DIC beneficiaries
  • Provide successful referral services to network health facilities 
  • Maintain functionality of the referral systems between DICs and PPN network health facilities 
  • Establish a referral feedback mechanism and maintain records
  • Ensure IEC materials and condoms are kept at accessible places at the DIC 
  • Initiate and attend meetings with private and public health facilities 
  • Support women and girls to adjust attitudes and behaviors through counseling services
  • Make regular referrals to health centers for ART, TB, GBV, Rape cases, and other complications. 
  • Take part in facilitating coordination of the peer education trainings
  • Ensure that DICs have enough stocks (equipment, detergents, prevention commodities) and request such materials in advance 
  • Document clinical services, counseling efforts and referral cases confidentially
  • Advise the center coordinator possible improvements of drop in center services 
  • Provide late hour, holiday and week end prevention and clinical services to DIC beneficiaries
  • Prepare monthly/quarterly report to the center coordinator about progress, challenges, and any other issues pertaining to his/her duties
  • Organize individual and group counseling for FSWs
  • Organize and facilitate awareness raising sessions on PMTCT, VCT, ART and condom promotion for FSWs
  • Ensure that the audiovisual equipment are functioning 
  • Ensure that beneficiaries follow the rules and regulations of DIC use 
  • Create conducive environment for MARPs to access DICs 
  • Make frequent field visits to villages where CSWs are working/living
  • Take the lead in Social group formation and strengthening
  • Conduct group meetings/educative sessions to project beneficiaries at drop in centers
  • Perform additional tasks assigned by the center coordinator
  • Work with QA as focal person for town level quality assurance/ improvement team, lead regular meeting and follow implementation of QI activities. 

About You

Qualifications and required experience

  • BSc in Clinical Nursing or public health officer. 
  • 4 years of experience in relevant work with especial attention to hands-on experience on chronic care and treatment program at least for two years
  • HIV testing and counseling training is mandatory.  
  • Computer application skill 
  • Communications skills
  • Fluency in English and local languages
  • Knowledge of combination prevention and other trainings related to HIV, TB and nutrition will be a plus 

Additional skill needed to succeeded 

  • Fluency in spoken and written English.
  • Strong working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other applications,
  • Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills – both verbal and written which will help to deliver massages as needed during patient counseling.

Required Skills

  • Patience
  • Patient care and assistance
  • Attention to detail

How To Apply

Interested applicants can apply either in Ethio jobs address or ISHDO email address  hr@ishdoeth.org

End date for application November 7, 2024.