Job Title: ART Nurse Officer (10 Post)
Location: Mbogwe DC, GRRH, Geita DC, Chato DC, Nyang’hwale DC, Bukombe DC.
Reports to: Facility in-charge
Position Summary:
The ART Nurse Officer is responsible for the day-to-day ensuring that patients receive appropriate
clinical care during a clinic visits, including scheduled or unscheduled physician examination and
laboratory test. She/He will work with the Council Health Management Teams CHMTs, MDH
Program staffs, Health Facilities (HFs)/ and other stakeholders.
Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Adhering to nursing ethics as punctuality and cleanliness etc.
2. Ensure CTC clinic runs in accordance with national standards
3. Ensuring all clients are taken recommended investigations such as HVL, CD4 in accordance with
guidelines.
4. Ensuring that receive appropriate clinical care during a clinic visits, including scheduled or
unscheduled physician examination and laboratory test.
5. Educating patients in all aspects of HIV disease and treatment management as well as basic healthy
lifestyles
6. Counselling patients with regard to HIV diagnosis, management of medications, medication and
clinic visits adherence, psychosocial issues, and basic health self-care.
7. Counselling and educating family members and care given to promote secondary prevention of HIV
infection, to improve the care of patients with HIV, and to strengthen social support networks of
patients.
8. Accurate and complete documentation of patient information and patient encounters in the patient
medical record.
9. Assisting patient to connect with other resources through the referral network
10. Assisting the CTC clinician in the provision of clinical care for patients.
11. Doing any other duty as assigned by the supervisor.
Requirements: Education, Work experience and Skills
1. A Minimum of form four education and certificate or diploma in Nursing.
2. A minimum of Six (6) Months and above working experience in HIV program , preferably in
a similar position will be highly considered.
3. Volunteers working in Health Facilities at Geita Region are highly encouraged to apply
4. Analytical and problem-solving skills, multi-tasking and organizational skills.
5. Work experience in HIV/AIDS care and treatment program will be an advantage.
6. Highest level of integrity.
7. Ability to work and deliver under pressure and tight deadlines with minimum supervision.
8. Excellent communication (both verbal and written).
9. Must be computer literate – conversant with, Microsoft Office i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested candidates for any of the above positions should submit an application letter, a detailed copy
of their CV, names and contact information (email addresses and telephone numbers) of three work
related referees.
The candidate MUST clearly indicate the Title of the position applied for (as it appears in the
advertisement) on the heading of the email and the name of the health facility that volunteers
at.
Applications should be submitted by 10th February, 2023 to the Human Resources officer, MDH
Sub-grantees through e-mail geitasub@mdh.or.tz.
Kindly note that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
PLEASE NOTE:
MDH does not have any recruitment agents and do not charge any fees to the interested
candidates.
