HIV Nurse Counsellor (06)

ICAP at COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY ZAMBIA

JOB DESCRIPTION
Position Title: HIV Nurse Counsellor (06) Reports to: Site Coordinator Location: Lusaka, Chipata, Mazabuka, Mongu Kitwe, and Solwezi.

Position Summary: Provide pre- and post-test counselling in HIV and other STIs as part of survey procedures.

Roles and Responsibilities:
• Must have thorough knowledge on national guidelines, standard operating procedures and quality assurance systems and testing algorithms
• Provide pre- and post- test counselling in HIV, syphilis, Hepatitis B (HBV), and Hepatitis C (HCV) according to national guidelines,
• Refer participants who test positive for HIV, syphilis, HBV, and HCV to care,
• Answer health-related questions from survey participants,
• Support data entry for biomarker results,
• Identify and report adverse event(s) to the Site Coordinator,
• Ensure high quality data and ethical and moral conduct to collect accurate and valid information,
• Safeguard assigned data collection equipment, keeping it in good working condition and charged, ready for data collection,
• Maintain high levels of confidentiality throughout the survey,
• Carry out other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications:
• Full Grade 12 certificate
• Diploma in Nursing.

Experience and skills required
• Minimum 3 years’ relevant experience,
• Must have been trained in Psychosocial counselling,
• Must be registered , with a current year practicing license from General Nursing Council (GNC),
• Experience in clinical research or surveys preferred,
• Detail oriented and highly organized, able to multi-task,
• Ability to adapt and work with diverse groups of people,
• Knowledge of Good Clinical Practice,
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite applications,
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, verbal and written communication skills,
• Fluency in English and one or more local languages (e.g. Silozi, Chitonga, Chinyanja, Kikaonde and Cibemba),
• Knowledge of and practical experience working with key populations preferred.