Rucruitment of a Nurse- Vacancy in Uganda

Job Title: Nurse In-Charge-Masaka Clinic

Reports To: Program Nurse Manager

Job Summary; Oversees the nursing component of the health care center and directs relevant team members to ensure sin even workflow, quality nursing care and par­ticipates in employee evaluations. He/she also functions as a Health Center Nurse, providing comprehensive nursing services to individuals and families. Provides quality care to patients in an out-patient care setting

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Administrative responsibilities:

• Planning for nurses, counselors, HIV Medics, ART Aides and support staff

• Supervising and providing mentorship to staff

• Ensures that all supervised staff adhere co professional code of conduct and ethics

• Intercedes with difficult clients, resolves staff or client disputes, and assists with operational or procedural inquiries.

• Ensures that all equipment at the center is secure, functional and well maintained

• To ensures timely requisitioning for drugs, equipment, sundries and other supplies

• Manage proper inventory and stock management for all drugs and supplies at the center

• Coordinates case management and operational review meetings.

Clinical Responsibilities

• Provides skilled nursing care to clients on an out patients basis

• Administers medication as ordered within the scope of practice of the licensee

• Performs phlebotomy and /or initiates intravenous infusions as ordered.

• Assists medical staff with examinations and procedures.


Job requirement

Qualifications, Education and/or Experience:

• Must be double drained at registered level or its equivalent from an accredited nursing training institution; with Diploma in nursing administration

• Must be registered with the Nurses and Midwives council

• Must have served for at least six years as a health worker, three of which at Senior Nursing Officer level

LICENSE:

Must possess a valid practicing license and be registered with the Allied Health Professionals Council.


How to apply

Qualified applicants should send their application letters, C.V and photocopies of academic certifi­cates indicating at least 3 professional referees with their telephone contacts and emails not later than 21st February 2011, 5.00pm.

Note: Indicate the post applied for on the envelope.

Attention:

The Country Program Director AHF Uganda Gates Secretariat

Plot 1A Baker Road,

P.O Box 22914 Kampala

Phone: 0414 346 311.