AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF)
Background
Founded in 1987, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is a global organization providing cutting-edge medicine and advocacy to over 2 million people in 47 countries. In Malawi, AHF is working in partnership with the Ministry of Health to strengthen access to quality of HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis (TB) and Sexually Transmitted infections (STI) treatment. The organization provides cutting edge treatment and medical care in some hard-to-reach health facilities located across five districts, Lilongwe, Dedza, Ntcheu, Nsanje and Chikwawa. Applications are requested from suitably qualified people to fill vacant position of HIV Diagnostic Assistant for Bereu Health Centre. Vacancy is for Chikwawa District. The vacancy will need one personnel.
POST: HIV DIAGNOSTIC ASSISTANTS
Duration: Fulltime
Report to: Program Prevention Officer
Duty Station: Bereu Health Centre
Roles and Responsibilities
Overall Responsibilities:
The position is responsible for promoting and carrying out HIV Counselling and Testing at facility level as well as in the surrounding communities; scaling up Provider-Initiated Testing and Care (PITC) with special emphasis on ICT and facilitating linkage of those who test HIV positive for treatment and other support services.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Perform rapid HIV tests in the HIV department and PITC while prioritizing Index Testing (ICT)
- Ensure a minimum elicitation of client to contact ratio of 1:3 is achieved for ICT Ensure that 95% of all index contacts are tested, and that 20% of total general tests are tested through index testing
- Ensure that all HIV positive Clients are linked, and data sent for entry and updating in the web portal
- Ensure test results are properly recorded and filled accordingly in the registers.
- Follow nationally approved clinical guidelines, protocols and evidence-based practices when discharging the duties
- Ensure referral systems and mechanisms for clients are in place and functional
- Ensure proper documentation of activities in MOH HTS Tools including ICT registers
Education and Experience
- Certified HIV Diagnostic Assistant, Holder of Malawi School Leaving Certificate (M.S.C.E), Minimum of 1year in HIV prevention, counseling, and testing experience with special focus on ICT
Mode of Application
Interested applicants should send their application letters together with a detailed CV with three traceable referees and copies of certificates to the following email address: HR.Malawi@ahf.org Closing time and Date for receiving applications is 12:00 noon on 31st October, 2024. Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted.