DIC Health Care Provider (4 Positions)

Location: Adama and Shashemene, Ethiopia

Deadline: December 4, 2024

Job Description

Job summary

Accountable to the DIC coordinator or Area Coordinator the principal responsibility of the DIC Health Care Provider is assisting KPPs including FSWs and high-risk population groups to get proper HIV prevention and clinical services including SBCC, peer education, risk screening, risk reduction counseling, confidential HTC, basic RH services, and STI screening and referral services. She/he will capture daily service data and report activities of the DIC regularly.

 

Job Responsibilities 

  • Coordinate and provide intensive SBCC including peer session and distribution of tailored SBCC material to FSWs and other KPPs
  • Coordinate and conduct local area hotspot mapping and identifying KPP
  • Perform HIV risk screening using standard tools
  • Conduct community-based KPP focused HIV testing including HCT, self-test and referral linkage for treatment and additional services
  • Promote and distribute Condom for KPP
  • Provide late-hour services, as well as holiday and weekend prevention and clinical services to DIC beneficiaries.
  • Ensures quality of peer-based group discussion in alignment with the national standards
  • Organize mini outreach in hotspot areas and conduct awareness-raising sessions on PMTCT, ART, GVB, condom promotion and self-risk assessment for KPP
  • Make regular and successful referrals to health centers for ART, TB, GBV services, rape case services, and other complications.
  • Ensure that DIC equipment’s and materials including audiovisual equipment are functional and maintained in good situation.
  • Ensure that beneficiaries follow the rules and regulations of DIC
  • Create a conducive and healthy environment for FSW to access DICs.
  • Request, collect and efficiently utilized health commodities from HO/Hubs using standard formats.
  • Ensure that the DIC maintains enough stock (equipment, detergent, prevention commodities, health commodity and supplies etc.) and request such materials in advance.
  • Capture regular service data using standard registers, DHIS2/MRIS formats both electronically and in hard copies
  • Review and Verification of data on the biomedical and behavioral interventions
  • Maintain functionality smooth relationship of the referral systems between DICs & network health facilities.
  • Create and maintain partnership and collaboration with local stakeholders and partners for effective implementation of the KPP service provision and have a close working relationship with local public and private health facilities
  • Coordinate identification & selection of peer Service Providers in collaboration with Regional health bureaus
  • Participate in catchment area meetings and facility- community coordination platforms
  • Responsible in identifying and documenting success stories and best practices
  • Prepare monthly/quarterly reports for the Area Coordinator that includes progress, challenges, and any other issues pertaining to his/her duties.
  • Perform other duties assigned by his or her immediate supervisor

 

Reports to: DIC Coordinator/Project Area Coordinator

No of positions: Four (4)

About You

Required education and experiences

  • Health officer, BSC in nursing or Public Health
  • Minimum of three years clinical experience and must have experience and training in comprehensive HIV services, counseling and testing, STI screening, and providing other RH services.
  • Have a good knowledge and skills in conducting KP mapping, peer sessions, training coordination and facilitation, communication and report writing, and documentation.
  • NGO experience, specifically experience with KPP HIV combination prevention interventions in general and familiarity with DIC services, will be a plus.

 

Personal skills

  • Strong interpersonal skills and positive professional attitude
  • Excellent written and communication skills in English and local languages
  • Ability and great interest to work in team and be good team player.

Female applicants are highly encouraged

Required Skills

  • Teamwork
  • Communication

 

How to Apply

Interested and qualified applicants can apply through ethiojobs by clicking the green APPLY NOW Button 

https://ethiojobs.net/job/3iR0PAw8Da-dic-health-care-provider

N.B: Please specify the job title and one of the following locations: Adama or Shashemene on the subject line of your email.

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