Vacant Position: Program Nurse
Reporting to: Program Coordinator and Principal Investigator
Location: Kisumu
Essential Requirements
- Registered Nurse / Higher Diploma in nursing
- Excellent computer skills
- Past research experience: At least one year
- Held a previous position in Maternal and Child Health or HIV testing or Family Planning
- Excellent communication skills: Must be able to communicate regularly with PI via email and Skype
- Excellent skills with mobile technology
- Language skills: fluency in English, Kiswahili, and MUST be fluent in Luo
- Team player with ability to work closely with other study staff at the site
Duties and Responsibilities
- Recruit and enroll participants into the study
- Collect data per approved Standard Operating Procedures and input into Android tablet system
- Conduct rapid HIV testing for study participants
- Counsel women on oral HIV testing, and provide instructions for oral HIV testing, including partner HIV testing
- Counsel women on HIV prevention, Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), Family Planning, and/or prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission
- Submit twice-weekly summaries of recruitment and enrollment into the study to the study coordinator
- Participate in twice-weekly phone call with PI and rest of study staff
Applications must include the followings:
- Completed online recruitment form (CLICK HERE to access)
- Complete CV with 2 referees indicating their day telephone contacts and e-mail contacts
- Relevant certificates and testimonials
Send your application addressed to the PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR, PrIYA Program and CV to the email priyastudynurse@gmail.com by 18th February, 2018.