Peer and Drug Educator
Position Circumstances
- Career Category: Health/Medical, Social Work, Community Development
- Schedule:Full-time
- Salary: N/A
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Work as receptionist for client registration,
- Issue patient flow sheet and record patients coming for regular consultation,
- Provide counseling and education to clients who come to clinic related to ART,
- Assist clinicians to prepare client filling system,
- Facilitate patient flow at OPD, laboratory or to other services,
- Ensure client’s adherence to medications,
- Regulate/arrange patient's appointment for laboratory testing,
- Issue appointment card for patients and record the next appointment date,
- Track and record PLHIV on ART into database or other relevant registers,
- Ensure the maintenance of appropriate, accurate, and clear documentation of all, outreach, education, case management and group activities – report writing,
- Work in collaboration with physicians to track appointment patients, patient follow up and drop out,
- Provide support linkage to PLHIV in relation to legal help, nutritional support,
- Participate in need assessment, project development and implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the program including training,
- Assist rapid testing and prevention program activities and events upon request such as training, testing events,
- Ensure the sanitation within clinic and always keep clean,
- Conduct fast track clients for improving clinic flow and infection control.
- Facilitate PLHIV referred to others service in needed
- Facilitate patients to register PMRS at hospital, laboratory or to other services
Expected Profile of Candidates
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Social Science, or related field
Work History:
- Experience working with key population such as EW/ MSM, youth, and communities, social work, counseling skills, ability to solve problems, youth activities for 2 years as a minimum
Skills & Knowledge:
General & Technical Skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and others
- Should have counseling, communication and interpersonal skills
Soft Skills
- Ability to communicate well with patients. Excellent customer service skills.
- Should have a client focused approach and a pleasant personality
