Linkage Officer

Linkage Officer- job post
Tower Group
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Our client in the NGO sector is seeking Linkage Officers in the Zululand District: Sub-Districts: 1x Nongoma, 1x Nkonjeni and 1x Pongola

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Grade 12
Certification as an Enrolled Nurse is Essential
Current Registration with South African Nursing Council (SANC)
HIV/ AIDS Counselling Certificate and other courses are an advantage

Minimum 1 - 2 years’ experience (excluding practical’s)
Detailed CV with full job duties
Available immediately
JOB DESCRIPTION:

Link patients that tested positive in the community and facility into the facility for care and treatment
Track and trace defaulting (early missed, late, unconfirmed LTFU) patients
Facilitate data flow to outreach teams and map community outreach accordingly
Provide health education
oDemand creation in the community:

o Testing

o Treatment

o Differentiated care modalities

o Health campaigns / wellness days

Identify hotspots for testing campaigns
Stakeholder engagement
Attend and represent facility at community fora – WAC and War rooms
Tasks / Activities:

Linking positive clients into care
o Same day Initiation

Coordinate a “handshake handover” to clinician for treatment for all patients tested positive in the community and in the facility
If not ready for linkage, record in linkage register for follow up
Daily - draw a list of patients initiated onto treatment from linkage register
Review 7 day follow up - Follow up with any patients that had identified clinical issue/reason that they have not been attended to at the clinic
Review linkage register for tested but not initiated and send reminder for initiation
Tracing LTFU
o Draw patient list of LTF (early missed, late, ULTFU)

o Call each patient 3 x over 3 days

Due to the large number of applications, should you not receive a response within 2 weeks, kindly consider your application unsuccessful

CLOSING DATE: 01st April 2022

Job ID : , #2197, 3 views,

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