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Position: VMMC Nurse - eThekwini
Location ZA
Job ID 2020-3853
Category International Positions
Overview
Overview
VMMC
Nurse needed to support a district-based voluntary medical male
circumcision program in eThekwini and work with other clinical staff to
provide VMMC procedures to clients.
Recommended:
Responsibilities
- Provides client education in VMMC and HIV
- Obtains the client’s medical history and conducts a physical examination
- Secures informed consent from clients or the parent/guardian prior to VMMC
- Prepares the client and minor surgical theater for VMMC
- Restocks supplies, decontaminates instruments and equipment, autoclave
- Administers local anesthesia
- Prepares and dresses wounds
- Provides and reinforces postoperative messages
- Completes operation notes and other client record forms
- Conducts Day 2 and Day 7 client follow-up visits
- Participates in QA activitie
Required Qualifications
- RN trained in an accredited school/university
- Completion of training and experience in a surgical and/or clinical setting preferred
- Completion of training and experience as a Certified HIV Counselor preferred
- Experience in training clinical staff preferred
- Skilled in assessment, evaluation, nursing diagnosis, and treatment planning
- Ability to provide VMMC preoperative, inter-operative and postoperative management
- Strong nursing and interpersonal skills, especially in working with diverse populations
- Experience working as part of a team and communicate effectively with a culturally diverse group of professional staff and volunteers
- Demonstrated ability to take initiative, work independently, and juggle multiple priorities without compromising high standards of performance and integrity
- Willing to travel within region
- Internet and web-based e-mail experience
- Experience working in non-traditional health settings
- Ability to communicate in multiple South African language
Recommended:
MODE OF APPLICATION: APPLY ONLINE
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