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Post Title:Enrolled Nurse
Duration: One year contract
Organisation: Rakai Health Sciences Program
Location:
Kalisizo Field Station -Rakai Uganda
Reporting to: Study or services Supervisor
Job Information
Rakai Health Sciences Program is a collaborative Bio-medical
research and service delivery organization. It strives to improve the quality
of life of the local population through a combination of community based
research, curative services and prevention strategies in the district of Rakai,
South Western Uganda. It is based at the Uganda Virus Research Institute –
Entebbe and Kalisizo in Rakai District.
The Program is seeking to strengthen its staffing position
in order to efficiently execute its research activities. Applications are
therefore invited from qualified and competent Ugandans to fill a vacant
position based at RAKAI HEALTH SCIENCES PROGRAM- Kalisizo, Rakai district as
indicated below:-
Job purpose:
To provide support to the study or services supervisor in
collecting important clinical details from study participants and data
collection in the clinic/field sites.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
• Provide medical care to patients or study participants
• Carrying out Census at household level
• Administer study consent to study participants
• Conduct health education and deliver research or service
related information to the study participants.
• Screen, enroll, take medical history and examine eligible
participants.
• Complete study documents (Source documents and/or Case
report forms) for the study participants.
• Collect blood samples/specimen appropriately and deliver
them for testing to central lab in Kalisizo.
Qualifications,
Skills and Experience
• The successful candidate should have a certificate in
general enrolled nursing from a reputable institution.
• Working experience of at least 6 months in a reputable
healthy organization an added advantage
• Certificates in Good clinical practice and Human subjects
Protection, experience in conducting research related and HIV care is an
advantage but not a requirement.
• Possess a valid registration with the relevant licensing
body
• Ability to ride a motorcycle with in study and service
areas of Rakai district an added advantage.
• Willingness to reside in Rakai district.
• Good interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Fluent in Luganda the local language
• Ability to work under minimum supervision.
Closing Date : Jun 14, 2013
How to apply:
Only qualified applicants should submit application letter,
valid academic documents and detailed resume (C.V) with three recognizable
referees not later than 14th June, 2013 to:
The Human Resource Manager
Rakai Health Sciences Program,
P.O. Box 279, KALISIZO
E-mail: info@rhsp.org
