Website Right to Care
Right to Care is at the vanguard in supporting and delivering prevention, care, and treatment services for HIV and associated diseases. We work with government and communities to find pioneering solutions to build and strengthening public healthcare. We embrace a strong entrepreneurial culture and … read morefocused on innovation and the use of technology to enhance services, address skills shortages, and deliver quality healthcare outcomes. Our areas of expertise include HIV and TB care and treatment, pharmacy automation, medical male circumcision, and cervical cancer diagnosis and treatment. Research fortifies our work in every field. Our experts share their knowledge at conferences, through certified training and articles published in peer-reviewed journals. Our history In 2001, our founder Prof Ian Sanne registered Right to Care as a non-profit (Section 21) organisation in Johannesburg. A year later our first funding was received from the international aid agency USAID. In 2004, we moved into our current offices at Helen Joseph Hospital, Johannesburg, and began providing clinic services funded by the Pepfar, a fund administered by USAID. By this time, Right to Care had matured from a start-up, pioneer-led organisation to a well-established donor-funded NGO. Within a few years, we were providing tens of thousands of patient with ARV and TB treatment in multiple provinces. In 2010, with a growing compliment of 500 staff members, we were appointed principal recipient for the Global Fund (Round 10). Around that time, we began a USAID-led transition from direct service delivery to technical assistance, primarily to the Department of Health. Our partnership with the Department of Health was strengthened and a renewed focus was on supporting their initiatives. Today we have over 1500 staff members and this is growing. Our mission stretches beyond South African borders and we are providing assistance internationally. Our vision That every individual will have ready and affordable access to quality evidence-based medical services. Our mission To respond to public health needs by supporting and delivering innovative, quality healthcare solutions, based on the latest medical research and established best practices, for the prevention, treatment, and management of infectious and chronic diseases. Themba Lethu Wing Helen Joseph Hospital Perth Road Westdene Johannesburg 2092 South Africa
Description
Pull out files for TX_NEW -Flag files for patients not initiated on IPT
Call all eligible patients and take them to the DSD Nurse for initiation.
Make sure that all initiated patients have been captured on Tier.net.
Increase IPT Initiation among patients currently on ART by using the viral load due lists and patients on adherence clubs.
Request files for patients with no outcomes, audit them and ask the Data Capture to update outcomes on TIER.NET
Every month request a list of patients that needs repeat script for IPT and ensure that the treatment is continued for the prescribed duration according to guidelines.
Counselling of patients in their own language, get consent and offer rapid HIV testing.
Refer all positive patients to the Professional Nurse for initiation on the same day (Handshake approach)
Link mother baby pairs to care through identification of HIV positive mothers and PCR positive babies and refer them for initiation of ART
Go through the TB room and make sure that all TB presumptive /diagnosed patients have been tested for HIV – if not make note to test them on their next visits.
Screen patients for STI, TB by asking the 4 screening questions and refer patients accordingly
Support all Self Screening activities happening within and in vicinity of your facility.
Ensure that the Risk Profiling tool is used in your facility.
Support the Professional Nurse with drawing of Viral load due bloods
Create index testing contact list, call the partners as according to your list using the facility phone or any alternative provided.
Collaborate with Right to Care Community Partners, WBHCOTS and HBC teams to help trace all Index contacts on your list
Requirements
Minimum requirements
Enrolled Nursing Diploma/Certificate
2-3 Years as an Enrolled Nurse in the NGO/Community or a Hospital Environment
Knowledge of HIV/AIDS
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