ICAP at Columbia University, a global health leader situated within the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health in New York City, seeks highly qualified candidates to serve as Clinical Associate – Nigeria. The incumbent (s) will be responsible for the direct coordination of HIV services in RISE supported facilities in the State with the goal of achieving and maintaining HIV epidemic control, improve prevention, HIV case finding and treatment programming in Akwa-Ibom State in Nigeria
ICAP seeks highly qualified and experienced candidates to fill the Clinical Associate position by April 2020.The successful candidate(s) will hold an MBBS (or international equivalent), MPH and a minimum of two (2) years of experience in supporting ART facilities within context and urgencies of the Nigerian HIV Surge required in resource-limited settings.
Job Title: Clinical Associate (HIV Care and Treatment)
Job no: 492829
Location: Akwa Ibom
Slot: 4 Openings
Work type: Regular Full-Time
Categories: Technical/Clinical/Quality Improvement/Training
Reports To (Title): Care and Treatment Advisor
Incumbent: N/A
Position Summary
Working under the guidance and direction of the Care and Treatment Advisor for the RISE project in Nigeria, the Clinical Associate will oversee the implementation of HIV care and treatment activities at health facilities in Akwa Ibom State in Nigeria.
The incumbent will be responsible for the direct coordination of HIV services in RISE supported facilities in the State with the goal of achieving and maintaining HIV epidemic control, improve prevention, HIV case finding and treatment programming.
Major Accountabilities
Responsible for the implementation and monitoring and evaluation of HIV care and treatment services at RISE-supported facilities including but not limited to same day ART initiation; OI screening, diagnosis and management; ARV optimization; differentiated service delivery design and implementation (including Multi-Month Dispensing); retention strategies; institutionalizing specialized clinics such as viremic clinics among others.
To provide technical leadership in communicating HIV Surge urgencies and evidence-based performance optimization in assigned RISE facility(ies).
To provide mentorship and supervision to strengthen performance and quality of care through clinical optimizers, facility and community case management teams for achieving linkage to optimized ART, client education and retention, and management of virologically unsuppressed clients.
To facilitate training and mentorship of facility and community based ART and case management teams.
To assist in program monitoring, evaluation and reporting.
To identify gaps in equipment and consumables in assigned facility(ies) with prompt communication for appropriate for remediation.
To support implementation of program Quality Improvement projects (including but not limited to patient satisfaction surveys, waiting time assessments, mortality reviews and SIMS assessments) from problem diagnosis, implementing remediation plans, tracking outputs of interventions and reporting.
