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Linkage to Care Officers x 2 (Wits RHI) APACE Proj - Welkom

Main purpose of the job:To ensure linkage to care of newly diagnosed people living with HIV from the testing point to ART careTo provide support and maintain retention in the care of PLHIV on ARTTo manage the APACE inventory of source documents, manage data, and coordinate tracking and tracing of patients that are unconfirmed/initially lost to follow-up and awaiting treatmentLocation:Lejweleputswa District, Free StateKey performance areas:Provide services to ensure linkage and retention in the care of people living with HIVSupport with demand creation and health promotion to market the services available in the health facility, including but not limited to risk reduction, ARVs, PrEP, Dablapmeds (and different treatment collection points), treatment adherence, and UU messaging, Index testing, HIVSS nutrition, hygiene, and SRHWork with the case manager and data capturer to compile tracking lists for awaiting ART patients, missed appointments, missed or unsuppressed viral loads, CCMDD dormant and inactive, and PrEP continuation clientsConduct telephone tracing for the aboveCompile a list of patients traced telephonically and not linked to care for further tracingAssist facility teams to prepare for or be part of physical tracing as necessaryReceive and direct patients who have been traced to welcome them back into care and link them to specialized support as relevantReceive and direct clients referred for ART initiation from community teamsSupport clients with appointment reminders and making appointments for follow-up visitsMaintain patient confidentiality at all timesRecord KeepingRecord and maintain a record of active and dormant files in the facilityKeep a record of your performanceMaintenance of Electronic Clinical Records SystemsAssist with back and live capturing of HPRS in the facilityAssist with patient registration on HPRS or headcount registerCapture patient appointment reminders on the SMS portalRetrieve ART files and validate on Tier.net and or pass them on to the Wits RHI data capture to do soAdministration and data managementDocument and submit daily and weekly feedback reports on outcomes of tracking and tracing to the clinicians and data clerks for updating clinical stationery and capturing in Tier.NetManage the tracking and tracing data for ART initiation or follow-up visits for HIV/TB patients, including source documents and database updatesTogether with the data clerk and admin officer retrieve files of patients appearing on the lists above to confirm missed appointmentsImplement the NDoH Guideline for filing and archiving of patient Records in Primary Healthcare FacilitiesApply the Wits RHI SOP which supports the different steps of Clinical Records ManagementEnsure that active and dormant clinical records are separated frequently as directed by the policy and or guidance from the Facility ManagerAt frequent intervals, retrieve ART files and have them validated on Tier.net as part of improving data qualityServe to ensure that cl https://protool.gumtree.co.za/external-link-browser.html?urlaHR0cHM6Ly9lbi16YS53aGF0am9icy5jb20vY29vcG9iX19jcGxfX18xMTA4XzE2OTc1N19fNDk3P3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9Z3VtdHJlZSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWZlZWQma2V5d29yZD0&jid1758279&xid1108_169757 Apply Now
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