A KEMRI –CCR Clinical Trials Research Project is currently conducting clinical trials and is looking for motivated individuals to fill in the following positions:
Job purpose
To deliver quality nursing, counseling and other reproductive health services to both seroconcordant and discordant couples involved in a HIV prevention project.
Responsibilities
- To screen and enroll eligible study participants as per study protocol
- To obtain participation consent from eligible volunteers for study participation
- To obtains medical history and perform physical examination as required
- To provide individual, group and family counseling to participants and patients as needed
- To complete interviewer administered questionnaires and other study documents
- To complete and obtain study specimens such as phlebotomy and specimen processing as per study protocol
- Perform HIV counseling, testing
- Responds to participant’s calls and queries
- Assist in community sensitization such as for study recruitment
- Assist in retention activities including follow up of participants and reminding of clinic appointments
- Performs other duties assigned by supervisor
Qualifications
Education and Professional training
- Diploma in Nursing or related field
- Experience in female reproductive health service delivery particularly cervical cancer screening is an added advantage
Licensure
- Registered with the Nursing Council of Kenya
Competencies
- Team player
- Excellent Communication and people skills
- Highly organized
- Ability to work without supervision
Experience
- Two (2) years’ experience working in a comprehensive Care Centre or an equivalent HIV care setting
- Prior GCP and Human subjects training is desirable
- Experience working in clinical research setting is an added advantage
Terms of employment
Employment is a one year renewable contract with a probation period for the first 3 months. Salary is negotiable within the appropriate grade depending on education, experience and demonstrated competency.
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