DOTS Facilitator Case Management (Abbottabad)
| Job Title: | DOTS Facilitator Case Management |
| Objectives | To enhance the capacity of health sector to detect and manage 80% of the estimated Drug Resistant TB incident cases by year 2015 |
| Working area | MDR TB Management Centre |
| Effort involved | 100% |
JOB DESCRIPTION
| Job Title: | DOTS Facilitator Case Management |
| Responsible to: | MDR TB Coordinator |
| Job Description in summary | DOTS Facilitator case management will assist MDR TB coordinator in managing, registration reporting and recording MDR TB patients. Responsible for educating MDR TB patient and treatment supporter on DOT. |
| Job description | The main responsibilities will include assisting the hospital team to:
§ In management of MDR TB patients per the National MDR TB guidelines § Assist MDR TB coordinator in the assessment and registration of MDR TB patients § Assist in the maintenance of electronic (ENRS) and manual Register of MDR-TB patients. § Arrange second line drugs (SLDs) with the support of MDR TB coordinator and clinical specialist from the National / provincial TB control programmes § Arrange / make available printed recording and reporting tools for registered MDR-TB patients in the respective hospital. § Educate newly registered and follow-up MDR-TB patients, as per program guidelines. § Facilitate patient access to laboratory and other clinical departments for tests and expert consultations. § Refer patients to pharmacy / drugs store for monthly supply of 2nd line drugs and maintain records. § Maintain individual patient records/files, § Identify and retrieve (in coordination with treatment coordinator) the delayed patients. § Prepare monthly and quarterly reports (MDR-TB 07, 08, 09) § Participate in periodic intra-hospital monitoring events. § Participate in on the job and formal trainings organized by Organization/ PR/ GF on the case management § Maintain close and effective working relationship with the hospital management for the implementation of project activities § Undertake such other duties, training and/or hours of work as may be reasonably required and which are consistent with the general level of responsibility of this job. § Undertake health and safety measures required with the post and/or as detailed in the programme guidelines |
| Qualifications and experience | § Minimum graduate / paramedic / nurse with at least 3 years of experience in case management of TB / leprosy / rehabilitative health services and data management |
| Skills | § Flexibility to work in multi-disciplinary team and in difficult situation
§ Humanitarian motivation § Fluency in local languages (Urdu & Pushtu) § Good communication skills § Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office will be an added benefit § Ability to develop and maintain efficient working relationship among project staff and recipients of assistance |
| Deliverables | § Patients record in electronic and manual registers / cards / files
§ Monthly /Quarterly reports i.e MDR TB, 07, 08 and 09 |