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Job Title:   Senior Study Nurse (3 Positions)

Organization:
Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration (IDRC)

Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda

About US:

The Infectious
Diseases Research Collaboration (IDRC) is a non-profit research organization.
IDRC conducts research in infectious diseases including Malaria, HIV and
Tuberculosis. Our studies have led to over 150 publications and have impacted
on the management of infectious diseases in Uganda. IDRC currently manages over
41 grants with an annual budget of $11 million. IDRC was established in May
2008 by Ugandan health scientists from Makerere University College of health
sciences, University of California, San Francisco and the Uganda Ministry of
health.

Job Summary: The
Senior Study Nurse is responsible for a new project called the TB Screening
Improves Preventive Therapy Uptake (TB SCRIPT) Trial.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Participate in counseling and general management of study
  participants according to the study protocol
• Screen, schedule, consent, enroll, and follow study participants;
• Provide TB treatment and fill the TB treatment register;
• Participate in data collection and cleaning;
• Collect blood and sputum specimens and transport to laboratory when
  needed;
• Communicate closely with locally and internationally based Study
  Investigators by email and weekly telephone conferences;
• Carry out performance management and Supervision of Clinic personnel
  in day-to-day conduct of study including the making of rosters for all
  Study Nurses on duty.
• Assist to develop and review study documents including Standard
  Operating Procedures (SOPs);
• Coordinate timely submission of applications to local research
  ethics committees.
• Preparing weekly work plan/schedules
• Oversee patient transport reimbursement and carryout
  accountabilities for clinic petty cash as per IDRC procedures.
• Maintain accounting records and review monthly expenditures with
  Study Coordinator for the TB SCRIPT Trial grant;
•  Keeping good records of
  stock, medicines and other clinical supplies.
•  Organizing monthly inventory
  and request for procurement of office supplies as delegated

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The ideal candidate must hold a Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in
  Nursing.
• Prior experience working as a Clinic Manager, Senior Study Nurse on
  trials and/or longitudinal studies
• Good working knowledge of TB and HIV care and treatment
• Fluency in Luganda.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point)
• Demonstrate experience with management of study data.
• Excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work under stringent deadlines and to work independently
• Excellent attention to detail

How to Apply:

All candidates
should send their applications delivered to:

The Human Resource
Manager,

Infectious Diseases
Research Collaboration (IDRC),

Plot 2C, Nakasero
Hill Road next to Uganda Blood Bank.

P. O Box 7475
Kampala, Uganda.

Note:

• All applications must be accompanied by the following at the time of
  submission: Current CV, typed application letter, the contact details of
  three work related referees not relatives and copies of academic
  certificates.
• Submission of incomplete or inaccurate documents will render the
  applicant ineligible for consideration for the job opening.
• Applications cannot be amended following submission.
• Only Shortlisted Candidates Will Be Contacted Further.
• IDRC does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process
  neither does it use the services of any recruitment agencies.

Deadline: 16^th October 2019 before 5:00pm

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