Facility Case Managers (Embedded in the Treatment Facilities) at Pro-Health International - 12 Openings

Pro-Health International is a faith-based, non-profit organization that has provided free healthcare services to under-served populations in Nigeria for over 31 years. CDC and USAID have funded PHI to implement HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and care projects, OVC projects, and Global Health security projects.

The ICHSSA-4 project is a 5-year USAID-funded award that commenced in December 2019 and will run up until December 2024. The project is being implemented by a consortium of partners, with Pro-Health International (PHI) as the lead partner and Catholic Relief Services (CRS) as the sub in Adamawa, Bauchi, Taraba, Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara states. The ICHSSA-4 project aims to ensure that Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) are cared for and protected by their households, communities, local and state governments to reduce their vulnerability to HIV.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Facility Case Manager (Embedded in the Treatment Facilities)

Locations: Kebbi, Sokoto & Zamfara
Employment Type: Contract

Responsibilities
Facility Case Managers are responsible for:

• Facility Saturation: FacilityCase Managers are to work with facility focal persons at specific service delivery points, namely ANC (PMTCT), Immunization clinic, ART Clinic, Social Welfare, TB clinic, Pediatric Ward and Nutrition clinic to facilitate the identification of HIV positives children (CALHIV) for immediate enrollment into the ICHSSA-4 project.
• Index case elicitation (ICE): Facility Case Managers are to support index case elicitation, especially on ART clinic days, to ensure children of HIV positive adults (PLHIV) are identified and linked to HIV testing services. Newly identified positive cases are to be enrolled unto the project as children living with HIV (CALHIV), while children testing negative are also to be enrolled unto the project as children of persons living with HIV.
• Client care audit (CCA): Facility Case Managers are to track gaps in service provision i.e., all treatment services that are yet to be received by the client, including uptake of
  • Tuberculosis screening and tuberculosis prophylaxis (IPT)
  • GBV screening and referral to GBV Unit
  • Pregnancy screening and referral to ANC
  • Same day initiation on anti-retroviral medication
  • Correct drug Regimentation by age
  • Placement on multi-month drug refill (MMD3 or MMD6)
  • Viral load sample collection and referral for enhanced adherence counselling.
  • Facilitate all Facility- level program activities
• Provide documentation support along the 95-95-95 cascade: Facility Case Managers are to work closely with case managers to populate the ICHSSA-4 95 cascade templates correctly and accurately, which serves to capture HIV indicators.
• Tracking back of LTFU: Facility Case managers are to support client tracking for defaulters and lost to follow-up clients through the generation of lost to follow up list for commencement of tracking back to care. Tracking is to be graduated with CALHIV as priority, then female aged 25-49, then others.
• Facilitate all Facility- level program activities: These included OTZ meetings, support group meeting as avenues to elicit and enroll CALHIV aged 0-17years, Quarterly facility referral coordination meetings for data reviews.
• Provide documentation support along the 95-95-95 cascade: Facility Case Monitors are to work closely with case managers to populate the ICHSSA-4 95 cascade templates correctly and accurately, which serves to capture HIV indicators.

Qualifications

• Candidates should possess an HND qualification with 1 - 2 years relevant work experience.

Application Closing Date
9th November, 2022.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send a Cover Letter along with their Resume / CV as one Document to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.

Note

• Disclaimer Clause: This job description is not an exhaustive list, rather it is intended to be indicative of the skills, efforts, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position.

Equal Opportunity:

• Pro-Health International is an equal-opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, etc.
• Qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply.