This position evaluates the health conditions of People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA), appraising their needs, and recording the history of their encounter in a detailed fashion to ensure a comprehensive account of the patient’s well-being and visit. This position requires the ability to assess, plan for, and provide basic nursing skills, in addition to perform CPR and for some sites, AED. Furthermore, this position necessitates an extensive knowledge for procedures including the development and implementation and revision of plan of care; nursing policies, procedures, protocols, treatments, standards of care and Nurse Practice Act; immunization regulation and protocols; pharmacology; and procedures for medication administration, e.g. oral administration, sublingual and IV Medications.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Tailor care provision and interventions based on the needs of People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) and the resources available.
- Provides treatments, administers medications/vaccines and provides preventive and maintenance care to PLWHA and families consistent with nurse protocols.
- Screens and refers PLWHA to other internal and/or external providers as appropriate.
- Participates in the planning, organizing and evaluation of program areas to ensure the goals and objective(s) of the program are met.
- Prepare indicated clinic reports as assigned
- Applies principles of population health to practice.
- Conducts comprehensive assessments of PLWHA’s health care needs.
- Develops comprehensive plans of care for PLWHA, families, and populations.
- Modifies PLWHA treatment plans as indicated by patient’s responses and conditions.
- Participates in PLWHA intake and orientation for program services
- Provides health education instruction and/or classes to PLWHAs, families, for the promotion and maintenance of health.
- Participates in individualized clinical, IT, and administrative trainings as assigned
- Participates in drills and exercises on pandemic influenza, mass sheltering, mass dispensing, and other areas as indicated.
- Performs job responsibilities with minimal supervision.
- May serve as lead for various clinic processes as assigned
- Adheres to all DKPH policies and procedures.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
