Clinical Tracker Job Vacancy at Chalinze District Council

Chalinze District Council in Collaboration with Tanzania Health Promotion Support (THPS) wil implement PEPFAR / CDC supported AFYA HATUA (Sustain Treatment, Enrolment and HIV Prevention- STEP) project in aiming to deliver client centered, comprehensive facility and community-based HIV prevention, care, and treatment services for populations of this district hence contribute to the country’s epidemic control.
Chalinze District Council is currently seeking highly experienced, committed and motivated Tanzanians to fill in vacant Data Officer positions for AFYA HATUA project as shown below.

Position title:
Clinical tracker. (01 Positions)
Reports to: CTC In Charge.

Overall Job Function:
Oversee all activities related to adherence, retention, psycho-social support to ART and PMTCT clients in the facility including adolescents and children. This include but not limited to appointment reminders, tracking of miss appointments and updating relevant. Also develop and maintain linkage between ART facilities and community-based adherence and retention systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provision of technical assistance to Peer Educators and Community Volunteers on adherence and retention issues.
• Identify patients who missed their clinic visit schedule timely and conduct telephone
  tracking
• Insure effective use of National and program appointment and tracking systems
  (appointment and tracking registers, PE 3 forms, 3 boxes approach, wateja Marafiki,
  remainder SMS and follow up calls)
• Prepare and share with CBHS providers/peer educators/community implementing
  partner tracker list of clients who were not found through the phone and those who
  cognitional racking outcomes intimidating transfer oR death and cause of death by
  don’t have telephone for physical tracing.
• Facilitate entry of tracking outcome into the CTC2 card and Database with Clinician/
  using phone calls and Macro 3 data base. Counsellor and Data clerks
• Conduct weekly review and ensure al tracking outcome are updated and entered on
  CTC 2 database
• Ensure unknown clients are tracked timely and 70% returned to care monthly
• Work with peer educators,counsellor and data clerk to confirm all transfer out in
• Provide health education on importance of clinic adherence to the client and family
  respective facility
• Supporting the patient adherence to medication and clinic visit schedules
• Work closely with ART nurses and Peer Educator’s to ensure all Map cues are
  updated timely to all clients
• Record and report tracking services daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly
• Prepare summary report weekly, monthly and quarterly and submit to CTC in charge
  and district APSC officer.
• Participate in data management and net loss analysis in respective facility and
  district.
• Participate in QI activities that aimed to increase retention at facility level
• Bring up any ideas or comments that may contribute to better system of patient
  follow up.
• Perform any other duties as assigned by a line supervisor

  Requirements: Education, Work experience and Skills:

• One-year course nursing
• Trained community health worker(one-year course)
• Certificate in social studies
• Diploma in social studies
• Knowledge on basic HIV/AIDS and Experience on provision of HIV/AIDs services at
  facility /community will be an added advantage.