ELIZABETH GLASER PEDIATRIC AIDS FOUNDATION

Project: PTC of Excellence CME-FCB

Location : Yaounde

Title of the Position: Laboratory technician /Linkage agents 

Application submission to:  PTC Technical Officer

Responsibilities:

Under the responsibility and supervision of the Technical Office of the PTC, the linkage agent will have the following responsibilities

• Assist in the identification and documentation of children of unknown HIV status at the different entry points to care and link them to the attending service providers for PITC
• Test all children identified with unknown HIV statusand ensure the return of results and child to the PITC service provider after the test for post-test counselling
• Physically accompany the HIV+ case after the post-test counselling to the care and treatment unit and follow-up their enrolment and initiation on HAART
• Actively identify and track cases of unknown HIV status who were not tested, or were  tested but did not receive results, or who received results but were not enrolled in care and treatment
• Actively track HIV+ children who were not enrolled in to care and initiated on ARV
• Use the HIV+ adult to track the testing of the children and the HIV+ child to track the testing of the siblings
• Attend all coordination meetings with regards to paediatric HIV/AIDS 
• Prepare and submit weekly and monthly reports on linkages along the care cascade at the coordination meetings and to the Technical Officer

Required qualifications:

Training: A minimum of an assistant lab technician

Experience: At least 03 years working in a health care setting

Skills: Excellent communication skills with patients, service providers and general public

Language: Good mastery of English and French will be an added advantage

How to apply? 

Email a cover letter and CV to CameroonRecruitment@pedaids.org The subject should read “LAB TEC- LA”. 

Deadline for applications: 31th. August 2017.

PLEASE Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted