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Are you looking for Nursing jobs in Uganda 2024? If yes, then you might be interested in Research Nurse job at Baylor College of Medicine Children's Foundation
Kampala, Uganda
Full-time
Deadline:
May 9, 2024 at 2:00:00 PM
About the Organisation
Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation-Uganda (Baylor – Uganda) is a child health, not – for – profit NGO committed to delivering high quality, high impact and highly ethical paediatrics and family HIV&AIDS prevention, care and treatment services, health professional training and clinical research in Uganda. It is affiliated to Baylor College of Medicine International Paediatric AIDS Initiative (BIPAI) based at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, Texas, USA. It emerged from a technical capacity building support and partnership between BIPAI, Mulago Hospital Paediatric Infectious Diseases clinic (PIDC) and Makerere University Department of Paediatrics and Child health in August 2003. PIDC existed since 1988 as a Mulago hospital clinic offering Paediatric HIV&AIDS services. In November 2004, PIDC was officially initiated into the BIPAI network at their annual networking meeting in Gaborone, Botswana. In 2005, BIPAI signed memoranda of understanding with Ministry of Health, Mulago Hospital and Makerere University Department of Paediatrics and child health to support the expansion of paediatric and adolescent HIV services in Uganda. It was then that Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation – Uganda (Baylor – Uganda) was formed and registered as a Non-Government Organization.
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Job Title
Research Nurse job at Baylor College of Medicine Children's Foundation
Job Description
Conduct clinical assessment of research participants. Recruit eligible study participants and provide nursing care and medical services to the study participants according to the study protocol. Develop required standard operating procedures. Submit event reports to regulatory bodies, IRB and the sponsor.
Duties and Responsibilities
Participate in the identification, screening and recruitment of eligible participants and ensure achievement of the target number of participants within the designated period, with close follow up as per study protocol to minimize participant loss-to-follow-up.
Give study information to eligible clients and obtain written informed consent from the participants and care takers.
Perform the required study Anthropometric measurements on all the study participants as per visit schedule in line with the study protocol and Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines.
Provide initial and emergency treatment for any patients requiring admission and follow up these patients on the ward together with the study doctor according to the Uganda clinical guidelines, and prevailing national HIV/TB treatment guidelines. Provide clinical care to participants according to the Uganda clinical guidelines, national HIV and TB treatment guidelines.
Collect required samples for TB diagnosis such as induced sputum, naso-pharygneal aspirate, gastric lavage, stool and swabs.
Collect study data using provided tools such as electronic or paper-based Case Report Forms (CRFs) and source documents. File documents accordingly in line with the study protocol and Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines.
Conduct quality control (QC) procedures on completed informed consent forms (ICFs) and CRFs from each station for accuracy and logical completion then document the Identified errors in the study error log. Make immediate alerts to the concerned study staff to rectify the errors, follow-up resolution of errors and forward the file to the filing clerk for data entry in a timely manner as per the Study Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Respond to data queries from routine QC/QA or site monitoring visit in line with the study protocol and Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines.
Prepare and circulate minutes from meetings to key stakeholders. Prepare weekly study progress reports and any other reports as requested by the study coordinator and site investigator in line with the Study protocol.
Conduct follow-up home visits for clients receiving ART and TPT in the community, and supervise the community health workers, in line with the study protocol and GCP guidelines.
Participate in writing and review of study SOPs as per the need to clarify steps for critical procedures.
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Qualifications and Competencies
Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from a recognized institution.
Training TB screening, prevention and treatment. HIV/AIDs treatment, prevention and research is an added advantage.
At least 2 years’ experience offering nursing care in a TB-HIV clinic, and research setting.
2 Years Relevant Experience
How to Apply
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