Nurse

The Agency for Assistance and Development of Afghanistan (AADA) is an Afghan non-profit, non-governmental organization dedicated to the development of Afghanistan. Our core activities include (1) provision of quality health services; (2) community development; (3) training and capacity building at professional and community levels; and (4) research in public health and social sciences.

Agency for Assistance and Development of Afghanistan (AADA) has a Zero-tolerance Policy against sexual exploitation and abuse; therefore, all project staff will be subjected to background and security checks. AADA is also against all forms of gender-based violence, exploitation, and abuse of children in the context of our operation in the country. AADA is committed to the “Do No Harm” principle in our workplace and throughout our operation in the country therefore, our staff must also respect the organizational Safeguarding, PSEA and Code of Conduct Policy. Agency for Assistance and Development of Afghanistan (AADA) provides equal employment opportunities and does not ask for money or gifts at any stage of the recruitment process.

• Conduct house-to-house TB symptom screening within the IDPs’ settlements in accordance with the National TB Control Program (NTP) guidelines to identify presumptive TB cases.
• Carry out symptom screening of other key and vulnerable populations (diabetics, People with Injectable Drug Use, people with mental health disorders) at the provincial centers to identify presumptive TB cases.
• Register clients accurately, maintain confidentiality, and provide respectful, gender-sensitive care.
• Refer the presumptive TB cases for an X-ray screening conducted by the mobile health team on the same day.
• Help and assist the X-ray technician with screening of the presumptive TB cases using the portable digital X-ray machine.
• Collect and label sputum specimens correctly for presumptive TB cases who are able to produce sputum and transport the samples to the nearest diagnostic center for testing.
• Facilitate referral and linkage of diagnosed TB patients to the nearest TB treatment center and follow up to ensure timely treatment initiation.
• Provide health education on TB prevention, early diagnosis, treatment, and infection prevention and control (IPC).
• Maintain accurate screening, laboratory, referral, and reporting records, and submit reports in a timely manner.
• Work closely with mobile team member, health facility staff, community health workers, and provincial TB staff to ensure quality service delivery.

• Diploma in a medical field from a recognized institution.
• Minimum of two years of experience in outreach activities and health screening; experience in TB, public health, or community-based programs is preferred.

• Ability to use Microsoft Office to generate and submit reports
• Fluency in both local languages (Dari and Pashto)
• Good communication, teamwork, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in remote and hard-to-reach areas, travel frequently and work at out of normal hours

Interested eligible individuals are invited to fill out our applications form through the link below:

https://ims.aada.af/public-position-view/MTYz

Note: Only short-listed candidates will be invited for tests and interviews. for more details communicate with us via below contact number: 0785969600