Nurse/Counselor

Company Description

Population council is an international, non-profit, non-governmental institution that seeks to improve the well being and reproductive health of current and future generations around the world and help achieve a humane, equitable and sustainable balance people and resources. The council’s major program areas are HIV and AIDS, reproductive health and poverty, gender and youth. The council conducts biomedical, social science and public health research and helps build research capacities in developing countries. The population council works in collaboration with a broad range of Nigerian institution. due to expansion of its activities, the council is seeking qualified individuals to fill the following positions:

Job Description

The successful candidate will provide HIV counseling and testing, HIV/STI prevention education and STI syndrome management and other primary health care services at a newly established community based outpatient clinic for men and their sexual partners who engage in high risk behaviours that predispose them to increased risks of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections and perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• The ideal candidate must have:
• Current registration with the Nursing degree.
• Current registration with the Nursing and midwifery council of Nigeria.
• Minimum of 3 years relevant working experience in a public or private clinic or hospital.
• Basic computer skills and knowledge of MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Ability and willingness to travel within the state and country when needed.
• Trained and certified HIV and AIDS counselor.
• Strong analytic and communication skills, ability to write clearly under time pressure.

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