LTBI Coordinator (33 Vacancies) Uttarakhand

 

LTBI Coordinator (33 Vacancies) Uttarakhand |

Centre for Health Research & Innovation (CHRI)

Location: Uttarakhand Advertisement Title: LTBI Coordinator (33 Vacancies) Uttarakhand Role: LTBI Coordinator State: Uttarakhand Districts Nainital, Haridwar, Dehradun, Chamoli, Bageshwar & Rudraprayag About CHRI: Centre for Health Research and Innovation (CHRI) is a PATH affiliate  in India that aims to create lasting public health impact across the  country. We work on some of the most critical areas of public health  including tuberculosis, maternal new-born child health and nutrition,  neglected tropical diseases, malaria and vaccines. Our work is spread  across India with communities, healthcare professionals, policy  makers, innovators, hospitals, laboratories, and pharmacists to bring  about sustainable, scalable and impactful change in public health. About the program: The Joint Effort for Elimination of TB (JEET) 2.0 with support from The  Global Fund aims to accelerate progress of National Tuberculosis  Elimination Program (NTEP) towards TB elimination by improving  quality of care and increasing patients’ access to drugs and  diagnostics through technology driven interventions and partnerships  with the private sector. Specifically, the project will address gaps in  Latent TB Infection (LTBI) care cascade, measure and improve quality  of care across the cascade and build NTEP capacity with the  objective to address the LTBI burden by establishing mechanisms for  household contact tracing of adults and children in contact with  Pulmonary TB patients and ensuring access to comprehensive TB  prevention, care and support services. CHRI under this project will cover 33 NTEP districts across Uttar  Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala and Ladakh. Role & responsibilities: • Coordinate with Tele counsellors, programme staff (STS, TB HV etc.)  and PPSA staff to obtain information on notified TB patients • Conduct home visit within 15 days of treatment initiation and meet  with patient and contacts to counsel them on LTBI, undertake  symptom screening and answer their queries on TB and LTBI  treatment • Link symptomatic contacts for X-ray at nearest public or private  health facility • Provide LTBI drugs to all contacts • Conduct follow-up visits to contacts for tracking adherence and  delivering drug refills • Provide additional support for contacts who have left the treatment  mid-way for resuming the treatment • Provide necessary support to patients in case of adverse drug  reaction • Counsel patients and family members for continuous and complete  course of treatment • Record treatment adherence on a monthly basis and treatment  outcome at the end of treatment • Maintain duly completed patient records and share them with MIS  Assistant on a periodic basis • Provide information on social support/security schemes for which  patients are eligible Required skills & experience • Education qualification – Graduate or above, MSW preferred • Prior work experience of 2-3 years as Treatment counsellor • Proficiency in local language, Basic knowledge of English (written) is  required • Effective communications skills • Empathy and dedication Salary Range – 2.40 LPA to 2.66 LPA Application procedure: • Interested candidates will send their resume to recruitment@chri.org.in with the subject line “LTBI Coordinator –  Uttarakhand” along with name of district where the applicant wishes  to apply. • Applications will be considered on rolling basis and applicants are  requested to apply immediately and not wait for last date. CHRI reserves the right to assign districts in the final offer to the  shortlisted applicants based on program requirement. All Applicants must have legal authorization to work in India. CHRI is dedicated to building an inclusive workforce where diversity is  valued. CHRI is an equal opportunity employer. Every qualified applicant will  be considered for employment. CHRI does not discriminate based on  race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or orientation, genetic  information, age, national origin, marital status, disability status,  political ideology, military or protected veteran status, or any other  characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Note: The selected candidate shall be issued an employment contract  valid up to 31st March 2024 further contract extension will be based  on program needs.