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adelia C.

Nursing

  • Hourly rate: R270 /hr
  • Experience: 9 Years

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I am Adelia Caliva a registered nurse currently working as a clinical nurse mentor for the Aurum institute an NGO in Ngaka Modiri Molema, North West Province. I have completed my degree in occupational health nursing in December 2020, awaiting graduation at Tshwane University of Technology, where I will receive my qualifications certificate. I have been working in primary health care facilities since community service year 2012 up to date. I have been groomed in the Primary health care facilities, NIMART certified, have a dispensing licence, IMCI, TB, STI, Adult Primary Care and so forth. Currently I support government facilities with strengthening of implementation of guidelines, training, mentoring and clinical work by roving. I work hand in hand with clinicians, community health care workers, counsellors, tracers and other stakeholders towards achieving the governmental targets set.  My daily duties are at work is consulting patients using the according to the standard operating guidelines for management of chronic conditions including HIV, TB in the facilities (primary health care) I support which are 6 located in the villages around Zeerust.  We have data capturers in facilities who provide us with data regarding our HIV/TB clients and progress which guides me on planning for my work.  I also perform HIV testing, plan outreaches and HIV campaigns with assistance of community health workers, my manager and the department of health.  In the facilities I support I work with a HIV counsellor, tracer and data capturer from the same company whom I supervise, they report to me and I report to the facility manager and local area manager daily of work done after work.  Weekly work plans are created and sent to my supervisor on a weekly basis.  Rendering of health education and promotion to clients and community as a group, and individually according to abnormalities found or problem presented or diagnosis  I consult all clients that are HIV/TB positive, counsel them on the importance of adherence and compliance, initiate them on treatment and monitor them as we capture them on our data system called http://www.******.***.  I collect baseline and monitoring bloods according to the guidelines, interpret results to clients and manage according to the results.  Index testing done to clients children, partners by finding out from the HIV or TB positive client about their partners and children. I advise clients to disclose to partners and relatives.  Switching HIV clients from 1st line regimen to 2nd line of those with virological failure.  Nutritional assessment.  Drugs or medicine control  Monitoring of emergency trolley  Management of side effects of ARVs and opportunistic infections such as STIs, pneumonia, skin conditions, upper respiratory tract infections.  Referral of complicated cases to specialist Dr’s to hospitals.  Tracing of HIV and TB clients nit yet on ARVs, enrolling them on treatment.  We keep all information confidential.  I am given targets by the company for indicators per facility for initiating, decanting, viral load monitoring, provider initiated counselling and testing, and if targets are not met I give reasons and create remedial actions.  Whatever is done in the facility and indicators not being achieved I communicate with the registered nurses and operational manager in the specific facilities.  I perform file audits and inform the other nurses about gaps, also perform mentoring of nurses and onsite training with regards to management of clients.  I trace telephonically and via address clients whose blood results are abnormal or defaulting treatment together with chws.  Drop off of packaged medications to clients who are not able to attend the clinic for specific reasons.  Liaising with other stakeholders such as CHAPS, CAREWORKS, outreach team leaders from DoH.  Attend biweekly reviews were performs of sub-district is reflected, discuss challenges and solutions for implementation created.  Reports done, daily, weekly and monthly that I email to my supervisor who is my local area manager I might not have mining industry experience but I have community and primary health care experience for 9 years, my studies and practicals for occupational health nursing these past two years has build a foundation to work in any industry, the holistic health of the community and workers is vital, I am aware of what risk assessments to do, how it is done at work, and how to manage risks found in the working environment. I know of occupational and non-occupational conditions or diseases. With orientation to the mining industry I will definitely grasp the working environment and adjust easily and my passion for community work also plays a major role. I am hard working, flexible, passionate, have a zeal for learning, challenges, humble, respectful. I believe that my willingness to learn and sharing the knowledge that I’ve gained through my past working experience and studies can only serve benefit to the company. I am the best candidate because I am young, energetic, I have worked with the community and I love the work I do and want to grow as well.

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