Integrated Testing Assistant

Integrated Testing Assistant

• The Center for Clinical Care and Clinical Research is an indigenous, non-profit organization registered in Nigeria in 2010 to promote best practices in health care delivery, medical training, and research using locally adapted models of health systems strengthening.

• Background

• CCCRN operates a cluster-based structure in which the health facilities it works with in Niger State are grouped into three geographic clusters: Minna, Bida and Suleja.

• Each cluster brings together facilities located in and around its hub town, so that they can be coordinated, supported and monitored together.

• Two ad hoc Integrated Health Optimizers will serve each cluster, reporting to and working with the regular project Integrated Health Optimizer/Associate where designated, or the named cluster technical supervisor.

• They will support high-volume facilities and PHCs through scheduled portfolios.

• Facility/service centre leadership provides day-to-day direction; project cluster personnel provide line supervision and verify deliverables.

• Assignments reflect workload, government capacity, approved scope and demonstrated competencies.

• Integrated delivery includes coordinated client flows, eligible service linkage, referral completion, approved records and mentorship of named government counterparts.

• Clinical support nursing proposal for leadership review: Preserve the three existing ESM Nurse functions as Integrated Clinical Support Nurse assignments where verified facility gaps justify deployment.

• Confirm qualifications, current licensing, competencies and funding. Nurses will provide authorized clinical triage, nursing care, treatment-continuity assessment, maternal/child linkage and escalation under the facility clinical lead, with protected clinical time and coordination with cluster Optimizers.

• Review as government capacity improves.

• Key Responsibilities

• Provide HIV testing within approved algorithms, consent requirements, training and competency limits.

• Conduct malaria RDTs for eligible clients where appropriate, including approved outreaches and household visits during community index testing.

• Use approved symptom/eligibility assessment and refer danger signs promptly; link positive results to care and malaria treatment by authorized providers.

• Record testing, quality-control information and results within authorized responsibilities; track service linkage.

• Handle, label, document, package and refer specimens only within authorized scope.

• Follow biosafety, infection prevention, sharps/waste disposal, quality assurance and commodity accountability procedures under designated laboratory oversight.

• Minimum Qualifications and Experience

• Recognized Medical Laboratory Technology, Nursing, Community Health or related qualification appropriate to assigned tasks, with at least one year of relevant experience; OR SSCE/equivalent with at least three years of demonstrable HIV-testing experience and documented approved testing training.

• Credentials and competencies must be verified.

• Independent malaria RDT testing requires approved training and competency sign-off.

• Specimen collection and other procedures are limited to appropriately qualified and authorized staff.

• General Requirements:

• Ability to work collaboratively with facility and community teams in the assigned location.

• Commitment to continuity and quality of integrated health services.

• Willingness to comply with approved project, government and facility procedures, including confidentiality and relevant safety requirements.

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