About the program:
The Joint Effort for Elimination of TB (JEET)
2.0with support from The Global Fund
aims to accelerate the progress of the National Tuberculosis Elimination
Program (NTEP) towards TB elimination by improving quality of care and
increasing patient 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:
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Coordinate with Tele counsellors, program 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 the 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
•
Education qualification – Graduate or above, MSW preferred
• Prior work experience of 2-3 years as a Treatment counsellor
• Proficiency in the local language, Basic knowledge of English (written) is
required
• Effective communications skills
• Empathy and dedication
