Professional Nurse

•Coordinating all studies going on in the organization by ensuring Ethics compliance
•Reviewing and editing all research documents before submission to research committee
•Submission of all required documents to Human Research Development Committee (HRDC) and respective Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) and online application to Penn IRB and Liaising with all IRBs on daily basis
• Supervising the research team, evaluating and giving support to their work progress
•Giving support to all Principal Investigators by tracking all studies, expiry dates and sending reminders on studies due for renewal
•Translation and back translation of study consents and scripts
•Work as a link between the Researcher and the IRB.
• Assist new researchers in the organization on research requirements in Botswana
•Assess Principal Investigator Compliance by auditing the clinical trials and all studies in the organization.

•screening patients for cervical cancer
•booking patients to our clinic from other health facilities
•providing pre exam counselling
•counsel patients on HIV testing and positive living
• reviewing and applying for renewal of internal studies and liaising with the Principal Investigator on all studies due renewal, amendments and or closure
•managing all consumables in the clinic
•provide technical expertise to all stakeholders mainly training government nurses , working hand in hand with the programme coordinator to take assigned duties
•analyse data as assigned by the Lead physician
•Implement the project strategy as outlined and monitor all clinic activities on daily basis. Involved in outsourcing the Cervical Cancer Screening Programme to Ministry of Health by training government employees on Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid (VIA) as an alternative method for Pap smear screening.
•ensuring data quality by accessing data collection tools and giving feedback to data collectors.

•Principal collector of biomedical data
•enrolling patients into the Truvada Study
•Screening for STI’s and prescribing treatment as per protocol
•verifying data collected as assigned by study physicians
• Screening patients for cervical cancer through pap smear
• Stock control of consumables
•Dispensing the study medication
•Reporting all study adverse events to the study physician
•Cleaning data queries as assigned

Registered Nurse
•Providing comprehensive care to patients
•Prescribing and dispensing medication
•Promoting health through school health programme
• Community involvement in health issues
• Counselling on HIV testing, PMTC, ARVs and all health related problems
•Ordering drugs from CMS
•Compiling and sending weekly and monthly reports to District Health Team
•Supervising industrial class employees
• Appraising staff on quarterly basis through their performance development plans (PDPs).
•Supervising enrolled nurses and other staff

2007-upgaded to Nursing Officer 2
•Nurse in charge of the health post
•Supervising junior staff
•Hosting meeting with staff, community stake holders and the general community
•Managing the daily running of the facility
•Implementing different health programs and reporting to specific programme coordinators
•Developing activity plans of the facility
•Producing annual reports

2009 upgraded to the post of Nursing officer 1
•Nurse In Charge of the health facility
•Managing daily activities of the facility
•Hosting community meetings
•Liaising with community stake holders and village groups
•Developing support groups