Study Nurse
International Action Against Hunger and Drought, Kenya

International Action Against Hunger and Drought aims to conduct interdisciplinary, setting-specific research aimed at improving the lives of women and children in Kenya.

The mission of the IAAHD is to inspire, encourage, facilitate, and promote at all times all forms of humanitarian activities by National Societies. We do so with a view to preventing and alleviating human suffering, thereby contributing to the maintenance and promotion of human dignity and peace in the world.

This study in collaboration with external actors strives to understand various infectious diseases: Patterns in the effects of infectious diseases on population growth

We are looking for staff who are motivated, committed, and honest to fill the following positions:

Job Group IAAHD /7 (SEECK Study – 10 Position)

Job Description:

• Responsible for screening, examining, consenting, and enrolling eligible participants in the study and ensuring confidentiality is observed throughout the study processes.
• Conducting follow-up appointments with participants and caregivers.
• Ensure proper documentation, handling, and storage of research data in appropriate and lockable cabinets
• Conducting follow-up appointments with participants and caregivers.
• Collecting and tracking adverse events and protocol violations that may occur over the study period.
• Ensure study participants are reimbursed as per the protocol requirements
• Doing QA/QC on the site case report forms and study procedures
• Provide weekly site reports on screening, enrollment, and follow-up study visits
• Assist the deputy coordinator in developing to respective personnel, and partners as need be.
• The Study Nurse will be responsible for submitting weekly reports to the study deputy coordinator summarizing indicators of study progress and communicating challenges and successes to the study deputy coordinator.
• Assist in delivering community-based study activities
• Assist in all study sample collection and especially breast milk collection process
• Assist the study team in editing and developing research documents like protocol, standard operating procedures, and case report forms
• Assist with miscellaneous study activities including data entry, data query response, attending pieces of training, and weekly reporting.
• Perform any other duties assigned during the implementation of the study.
• Ensure good working relationships in the working environment with colleagues, MOH, other partners, patients, and clients at large.
• Perform other duties that may be assigned during the implementation of the study.
• Ensure good working relationships in the working environment with colleagues, MOH, other partners, patients, and clients at large.

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