About

I hold over seven years of experience in clinical mentorship of HIV care and treatment, Prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV(PMTCT), HIV testing services and continuous quality improvement within public and global health, Ministry of Health, PEPFAR/CDC funded programs as a PMTCT improvement specialist and clinician. I have expertise in implementing and evaluating donor funded projects in HIV prevention, testing, care and treatment programs. I am a TOT (Trainer of trainers) in GBV, LIVES and ART guidelines (2022). I currently serve as a PMTCT improvement specialist for CIHEB Kenya in Migori where I provide technical support to the health facilities and Ministry of health on PMTCT implementation to optimize service provision and data quality within MNCH clinics, prior to this I have served in clinical positions within CCC and outpatient departments in mid to senior level health facilities. I hold a Bachelor of Science degree in Clinical Medicine and surgery from Kisii University

Skills

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
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  • Team management and leadership
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  • Monitoring and Evaluation
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  • Community Engagement and Advocacy
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  • Organizational skills
  • Teamwork
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  • Analytical Skills
  • English
  • KISWAHILI
  • kisii

Experience

alexander onserio

Education
  • EPIDEMIOLOGY AND DISEASE CONTROL

alexander onserio

Work experience
  • January, 2022 - October, 2024
  • Fulltime
  • Organize and oversee capacity building activities for health providers and case managers working within MNCH clinics through trainings and continuous medical education
  • Providing supportive supervision, mentorship and on the job training on PMTCT for all the clinical staff at supported health facilities.
  • Work to improve patient management through identifying and improving client flow systems, data capture, clinical management, clinical recording, referral to laboratory and pharmacy and preventing loses to follow up for pregnant and breastfeeding women and children <9 yrs
  • Oversee eligibility testing amongst pregnant and breastfeeding women in supported health facilities in line with the elimination agenda
  • Support facilities to ensure good client monitoring and viral suppression among pregnant and breastfeeding women
  • Institutionalize continuous quality improvement systems for continuity of care and patient care improvement
  • Develop and strengthen adherence and retention innovations and evidence-based interventions through staff mentorship and follow-up and document best practices
  • Develop and distribute appropriate job aides, educational material, and reporting tools for PMTCT and HEI to supported health facility staff
  • Support collection, collation, and review of critical PMTCT data, indicators and activities on a monthly and quarterly basis detailing proposed objectives and activities for PMTCT/HEI at supported facilities
  • To represent the program in technical working groups and stakeholder meetings at sub-county and county levels
  • Evaluate outcomes of PMTCT related activities and shares recommendations for program improvement

alexander onserio

Work experience
  • November, 2018 - December, 2021
  • Fulltime
  • Ensuring smooth running of ccc activities within the sub county by providing mentorship to ccc facility staff
  • Ensure proper documentation and reporting of HIV services at sub county level for program evaluation and planning
  • Give monthly update on status of sub county HIV work plan implementation
  • Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings and review meetings at different facilities within the sub county
  • Lead QI challenges in all facilities participating within the sub county
  • Working closely with facility in charges to integrate family planning services in ccc clinics
  • Coordinating with all in charges to ensure timely baseline tests, viral loads and CD4 are done for all HIV clients due for CD4/VL
  • Support nurses and community link persons in running of HIV support groups
  • Supervision of lay counsellors and other PITC providers in the sub county to ensure provider initiated and counselling is offered at all service points
  • Together with the lay counsellor’s and nurses ensure continuous adherences counselling for all HIV clients in all facilities.

alexander onserio

Work experience
  • Providing quality clinical services for HIV clients in CCC clinics. Daily running of CCC clinic, taking client history examination, updating client files and timely referral of complicated cases
  • Ensure proper screening for TB through ACF and ICF at CCC
  • Conducting monthly high risk PMTCT clinics
  • Coordinating with laboratory in charges to ensure timely baseline tests are conducted I also ensure timely viral loads are done for proper treatment monitoring
  • Support nurses and community link persons in running of support groups by providing health talks on technical topics
  • Leading multidisciplinary team meetings in the facility
  • Giving a monthly update on status of facility HIV work plan implementation
  • Managing of viremic patients together with the adherence counselors.
  • Working with health records officers and other clinic staff to structure appropriate clinic days for different sets of clients

alexander onserio

Education
  • September, 2017 - December, 2022
  • Fulltime

alexander onserio

Work experience
  • September, 2013 - March, 2018
  • Fulltime
  • 1. Running of outpatient clinic, this included.
  • Proper history taking and examination of patients
  • Ordering and interpretation of lab tests and other relevant investigations.
  • Performing minor operations such as incision and drainage, circumcisions, suturing etc.
  • Referring complicated cases.
  • 2. Conducting deliveries and assessing gravid women attending the ante natal clinic
  • 3. Ordering of medical supplies and drugs
  • 4. Providing comprehensive client counselling on reproductive health, contraceptives and other services

alexander onserio

Education
  • August, 2008 - September, 2011
  • Fulltime

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