Skills

  • Healthcare
  • Project Management
  • Supply Chain
  • English and Hausa
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Jibasen Angyu

5/18/2023
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"He is okay and can fix in other position in he field of study"

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NR. Bala J. Kefas

Work experience
  • BALA KEFAS JOSHUA
  • Opp. Bethel African Church, Rafin kada, Wukari LGA, Taraba State.
  • E-mail: b.j.kefas83@gmail.com Mobile No 08025553336, 08032293340
  • OBJECTIVE
  • A health care professional with over a decade experience in HIV/AIDS, TB Prevention and
  • Control strategies, at the Primary Healthcare level. I have over 3 years of experience as Registered Nurse. Doing the same work and more. I am self-motivated, target driven, and an awesome team player. Over the years, I have developed good time management, with basic ethic of medical practice, communication skills and presentation skills. High sense of responsibility, consistently works to fulfil commitments and discharge duties. I also hold comprehensive knowledge on HIV programs and services where she works currently as Clinical Interventions Officer, Tactical Epidemic Control Team Lead (Nurse TEC Lead) backstopping Donga LGA, Wukari LGA and Kurmi LGA all in Taraba State. He has a comprehensive knowledge on HIV co-infections, TB screening, prevention and treatment in PLHIV, Cervical Cancer Screening and Interventions, Gender base-violence screening and interventions, testing of index and initiation on PrEP of those tested negative from a positive partner has knowledge of CD4 and Viral load in PLHIV as it is an indicator in the HIV program. I am comfortable working in a team but very capable of being productive working alone and also able to assimilate and process detailed information rapidly with additional good exposure to different background and cultures. Ready to acquire all necessary knowledge and skills required to serve humanity passionately. I am a visionary leader, Critical thinker with an analytical mind, willingness to take new initiative, committed to serve and work with diverse population in challenging task and environment and communicates fluently in English, Hausa, Jukun and Tiv Language and Average in Fulfude. If given the opportunity serve, he will bring on board his wealth of experience in HIV implementation and humanitarian programs.
  • I have demonstrable expertise in coordination and reporting; stakeholders management, Team building, leadership and interpersonal skills.
  • EDUCATION
  • HND in General Nursing (RN) (Taraba State College of Nursing and Midwifery, Jalingo 2019
  • HND in General Nursing (RN) (Taraba State College of Nursing and Midwifery, Jalingo 2019
  • SSCE (GDSS Rafin kada) 2011
  • FSLC (LGEA Pri sch, Rafin Kada) 2008
  • WORKING EXPERIENCE
  • Tactical Epidemic Control (TEC) Team Lead
  • JHPIEGO, Taraba Jan 2022 till date
  • Key Responsibilities
  • As a Nurse TEC Lead. I Provide supportive supervision for optimized HIV case finding through the implementation of Index Testing services by ensuring all new positives and virally unsuppressed clients are offered Index Testing Services with appropriate deployment of probing and questioning skills by providers.
  • Ensured daily/weekly/monthly HTS_POS targets are met in assigned facility.
  • Ensured optimized facility HIV testing services through the use of Risk
  • Stratification Tool for all new OPD attendees and clients on follow on visit after 3 months
  • Ensured proper and up to date documentation of HTS and Index Case Testing activities using appropriate registers and forms
  • Ensured all positive clients are linked to treatment from all testing points
  • (including the laboratory and blood bank) as well as across all clinical platforms
  • Timely collation and submission of weekly report
  • Provides direct patient care and accompany in the management of pre-natal, antenatal, inpatient and follow-up care for women (including deliveries).
  • Provide counselling services on gender-based violence.
  • Responsible for the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of HIV care and treatment services at RISE-supported facilities including but not limited to same day ART initiation;
  • Opportunistic Infection screening, diagnosis and management;
  • Antiretroviral optimization, retention strategies for clients; and ensuring the optimal care for my clients.
  • Provide direct technical assistance to other staffs like the Case Managers, Mentor Mothers, Counsel Counselor testers and the Data Entry Clerks in facilities across Donga, Wukari and Kurmi LGAs of Taraba State.
  • Responsible for coordinating and managing the technical services essential to the functioning and effective implementation of the Adult, Pediatrics, PMTCT/FP and TB/HIV Treatment program in FRH Donga, GH Wukari and FRH
  • Baisa.
  • Ensuring prompt viral load sample collection for eligible clients across facilities and all clients with unsuppressed viral load are enrolled into Enhanced Adherence Counselling.
  • Builds capacity of facility personnel to better implement their role in the technical planning, management and evaluation of clinical issues related to HIV/AIDS Treatment programs.
  • Ensuring prompt initiation of negative partners of positive clients on PrEP.
  • Ensuring prompt referral of GBV survivors to post GBV services.
  • Responsible for adherence counseling of newly enrolled clients and clients that are viraly suppressed to achieve Undetected=Untransmissible (U=U)
  • Responsible for Enhanced Adherence counseling in virally unsuppressed clients to attend a suppressed viral load.
  • Responsible for cervical cancer counselling, screening, preventive measures, interventions and treatment of positive cases using thermal ablation.
  • Clinical Staff
  • PHCC Rafin-Kada, Wukari LGA (SPIU), Taraba State Dec 2011 – Sept 2020.
  • Key Responsibilities
  • Early diagnosis and referrer of new HIV Patients to the General Hospital.
  • Good interpersonal relationship, with Patients, Clients and other health workers.
  • Weighing and charting
  • Documentation and reporting.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
  • Antenatal Care
  • Health Education
  • PMCTC
  • Family Planning
  • Periodic Home visit.
  • Nurse Volunteer
  • General Hospital Wukari , Taraba State October 2018 - December 2018
  • Key Responsibilities
  • As Nurse volunteer. I provide emergency care for patients, triaging, sorting and referrals in the accident and emergency.
  • Also involved with monitoring, requesting for investigations and interpretation of results, and carrying out minor surgical procedures.
  • Liaising with relevant departments in the care of patients while updating and discussing routine conditions in a weekly review meeting in the department.
  • As volunteer Nurse, I liaised with the Chief Nursing officer to plan and forecast for consumables used weekly in the accident and emergency.
  • Provided Primary care to pediatric, adolescents and youths, and geriatric patients across 3 adjoining LGAs.
  • Provided counseling and health education during ANC and PNC and immunization sessions that resulted in 100% increase in uptake of vaccines.
  • Supported the PMTCT program in the facility by providing health education on HCT, prescribing and follow of patients on HAART and enrolling new clients.
  • Organized community dialogue with the traditional institution and women groups in the town hall within acceptable cultural boundaries and international best practice to address the common causes of infant and maternal mortality.
  • Date: Jan/2021-12/2021
  • Position Held: Head of Nursing Department.
  • Name and address of employer: Cottage Hospital, Kente, Wukari LGA, Taraba State
  • Sector: Private
  • As the Head of Nursing department, I work in partnership with the Medical officer, Pharmacy, Lab. Scientist. And other members of the health care team to make decisions that best favors the well-being of our patients.
  • I provide counseling and health education during ANC and PNC and immunization sessions that resulted in 100% increase in uptake of vaccines.
  • Provided of sexual and reproductive health services to patients
  • Responsible for Planning, Coordinating and Controlling Nursing Care in the Facility.
  • Initiator and Facilitator of the breast, cervical and prostate cancer awareness campaign, Screening.
  • Provides Technical and Managerial Support to other Nurses.
  • Planning and Implementation of Medical Outreach
  • Provides Consultation services to patients in the Hospital and during community outreach.
  • Management of both Human and Material
  • Assessing Nutritional Status of children and Pregnant Women and profile solutions to Nutritional problems identified.
  • PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
  • Certified International Strategies Manager (CISM) 2020
  • POSITIONS HELD
  • SUG President; College of Health Technology, Takum, Taraba State.
  • President; National Associations of Jukun Students (NAJUS) College of Nursing and Midwifery Jalingo, Taraba state.
  • HOBBIES
  • Travelling
  • Exploration
  • Reading
  • Interaction with people and making positive change
  • REFERENCES
  • Dr. Adana’a Bananda
  • Care and Treatment Officer
  • ICAP Global Health, Nigeria
  • Tel: 08030602303
  • Email: aab2283@cumc.columbia.edu
  • Dr. Jesse Adi Ashumate MBBS, FWACP
  • Honorable Commissioner
  • Ministry of Finance, Taraba State.
  • Tel. 08069143007
  • Dr. Zaman Misari
  • Epidemic Control Advisor
  • ICAP Global Health, Nigeria
  • Email: mz2900@cumc.columbia.edu
  • Phone No. 08134605824

NR. Bala J. Kefas

Work experience
  • Provide Technical support for the optimization of HIV services

NR. Bala J. Kefas

Education
  • September, 2015 - November, 2019
  • Fulltime
  • Nursing

NR. Bala J. Kefas

Education
  • August, 2008 - November, 2011
  • Fulltime
  • Community Health

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Jibasen Angyu

5/18/2023
10

"He is okay and can fix in other position in he field of study"