7 Job Opportunities at Henry Jefferson Healthcare Initiatives, Nurses


TUWALINDE PROJECT in Tanzania aims to provide medical care access and follow-up for rural Tanzania HIV patients with little knowledge about health issues , substance abuse, and unstable housing/homelessness challenges. The Project will be operating in 7 regions, Arusha, Kigoma, Mwanza, Geita, Mara, Shinyanga, Simiyu


Registered Nurse Job Responsibilities:

  • Restores and promotes patient’s health by completing the nursing process.
  • Collaborates with physicians and multidisciplinary team members.
  • Provides physical and psychological support to patients, friends, and families.
  • Identifies patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with patients and their families.
  • Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.
  • Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and hospital or regulatory standards.
  • Resolves patient problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.
  • Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
  • Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols; medication administration and storage procedures; and controlled substance regulations.
  • Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records.
  • Maintains continuity among nursing teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs.
  • Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.
  • Ensures operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; calling for repairs; and evaluating new equipment and techniques.
  • Maintains nursing supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level.
  • Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops and participating in professional societies.
  • Maintains a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information and participating in team problem-solving methods.
  • Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.


Registered Nurse Qualifications/Skills:

  • Clinical skills
  • Infection control
  • Administering medication
  • Medical teamwork
  • Multitasking, listening, and verbal communication
  • Health promotion and maintenance


Education /Qualifications

  • A Diploma/ Bachelor’s degree in Nursing
  • Ability to work a flexible schedule, to include evenings and weekends, in order to meet the needs of
  • community residents and be present at community functions
  • Excellent communication and organization skills

Remuneration will be in line with the set procedures of the organizations which consider the experience and qualifications of the candidate (USD 1000-2000) 


Applications will be accepted up to 15th September 2021. Interested applicants should submit: 


(a) a confidential cover letter;

(b) detailed CV with names and addresses of 3 referees.


All applications to be sent to   recruitment@hjhi.org