Kolkata Municipal Corporation jobs - Tuberculosis Health Visitor

Applications are hereby sought from the eligible candidates for the selection of the following posts of National Tuberculosis Elimination Program (NTEP) under Kolkata District TB Control Society (Kolkata Municipal Corporation) on purely contractual basis, as per norms of State NUHM Society of West Bengal.

1. Post Name: Tuberculosis Health Visitor (TBHV)

2. Name of the Programme: NTEP

3. No of Vacancy: 04

4. Monthly Consolidated Renumeration: Rs 18000

5. Essential Qualification: I. Graduate OR 2. Intermediate (10+2) and and experience of working as MPW/LHV/ANM/ Health worker / Certificate or higher course in Health Education /Counselling 3. Tuberculosis health visitor's recognized course 4. Certificate Course in computer operations (minimum two months)

6. Preferential Qualification: Training course forMPW recognized sanitary Inspectors course

7. Job Responsibilities:

i. Ensure regularity of DOT for all types of TB patients, as per NTEP guidelines Responsible for decentralization of DOT services and supervision of DOT Centres in theassigned geographic area Verify address of all diagnosed TB patients and educate patients and their families on theplan of treatment. Arrange time and place for DOT, according to the patient's convenience.

ii. Ensure that follow-up smear/cuIture/DST examinations of sputum are carried out as per thestipulated schedule. 5. Maintain the Treatment Card and record information & transfer this information to the originalTreatment Card at the CHC/PHC/DMC/treatment centre during periodic meetings. Assist the DTO in establishing TB Surveilance systems(TB Case Notification activities, ICT)

Age Limit: 22 - 40 yrs