Founded in 1987, AIDS Healthcare Foundation is one of largest specialized provider of HIV/AIDS medical care in the world. Our mission is to provide cutting edge medicine and advocacy, regardless of ones’ ability to pay. Through our healthcare centers, pharmacies, health plan, research, and other activities, AHF provides access to the latest HIV treatments for all who need them.

The AIDS healthcare Foundation (AHF) Zambia invites applications from suitably qualified persons to fill the following positions.

1. Nurse-in-Charge (1)

The Nurse-in-Charge is the clinical, operational, and quality lead for AHF-supported sites, responsible for delivering high-quality, digitally enabled, client-centered HIV, STI, SRH, and primary care services. This role ensures effective team leadership, optimal use of digital health platforms, data-driven decision-making, AI-supported clinical care, and adherence to national guidelines and AHF global standards.

The Nurse-in-Charge leads service delivery transformation in alignment with emerging global health trends, including differentiated models of care, telemedicine, integrated youth-friendly wellness services, and the HIV/AIDS goals.

Responsibilities:

The incumbent will be required to.

• Lead provision of compassionate, stigma-free, patient-centered HIV, STI, SRH, and primary care services using evidence-based protocols.
• Integrate digital health solutions (SmartCare+, electronic triage tools, digital appointment systems).
• Utilize AI-supported platforms for clinical alerts, adherence risk prediction, and treatment failure detection.
• Supervises and mentors Nurses, Dispensers, Linkage Officers, Counselors, HIV Medics, and ART Aides to ensure excellence in clinical care.
• Lead differentiated service delivery (DSD) models: fast-track, community ART, MMD, injectable ART readiness, youth-friendly services.
• Conduct advanced clinical triage and coordinates emergency response and outbreak management (HIV, TB, STIs, AMR, respiratory illnesses).
• Ensure high-quality case management, documentation, and electronic records.
• Promote integrated care models—linking HIV, TB, NCDs, SRH, and mental health.
• Advance high standards of infection prevention and control (IPC), waste management, and clinic safety.
• Conduct clinical audits and monthly CME sessions to maintain a high-performing clinical team.
• Provide strategic leadership in planning, budgeting, forecasting, staffing, and resource management for the facility.
• Oversee human resource management: coaching, deployment, performance reviews, and progressive discipline.
• Implement performance dashboards, digital scorecards, and weekly monitoring of site KPIs.
• Ensure adherence to AHF financial policies, ethical standards, and organizational integrity.
• Ensure timely requisitioning, security, and maintenance of drugs, commodities, clinical equipment, and digital tools.
• Oversee digital stock management (eLMIS, automated supply tracking) and ensure zero stock-outs.
• Coordinate facility operations including workflow design, client experience optimization, extended hours management, and youth-friendly services.
• Represent the site in district and partner engagement meetings, TWGs, and community collaborations.
• Lead rapid problem-solving, quality improvement cycles (PDSA), and facility-level innovation initiatives.
• Drive data utilization: weekly data reviews, monthly performance meetings, and corrective action planning.
• Oversee licensing compliance for all nursing staff and maintains professional quality standards.
• Leads Quality Improvement (QI) activities aligned to AHF’s global quality standards.
• Ensures youth-friendly, gender-sensitive, and key-population-responsive services.
• Promotes a culture of empathy, respect, and confidentiality.
• Conduct routine client experience surveys, exit interviews, and service redesign based on feedback.
• Ensures efficiency in triage, wait times, patient flow, and appointment systems

Skills

• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proven leadership and mentorship skills
• Computer skills, proficient in the use of SmartCare and the utilization of AI tools.

Qualifications

• Must have a Full Grade 12 Certificate.
• Must have a Diploma in Nursing (Registered Nurse)
• Must be a Certified HIV Nurse Practitioner
• Diploma/Certificate in Midwifery is an added advantage
• Degree in Nursing or Public Health will be an added advantage.
• Must be Registered and in good standing with the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Zambia (NMCZ)
• Minimum 2–3 years of experience in HIV treatment & care, primary care, STI/SRH services and chronic disease management.
• Experience in digital health systems, leadership roles, or quality improvement is an added advantage.

• Lead provision of compassionate, stigma-free, patient-centered HIV, STI, SRH, and primary care services using evidence-based protocols.
• Integrate digital health solutions (SmartCare+, electronic triage tools, digital appointment systems).
• Utilize AI-supported platforms for clinical alerts, adherence risk prediction, and treatment failure detection.
• Supervises and mentors Nurses, Dispensers, Linkage Officers, Counselors, HIV Medics, and ART Aides to ensure excellence in clinical care.
• Lead differentiated service delivery (DSD) models: fast-track, community ART, MMD, injectable ART readiness, youth-friendly services.
• Conduct advanced clinical triage and coordinates emergency response and outbreak management (HIV, TB, STIs, AMR, respiratory illnesses).
• Ensure high-quality case management, documentation, and electronic records.
• Promote integrated care models—linking HIV, TB, NCDs, SRH, and mental health.
• Advance high standards of infection prevention and control (IPC), waste management, and clinic safety.
• Conduct clinical audits and monthly CME sessions to maintain a high-performing clinical team.
• Provide strategic leadership in planning, budgeting, forecasting, staffing, and resource management for the facility.
• Oversee human resource management: coaching, deployment, performance reviews, and progressive discipline.
• Implement performance dashboards, digital scorecards, and weekly monitoring of site KPIs.
• Ensure adherence to AHF financial policies, ethical standards, and organizational integrity.
• Ensure timely requisitioning, security, and maintenance of drugs, commodities, clinical equipment, and digital tools.
• Oversee digital stock management (eLMIS, automated supply tracking) and ensure zero stock-outs.
• Coordinate facility operations including workflow design, client experience optimization, extended hours management, and youth-friendly services.
• Represent the site in district and partner engagement meetings, TWGs, and community collaborations.
• Lead rapid problem-solving, quality improvement cycles (PDSA), and facility-level innovation initiatives.
• Drive data utilization: weekly data reviews, monthly performance meetings, and corrective action planning.
• Oversee licensing compliance for all nursing staff and maintains professional quality standards.
• Leads Quality Improvement (QI) activities aligned to AHF’s global quality standards.
• Ensures youth-friendly, gender-sensitive, and key-population-responsive services.
• Promotes a culture of empathy, respect, and confidentiality.
• Conduct routine client experience surveys, exit interviews, and service redesign based on feedback.
• Ensures efficiency in triage, wait times, patient flow, and appointment systems

• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proven leadership and mentorship skills
• Computer skills, proficient in the use of SmartCare and the utilization of AI tools.

• Must have a Full Grade 12 Certificate.
• Must have a Diploma in Nursing (Registered Nurse)
• Must be a Certified HIV Nurse Practitioner
• Diploma/Certificate in Midwifery is an added advantage
• Degree in Nursing or Public Health will be an added advantage.
• Must be Registered and in good standing with the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Zambia (NMCZ)
• Minimum 2–3 years of experience in HIV treatment & care, primary care, STI/SRH services and chronic disease management.
• Experience in digital health systems, leadership roles, or quality improvement is an added advantage.