Ensure Right of Clients to Refuse Services. ⚫ Patients have the right to refuse services ⚫ Patients will not be coerced into attending the clinic or receiving treatment. ⚫ The clinic staff will however, explain their clinical status, consequences and the available services to the clients Clinic Structure (Responsibility of implementing agency) Ideally, each STI clinic* should have at least the following rooms: ⚫ Waiting and Registration room ⚫ Consultation and Examination Room ⚫ Laboratory room and ⚫ Counseling Room (* However, some mobile STI clinics may not have these facilities) The clinic structure should have the following qualities: ⚫ Consulting, counseling and laboratory rooms should ensure both auditory and visual privacy ⚫ All rooms should be clean and have adequate lighting and ventilation. ⚫ The Laboratory should be separate but adjacent to the consultation/examination & counseling room. ⚫ Rooms should be properly furnished and maintained to ensure a comfortable, safe and hygienic environment ⚫ STI clinic must have clean and safe toilets preferably separate for male and female Prepared by:FHI Date Adopted: September 2007 Reviewed by: Name Signature Date Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx September 24, 2007 5 STI SOP - Sep 07 STI 2: Clinic Staff and Training Staff and their job responsibilities (Responsibility of the clinic management authority) An STI clinic should at least have the following staff to perform the desired functions: Table I. Showing lists of essential staff in a STI clinic and their main responsibilities S. No. Position Major Responsibilities 1 Medical Doctor History-taking in sexual and reproductive health, clinical examination and patient management, including STI counseling and education 2 Health Assistant (If provision made in Sub- agreement) History-taking in sexual and reproductive health, clinical examination and patient management, including STI counseling and education 3 Staff Nurse Assist/Accompany medical doctor/ health assistant in consultation and examination Prepare the clients for examination 4 VCT Counselor Counseling for HIV testing 5 Lab. Technician Laboratory-based diagnostic testing for STIs 6 Adm. Assistant Clinic administration, patient registration, record-keeping and reporting management of clinic supplies 7 Clinic Helper Maintenance of clinic standards and proper disposal of clinic wastes Note: Clinic management authority should develop Terms of Reference (and should attach with the appointment letter) for each staff and orient them on their respective job responsibil...
