Job Description: Health Worker (Field-level / Community TB Health Worker)

Location: Gyalsing, Sikkim

Vacancies: 1

Reporting-to: Project Coordinator

About Ashray Foundation:

Ashray Foundation is dedicated to providing healthcare services and creating awareness in

rural areas. We are committed to improving healthcare access and empowering communities

through education, awareness, and medical care.

About the Project

The SBIF Jivanam TB Mukt Initiative is a healthcare project supported by SBI Foundation,

aimed at strengthening tuberculosis (TB) screening, diagnosis, treatment adherence, and

community awareness in underserved and tribal districts of Sikkim. Ashray Foundation is

implementing this initiative on the ground in close coordination with the District TB Control

Programme, ASHA workers, ANMs, and the National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP).

The Health Worker will be the frontline link between the community and the health system,

driving case detection, patient support, and awareness at the village/ward level.

Key Responsibilities





Active Case Finding & Screening
- Conduct house-to-house visits and community-level symptom screening to identify

presumptive TB cases in the assigned area.
- Identify high-risk and vulnerable groups (elderly, malnourished, diabetic, HIV-positive,

household contacts of TB patients)for focused screening.
- Refer presumptive TB cases to the nearest health facility for sputum testing, chest

X-ray, or other diagnostic services, and ensure they reach the facility.
- Support and participate in TB screening camps, mobile diagnostic van visits, and

community awareness drives organised under the project.

Treatment Support & Adherence
- Provide treatment adherence support to diagnosed TB patients, including Directly

Observed Treatment (DOT) follow-up where required.
- Conduct regular home visits to diagnosed patients to monitor treatment progress,

manage side effects sensitively, and prevent treatment interruption or defau

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