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| IMNCI Nurse (Female Applicants Only) | |||
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| Country | Afghanistan | Province | Daikundi, |
| Categories | Health Care, | Type | Full Time |
| Post Date | 2023-02-01 | Close Date | 2023-02-13 |
| Vacancy No | Medair_NIL_AFG07 | Gender | Female |
| No Of Jobs | 1 | Contract Duration | 31-Dec-2023 (with strong possibility of extension) |
| Education | Graduate /Diploma/Certificate of Nursing /Midwifery, or equivalent medical trainin | Experience | IMNCI/IMCI training - Immunization in Practice training |
| Organization | Opportunities for you | Salary | As per organization salary scale |
About Company
About MEDAIR: Medair is an international humanitarian organization established in 1988. Medair has been operating in Afghanistan since 1996 with programs mainly in the Health, Water & Sanitation, and Livelihoods sectors with significant reconstruction activities in remote areas. Current projects are Water & Sanitation, Food Security, & Disaster Risk Reduction. An Integrated Emergency Response: Medair aims to respond to high levels of food insecurity, malnutrition, and morbidity in Tirinkot district. The project intends to improve and extend WASH services including water supply infrastructure and hygiene practices to improve outcomes for vulnerable families. An Integrated Emergency Response: Medair aims to respond to high levels of food insecurity, malnutrition, and morbidity in Uruzgan, which has been significantly affected by drought and conflict conditions. Building upon Medair’s decades of experience in the Central Highlands and Kandahar, the project intends to improve and extend utilisation of lifesaving preventive and curative nutrition and health services by mothers, PLWs and children U5; to increase access to clean water, to reduce vulnerability to water-related and other preventable diseases, and to improve and increase food security for the most vulnerable families through food voucher distributions.
Job Description
Overall Purpose
To be a member of a Health & Nutrition team providing integrated health & nutrition services to targeted communities. The IMNCI Nurse will deliver appropriate treatment for children under 5 years following National IMNCI guideline. The IMNCI Nurse will provide triage for severe illness and assist the Mobile clinics staff and to carry out screening for COVID-19. IMNCI Nurse will provide Outpatient consultation and treatment of most common causes of morbidity and mortality includes communicable diseases such as diarrheal and acute respiratory infections to the affected children. IMNCI Nurse will provide treatment for children under 5 according to IMNCI guidelines and other illnesses in line with National Standard Treatment Guidelines for the Primary Level of care in Afghanistan, 2013. The IMNCI Nurse will refer patients requiring further investigations. The IMNCI Nurse will provide required support or clinical supervision on Community-based Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (C-IMCI) provided by NEWs/CHWs. The IMNCI Nurse will conduct IMNCI consultations and provide treatment and counselling services on IMNCI to under 5 children. Under the supervision of the medical doctor and the support of the supervisor, the IMNCI Nurse will carry out exit interviews to review the quality-of-service delivery, correct diagnosis and treatment for morbidity and mortality according to international guidelines. The IMNCI Nurse will check vaccinations of U5 children and refer to appropriate health facilities for EPI services as required to increase the vaccination coverage
Project Overview
Medair is implementing an integrated IMAM, PHC (IMNCI, ANC, PNC & FP) and IYCF project in Daykundi Province. Medair’s Health and Nutrition project in Daykundi Province is designed to increase access to quality of life saving PHC and nutrition services for underserved communities, through integrated mobile health and nutrition teams (MHNT). This includes treatment of most common coexisting childhood illness, RH (ANC, PNC & FP) and treatment of malnutrition and other causes of morbidity and mortality, management of acute malnutrition in children under 5 years and pregnant and lactating women, increasing access to routine immunisations through referrals to the nearby health facility, treatment of communicable disease for children U5 and PSS. The programme also addresses some key determinants of ill health and malnutrition through promotion of improved Maternal Infant and Child Nutrition (MIYCN) practices and health and hygiene behaviours linked to unnecessary deaths amongst vulnerable populations. The programme also aims to reduce the transmission of COVID19 and reduce the impact of COVID19 on health and nutrition outcomes of women and children. Activities are focussed on addressing the key determinants of malnutrition and transmission of COVID19 through adequate access to Nutrition and psychosocial services, improved IYCF practised, health and psychosocial education and behaviour change activities. The Health and Nutrition Project will be implemented in Nawmish and Kiti Districts in Daykundi province.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Technical
- Provide triage for severe illness and assist the Mobile clinics staff.
- Provide Outpatient consultation and treatment of most common causes of morbidity and mortality including Communicable diseases such as diarrheal and acute respiratory infections to U5 childrenConduct history taking and perform physical examination of U5 sick children.
- Provide proper diagnostic and treatment services based on the IMNCI guidelines.
- Provide treatment for children under 5 according to IMNCI guidelines and other illnesses in line with National Standard Treatment Guidelines for Primary Level care in Afghanistan, 2013.
- Refer under 5 children requiring further investigations and management to a nearby health facility.
- Examine admitted children for any signs of co-existing illnesses and provide appropriate medical treatment or referral according to IMNCI guidelines.
- Give appropriate health and hygiene education to the beneficiaries and care takers in individual and group sessions.
- Check vaccinations status of U5 children and refer them for EPI services in nearby health facilities.
- Provide required support or clinical supervision on Community-based Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (C-IMCI) provided by NEWs/CHWs
- Carry out screening for COVID-19
Quality Management
Ensure adherence to the provided internal and external protocols and guidelines.
Ensure accurate record keeping of all nutrition activities, filling in forms, cards, registration books and tally sheets as required.
Compile reports as required and requested by Health and Nutrition supervisor.
Conduct on the Job training to Health assistant and Community Health Nutrition Workers (CHNWs) based on need.
Logistics
- Ensure safe storage of all supplies, medicines and medical material and equipment.
- Ensure accurate record keeping of stock movements.
- Assist the Health and Nutrition Supervisor in preparing stock requests
MAIN ACTIVITIES
- To work as part of a mobile Health team covering multiple sites
- Support all U5 children visiting for MHNT services.
- Assess different signs and symptoms for patient’s diagnosis.
- Prescribe the appropriate medication for the patient.
- Determine if this is an initial or follow up visit for this problem.
- Counsel the caretaker and provide them a necessary message especially on usage of medicine.
- Facilitate the referral for complicated patients with official document for advance treatment to higher health centers.
- Record all necessary information in the existing reporting tools (registration book, vaccination cards of service beneficiary etc.)
- Provide health and nutrition educations to the caregivers on breastfeeding (EBF), complementary feeding,
- and hygiene, care of pregnant and lactating women, prevention of illness.
- Update all reporting tools on daily basis.
- Keep and maintain a good filing system for all documents.
- Prepared the reports (Daily, Weekly, and monthly) according to the standard reporting tools.
- Ensure safe storage and handling of the stock.
- Assist line supervisor on performing other duties assigned by the organization.
- Ensure accurate record keeping of all activities according to data collection templates.
- Ensure safe storage and handling of the stock of medicines and equipment.
- Perform any other duties not listed in the JD but requested by Line manager and Health supervisor
Job Requirement
PERSON REQUIREMENTS
Educational Background
- Graduate /Diploma/Certificate of Nursing /Midwifery, or equivalent medical training and relevant post graduate experience
Relevant Eexperience
- IMNCI/IMCI training
- Immunization in Practice training
- EmONC training and experience or equivalent
- RMNCH training
- At least 2-years` experience in IMNCI field/programming
- MIYCN training
- IYCF counselling experience
- Experience in working in the remote areas with mobile team setup.
- At least 3 years’ experience in the field of Nursing/Midwifery programs
- Knowledge of intervention area is a plus.
- Ability to manage working environment according to local culture.
- Develops and promotes effective collaboration within and across units to achieve shared goals and optimize results.
- Continuously seeks to learn, share knowledge, and innovate
Language Skills
- Fluent in Dari -oral and written skills
- Good English -oral and written skills
- Good oral and written skills in English
Computer Skills
- Working knowledge in MS word and excel
- Computer Literacy
Other Skills Some
- Ability to work in a team and coordinate tasks and responsibilities.
- Ability to organize people in an orderly way and prioritize tasks.
- Good listening and counselling skills, patient, and kind attitude
- Highly motivated to provide high quality services to beneficiaries of poor communities in a challenging setting.
- Good problem-solving skills with a solution-oriented attitude
- Flexible and willing to perform other tasks as required.
- Respectful and kind with other staff, beneficiaries, and communities
- Willingness to travel, work and live in a rural setting, and to behave in a manner appropriate to a conservative culture.
- Willingness to learn and develop further.
- Honest in dealing with beneficiaries and Medair staff
Submission Guideline
Interested applicants should apply and forward their applications through the online JOB APPLICATION FORM which could be found under the submission email. The link should be copied, pasted and opened in a new page.
Note: Please indicate the position tittle and vacancy number in your application letter. Applications received after the closing date or without the exact position title and vacancy number will no be given consideration.