Health/Medical Job Vacancies at International Rescue Committee (IRC)

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The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home. We are recruiting to fill the position below:   Job Title: Health Nurse Assistant Location: Yobe Scope of Work

• The Nurse is responsible for supportive supervision and patient care at supported PHC facilities and at the mobile clinics in Damaturu and Gujba LGAs, Yobe State.
• The Health Nurse Assistant reports to the team leader or Health Manager.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Assist the Health Clinical Officer and Medical Doctor in supportive supervision and patient care at the supported health facilities and mobile clinics.
• Act as the link between the facilities/mobile clinics and the community to ensure awareness of available services, proper follow-up of patients and defaulter tracing.
• Develop and conduct training of health workers on communicable diseases, vaccinations, infection prevention and control, pillars of safe motherhood, infant and young child feeding practices, general child care and hygiene promotion.
• Provide health and nutrition messaging at the clinics, in collaboration with the Community Mobilizer.
• Ensure health basic protocols and other IEC materials are well displayed in the facilities and outreach sites.
• Ensure mobile clinic sites are clean and well maintained.
• Support effective referral mechanism between the facilities/mobile clinic and the hospital/IPD.

Human Resource Management:

• Supervise health workers at the supported health facilities and mobile clinics.
• Jointly with the team, provide ongoing education for clinic staff and CVs.

Operations:

• Maintain an updated record and compile and submit monthly reports of all services given.
• Monitor and ensure the proper usage of health and program supplies.
• Prepare weekly workplans and ensure timely implementation of the project activities.

Communication and Reporting:

• Support Health Clinical Officer in compiling statistical reports from the facilities and mobile clinics for submission weekly, monthly and annually.
• Ensure adequate flow of information for all supervisees with constant feedback as may be required.
• Carry out other relevant or requested duties as may be required.

Key Result Areas:

• Improvement of key health indicators mainly maternal mortality ratio, neonatal mortality ratio, and community population coverage.
• Increased uptake of health services as a strategy of reducing mortality
• Increased uptake of positive practices related to health, nutrition and hygiene.
• Timely and quality health care services to displaced persons, refugees and other vulnerable groups.
• Community volunteers actively participate in health services within their community.
• Qualifications for Health Nurse Assistant
• Registered nurse or experienced community health extension worker
• A mature person of high professional discipline and moral integrity, able to work under stress as the situation may dictate.
• Must possess the practicing license or qualifying certificate.
• Certificate in reproductive health or nutrition is an added advantage.

Competencies

• Two to three years’ experience in clinical medicine or public health.
• Proven experience in community based programming with the ability to motivate and lead health workers.
• Ability to work with displaced communities with diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
• Experience in working in a team.
• Flexible to travel and work in different locations.
• Ability to speak local languages will be added advantage.
• Proficiency in computer skills, especially in MS Word and Excel is an added advantage.

    Job Title: Health Clinical Officer Location: Damaturu, Yobe Scope of Work

• The Health Clinical Officer is responsible for supportive supervision at health facilities and/or mobile clinics in Damaturu and Gujba LGAs, Yobe State.
• The Health Clinical Officer reports to the Health Manager.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Conduct capacity assessments at health facilities and provide the necessary support in clinical care to facility staff.
• Liaise with local leaders and other partners in identifying new mobile clinic site and sensitize community on project implementation.
• In absence of PHC staff, attend to patients at the mobile clinics, using standard national or internationally endorsed protocols.
• Ensure proper records are maintained of patients, registrations, and drugs consumption reports.
• Compile weekly reports including statistics and submit to health manager
• Develop and conduct training for the facility staff, mobile clinic staff and community volunteers on clinical care, infection prevention and control, pillars of safe motherhood, infant and young child feeding practices, general child care and hygiene promotion.
• Support community sensitization activities at the clinics and in the communities, in collaboration with the Community Mobilizer and community volunteers.
• Ensure health basic protocols and other IEC materials are well displayed in the facilities and outreach sites.
• Ensure mobile clinic sites are clean and well maintained.
• Establish effective referral mechanism between the facilities and mobile clinics to the hospital/IPD.
• For new location: Liaise with local leaders and other partners in identifying new mobile clinic site and sensitize community on project implementation.

Human Resource Management:

• Supervise mobile clinic teams.
• Jointly with the team, provide ongoing education for clinic staff and CVs.

Operations:

• Maintain an updated record and compile and submit monthly reports of all services given.
• Monitor and ensure the proper usage of health and program supplies.
• Prepare weekly workplans and ensure timely implementation of the project activities.
• As team lead, maintain vigilance and monitor surroundings for security of the mobile team on site and adhere to IRC’s safety and security protocols.

Communication and Reporting:

• Support Health Manager in compiling statistical reports from the facilities and mobile clinics for submission weekly, monthly and annually.
• Ensure adequate flow of information for all supervisees with constant feedback as may be required.
• Carry out other relevant or requested duties as may be required.

Key Result Areas:

• Improvement of key health indicators mainly maternal mortality ratio, neonatal mortality ratio, and community population coverage.
• Increased uptake of health services as a strategy of reducing mortality
• Increased uptake of positive practices related to health, nutrition and hygiene.
• Timely and quality health care services to displaced persons, refugees and other vulnerable groups.
• Community volunteers actively participate in health services within their community.

Qualifications

• Registered Health Clinical Officer/ Nurse
• A mature person of high professional discipline and moral integrity, able to work under stress as the situation may dictate.
• Must possess the practicing license or qualifying certificate.
• Certificate in reproductive health or nutrition is an added advantage.
• Competencies
• Two to three years’ experience in clinical medicine or public health.
• Proven experience in community based programming with the ability to motivate and lead community volunteers.
• Ability to work with displaced communities with diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
• Experience in working in a team and able to lead a team.
• Flexible to travel and work in different locations.
• Ability to speak local languages will be added advantage.
• Proficiency in computer skills, especially in MS Word and Excel is an added advantage.

    Job Title: Health Nurse-Midwife Location: Damaturu, Yobe Scope of Work

• The Nurse-Midwife is responsible for supportive supervision and patient care at health facilities and mobile clinics. The Nurse reports to the team leader or Health Manager.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Conduct skills assessments of PHC staff in nursing care and midwifery
• Support RH activities at each facility or mobile clinic on rotational basis.
• Prepare and implement training plan, including on-the-job coaching and competency based trainings
• Assist the PHC staff in RH activities at the facilities and at the mobile clinics ensuring skills transfer is taking place in Basic emergency obstetric care, family planning, STI counseling and treatment, ANC, PNC and postabortion care.
• Support the Community Mobilizer in messages targeting all pillars of Safe Motherhood.
• Collect weekly activity reports from the facility midwife, review, discuss and update action plans for the following week.
• Ensure RH protocols and other IEC materials are well displayed in the facilities and outreach sites.
• Support an effective referral mechanism between the facilities/mobile clinics and the hospital.
• Human Resource Management
• Supervise and monitor PHC midwifery staff.
• Build staff capacity through on job coaching, skills training and supportive supervision.
• Jointly with the team, provide ongoing education for clinic staff and CVs.

Operations:

• Maintain an updated record and compile and submit monthly reports of all services given.
• Monitor and ensure the proper usage of health and program supplies.
• Prepare weekly work plans and ensure timely implementation of the project activities.

Communication and Reporting:

• Support Health Clinical Officer in compiling statistical reports from the facilities and mobile clinics for submission weekly, monthly and annually.
• Ensure adequate flow of information for all supervisees with constant feedback as may be required.
• Carry out other relevant or requested duties as may be required.

Key Result Areas:

• Improvement of key health indicators mainly maternal mortality ratio, neonatal mortality ratio, and community population coverage.
• Increased uptake of health services as a strategy of reducing mortality
• Increased uptake of positive practices related to health, nutrition and hygiene.
• Timely and quality health care services to displaced persons, refugees and other vulnerable groups.
• Community volunteers actively participate in health services within their community.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse-Midwife
• A mature person of high professional discipline and moral integrity, able to work under stress as the situation may dictate.
• Must possess the practicing license or qualifying certificate.
• Certificate in child health or nutrition is an added advantage.

Competencies:

• Two to three years’ experience in midwifery.
• Proven experience in community based programming with the ability to motivate and lead community volunteers.
• Proven ability to coach and train health workers
• Ability to work with displaced communities with diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
• Experience in working in a team.
• Flexible to travel and work in different locations.
• Ability to speak local languages will be added advantage.
• Proficiency in computer skills, especially in MS Word and Excel is an added advantage.

    Job Title: Pharmacy Technician Location: Damaturu, Yobe Scope of Work

• The Pharmacist is responsible for overall medical stock management, including maintenance of stock records, storage according to safe storage protocols, store-release and distribution to health facilities and mobile clinics.
• The Pharmacist reports to Health Manager, while working very closely with the Supply Chain Manager. The position is based in Damaturu, Yobe.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish medical stock management system in Yobe warehouse, according to good pharmaceutical practices.
• Maintain stock records of incoming supplies and outgoing supplies
• Distribution to health facilities and mobile clinics according to requisitions endorsed by the Health Manager and adhering to First Expiry First Out principles
• Observe trends in drug consumptions and timely alert the Health Manager when supplies need to be replenished.
• Support the Health Manager or Health Coordinator in projecting drugs and medical supplies orders.
• Provide training to PHC facility staff on stock management and rational drugs prescribing, in line with Nigeria Ministry of Health and/or WHO treatment guidelines.
• Conduct quarterly supportive supervision on stock management at the PHC facilities and mobile clinics.
• Submit weekly stock reports to the Supply Chain Manager, Health Manager and Health Coordinator.
• Participate in continuous medical education program with the IRC health team.
• Conduct additional tasks as requested by the Health Manager

Requirements

• College Diploma in Pharmaceutical sciences
• Must be registered with relevant licensing bodies and allowed to practice in Nigeria
• At least 1 year work experience in drugs and medical supplies management
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of drugs and medical supplies regulations of Nigeria
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills
• NGO work experience is an advantage
• Should be able to use Microsoft Office especially MS-Word, Excel
• Able to communicate in English language (written and spoken );
• Additional qualities: team worker, be flexible , and adaptability to transitions.

    Job Title: Health Community Mobiliser Location: Damaturu, Yobe Scope of Work

• The Health Community Mobilizer is responsible for community participating health facilities and/or mobile clinics in Damaturu and Gujba LGAs, Yobe State. The Health Clinical Officer reports to the Health Manager.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Liaise with community leaders and other members of targeted communities in identifying community volunteers and existing community groups interested in health and nutrition activities
• Conduct regular focus group discussions to identify existing barriers to uptake of services and develop communication strategies to overcome these barriers.
• Develop and conduct training for the community volunteers/groups on positive health practices, safe motherhood, infant and young child feeding practices, general child care and hygiene promotion.
• Support community sensitization activities at the clinics and in the communities by community volunteers and other groups.
• Identify and provide tools and IEC materials to assist in dissemination of information
• Prepare weekly workplans and ensure timely implementation of the project activities.
• Prepare activity reporting formats and collect weekly activity reports from community volunteers.
• Compile monthly activity report for submission to the Health Manager.
• Carry out other relevant or requested duties as may be required.

Key Result Areas

• Improvement of key health indicators mainly maternal mortality ratio, neonatal mortality ratio, and community population coverage.
• Increased uptake of health services as a strategy of reducing mortality
• Increased uptake of positive practices related to health, nutrition and hygiene.
• Timely and quality health care services to displaced persons, refugees and other vulnerable groups.
• Community volunteers actively participate in health services within their community.

Qualifications for Community Mobilizer

• Degree in Health Education or Social Sciences
• A mature person of high professional discipline and moral integrity, able to work under stress as the situation may dictate.
• Certificate in public health or nutrition is an added advantage.

Competencies:

• Two to three years’ experience in community mobilization, education, social services or public health.
• Proven experience in community based programming with the ability to motivate and lead community volunteers.
• Good communication skills!
• Ability to work independently, be self-driven and proactive as well as creative in engaging with communities and volunteers.
• Ability to work with displaced communities with diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
• Experience in working in a team and able to lead a team.
• Flexible to travel and work in different locations.
• Ability to speak local languages will be added advantage.
• Proficiency in computer skills, especially in MS Word and Excel is an added advantage

    Benefits Monthly salary, 13Month Salary Inclusive, Health Insurance Coverage for Family, Pension, Creche Facilities available for Women with babies under 24 Months. How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications and CV's to the Country Director IRC via: [email protected]

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