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 the utilization 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 Descriptions:
Overall purpose:
To be a member of a Health & Nutrition team providing integrated health & nutrition services to targeted communities. The IMNCI Nurse will provide management of communicable disease among children under 5 years in accordance with standard IMNCI guidelines. This includes triage for severe illness, screening for COVID-19 and supporting caregivers and community health and nutrition workers to identify and respond appropriately to danger signs. The IMNCI Nurse will work under clinical guidance of a female medical doctor and/or health manager and refer patients requiring further investigation or higher-level clinical care. The IMNCI Nurse will check vaccinations of U5 children, refer to existing EPI services and follow up as required to increase the vaccination coverage.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Technical
Provide triage for severe illnes
Provide education for caregivers and community health and nutrition workers to identify and respond to danger signs
Provide outpatient consultation and treatment of most common causes of morbidity and mortality including communicable diseases such as diarrheal and acute respiratory infections for under 5 children
Conduct history taking and perform physical examination of U5 sick children. Provide assessment and treatment services based on the IMNCI guidelines.
Refer children under 5 requiring further investigations and management to appropriate health facility
Support nutrition staff in BHC to examine children with SAM and MAM for co-existing illnesses and provide appropriate nutritional and medical treatment or referral according to IMNCI guidelines
Provide health and hygiene education to caregivers in individual and group sessions at mobile clinic
Vaccination screening of all children under 5 and ensure that they get EPI services,
Identify pregnant and lactating women and caregivers that require Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) and other nutrition or health counselling and provide this support to them
Identify and refer beneficiaries who may benefit from PSS services within the facility
Support medical staff in provision of first aid, management of minor injuries or trauma stabilisation and referral
Carry out screening for COVID-19 and any other communicable disease.
Ability to work in both locations of the Spin Boldak district even in other districts and provinces.
Quality Management
Ensure adherence to the provided internal and external protocols and guidelines
Ensure accurate record keeping of all health-related activities, filling in forms, cards, registration books and records keeping
Compile daily and weekly reports as required and requested by Health Manager
Conduct on the Job training to Health Assistant and NEWs based on need.
Logistics
Ensure safe storage of all supplies, medicines and medical material and equipment
Ensure accurate record keeping of stock movements
Prepare timely stock requests and submit to logs with oversight of Nutrition Supervisor and/or Health Manager
MAIN ACTIVITIES
To work as part of a Basic Health Centre (BHC) covering multiple sites
Assess all children under 5 according to IMNCI guidelines and National Standard Treatment Guidelines for Primary Level (2013)
Prescribe the appropriate medication for the patient, within scope of practice
Consult medial doctor on team in case of patient with severe illness, and/or for referrals
Provide nursing care for patients requiring first aid, and support medical staff in management of minor injuries or trauma stabilization and referral
Counsel the caregiver on diagnosis, prevention, and treatment provided, including correct use of prescribed medications.
Provide IYCF, health and hygiene education as appropriate, including for COVID-19 prevention and health seeking
Refer to nutrition, IYCF counselling and PSS services if indicated
Facilitate the referral for complicated patients with official document to appropriate referral facility
Record all necessary information in the existing reporting tools (registration book, vaccination cards of service beneficiary etc.)
Prepared the reports (Daily, Weekly, and monthly) according to the standard reporting tools.
Ensure safe storage and handling of the medicine stock and equipment
Perform any other clinical duties requested by doctor, Health Manager or Team Leader
Job Requirements:
Education: Minimum 2 years diploma in Nursing Required, bachelor’s or master’s degree preferred.
Relevant experience:
Mimimum 3 years of experience in Nursing/Nutrition is required.
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
Languages: Good Pashto -oral and written skills and Good English -oral and written skills is required.
Computer: Working knowledge in MS word and excel.
Other skills:
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 learn and develop further
Honest in dealing with beneficiaries and Medair staff
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