Job Opportunity: Health Assistant (Female Applicants Only)

RESPONSIBILITIES

• To work as part of a health and nutrition team covering multiple sites/health facility.
• To provide triage of children under 5 and nutrition screening for children under 5 and pregnant and lactating women following national guidelines and procedures.
• To ensure accurate record keeping of all activities, following the provided data collection templates.
• To ensure patient flow and mobile clinic set up, including safe storage and handling of the HN stock.
• Any other activities not listed in the JD but requested by line manager.

MAIN ACTIVITIES

Technical

• Screen children under 5 and pregnant and lactating women for acute malnutrition, according to IMAM guidelines and following adapted COVID-19 protocols.
• Triage of children U5 and PLWs and ensuring COVID-19 mitigation measures are followed in waiting areas
• Organise the waiting area, and patient flow through the clinic.
• Support the MHNT to set up mobile site each day according to the site plan.
• Support nursing staff in providing health, hygiene and IYCF messages to pregnant and lactating women and caregivers in the waiting area, in accordance with agreed messages.
• Support the nurses in record keeping and distribution of nutrition supplies to beneficiaries.

Quality Management

• Ensure adherence to the provided protocols and guidelines.
• Ensure accurate record keeping of screening, triage, filling in forms, cards, registration books and tally sheets as required.
• Compile reports as required.
• Ensure anthropometric equipment is handled carefully and regularly checked for accuracy.

Logistics

• Set up mobile site according to site plan, including clinical stations, handwashing facilities and waste management.
• Ensure safe storage and handling of all food products, medicines and medical material and equipment.
• Assist in distributing nutrition supplies to the beneficiaries if required and keep accurate records of stock movements according to the organization’s protocols.
• Assist the HNT staff in preparing stock requests and daily organisation and loading of mobile equipment and supplies.

Education

• At least Diploma

• Medical background (Nurse or Midwife /Pharmacy/Laboratory certificate)

Relevant experience

• At least 2 years relevant post graduate experience

Languages

• Fluent written and spoken Dari and Pashto
• Basic understating of English language

Motivation

• 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 care, 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 the culture.
• Willingness to learn and develop further.
• Transparent in dealing with beneficiaries and Medair staff.
• Honest and dependable, with strong anti-fraud principles and high level of integrity.