PROGRAM/DEPARTMENT SUMMARY:
Mercy Corps is an international non-profit, non-governmental organization operating in the sectors of Emergency Response, Sustainable Peace and Development, and Economic and Markets Development. Mercy Corps currently has programs in the Regions of Afar, Somali, Oromiya, Addis Ababa and SNNP, and works through the principles of Accountability, Participation and Peaceful Change. Mercy Corps employs a community-led, market-driven approach as it works with partners at the community, government, private, and research institution levels. Mercy Corps Ethiopia invites motivated and qualified candidates to apply for the following vacant position.
POSITION: Clinical Nurse
OPEN POSITION: 2 (Two)
DUTY STATION: Liben/ Gumi Eldallo Woreda in Guji zone of Oromiya Regional State
POSITION SUMMARY:
The position holder shall be in charge of technical quality implementation and delivery of the mobile health and Nutrition services in the assigned woreda. S/He will mainly be responsible for the daily implementation of the screening, OTP, consultation, outreach EPI, health education, sanitation, safe motherhood and child health as per the pastoralist area mobile health and nutrition guideline. In addition, the position holder is also expected to provide supervision, technical assistance and capacity building to health extension workers and Health workers in health facilities. She/He will be responsible for the daily implementation of mobile health and Nutrition services package as per the standard, supporting health facilities assigned as integrated mobile health & Nutrition modality and daily dispensary and drug supply management. S/He will also be responsible for day to day documentation of screened children and mothers, children admitted to OTP, children and adults treated, people provided for health education, vaccinated children and all provided services accordingly and compile weekly and monthly reports and share with woreda projects officers and woreda health offices.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
§ Organize daily, weekly and monthly over view and reports of OTP, EPI, health education and consultations.
§ Adherence to medical and nutritional treatment protocols and procedures for children and infants.
§ Provide onsite training to HEW and nurses.
§ Ensure Job aids are available in Health posts (HEW quick reference, Look up table, report format, tally sheet, Plumpnut and drug stock control balance form)
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