Reproductive Health Clinic Support at International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Requisition ID: req7393
Location: Monguno, Borno
Sector: Health
Employment Category: Regular
Employment Type: Full-Time

Background/IRC Summary

• The IRC has been present in Nigeria since 2012 when the organization responded to flooding in Kogi state. In February 2014 the IRC moved into Adamawa State in NE Nigeria to provide humanitarian interventions through a multi-sectoral, integrated approach for conflict affected populations.
• IRC Nigeria now operates a country office in Abuja and field offices in Mubi and Yola of Adamawa State, Maiduguri, Monguno and Gwoza of Borno state and Damatru of Yobe State. Currently, IRC Nigeria implements programs primary health care, nutrition, environmental health, women’s protection and empowerment, protection, child protection, education, food security & livelihoods.

Job Overview/Summary

• The RH Clinic support will register and Triage patients’ at the RH Unit/clinics, determining what care they need and prioritizing emergency cases.
• She will assist the midwives in procedures and in the day to day manning of the health facility.

Major Responsibilities

• Ensure emergency drugs /tray (maintained) and emergency equipment e.g.  stretcher, wheel chairs etc. are always available and equipment are clean and in good working conditions at the clinic emergency reception area
• Assess signs and symptoms of illness, take vital signs and enter them in medical charts, develop a nursing diagnosis and triage patient to the appropriate service provider
• Register new patients
• Provide technical nursing support for RH services
• Ensure referral for all transfer patients are coordinated with the necessary health care intervention and diagnoses
• Ensure all necessary information concerning the patients or activities in the clinic are reported to the supervisor in a timely manner
• Provide health educations sessions
• Ensure daily drug consumption recording
• Ensure proper waste management
• Maintain the register for medical consultation of all the ongoing RH services at the triage area.
• Extra duties as assigned by the supervisor

Key Working Relationships:

• Position Reports to:  RH Midwife
• Position directly supervises: None
• Indirect Reporting: Integration officer, RH Doctor, RH manager

Qualifications
Education:

• Qualified CHEW

Work Experience:

• Minimum 1 year experience as a CHEW (NGO experience preferred)
• Background preferable in Reproductive Health , BEmONC, and community level care

Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:

• Communication and diplomacy skills to provide education on a variety of sensitive RH topics
• Works well in and promotes teamwork, comfortable in a multi-cultural environment, is flexible and able to work under pressure.
• Warm personality with good interpersonal relating skills.
• Ability to work well under limited supervision.
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Ability to multitask.

Language Skills:

• English and Hausa a must. Knowledge of kanuri and shuwa will be an added advantage