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  • Posted: Sep 26, 2022
    Deadline: Sep 30, 2022
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    Albarka Health Spring Foundation (AHSF) is a non-governmental organization dully registered with Nigerian government through Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC/IT NO: 91613). Existing since October 20th 2016, AHSF focuses on improving the quality of life of vulnerable population across communities in North East Nigeria. AHSF operates both in emergency and ...
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    Junior Community Health Extension Worker (JCHEW)

    Location: Mafa & Bama - Borno
    Employment Type: Contract
    Contract Duration: 6 Months.
    Expected Start Date: As soon as possible
    Slot: 12 (6 per location) Openings

    Duties and Responsibilities
    Some common duties and responsibilities include.

    • Assisting with daily living activities such as dispensing drugs to patients, ORS dilatation and using the home mix ORS.
    • Respond to clients or patients according to their training.
    • Utilizing equipment to move patients when necessary.
    • Taking the patient’s vital signs such as blood pressure and temperature.
    • Talking to patients.
    • Health education on cholera prevention and other water borne diseases
    • Attending meetings with other healthcare professionals.
    • Assisting nurses and other staff when needed
    • Collaborate closely with colleagues to respond to the significant medical care needs of clients.
    • Plan for and coordinate the delivery of medical care pre- and post-arrival.
    • Assist with developing partnerships with local medical and mental health service providers.
    • Provide health-related information to newly arrived clients during Cultural and Intake Orientations.
    • Work with other staff to identify newly arrived clients for primary health care appointments and needed specialty care.
    • Refer clients for specialist appointments.
    • Assist with coordinating client access to transportation and interpretation services for health care appointments. Transport clients to and from doctor appointments if needed.
    • Coordinate with colleagues and local health care providers to ensure clients have access to culturally and linguistically appropriate services.
    • Assist with conducting routine wellness checks and connect families to appropriate services.
    • Implement tracking system for client primary care and specialist appointments.
    • Maintain open and effective communication with other programs as appropriate.
    • Actively participate in regularly scheduled staff meetings.
    • Other duties as assigned.

    Requirements

    • Education (Essential): Certified Board Exams CHEW
    • Graduate of school of health technology (CHEW)
    • Experience: 2 years and or field experiences.
    • Confidentiality, Team Player, ability to work with little or no supervision, people management.
    • Community health extension workers CHEW must be well versed in a number of care and medical techniques.
    • They must be informed about the most recent care techniques available and always be looking for ways to improve their skills and knowledge.

    Report Writing:

    • Additional Skills: Ability to work in low resource field environments.
    • Language Skills: Fluent in English (Speaking, Reading, Writing), Kanuri and Hausa are added advantage

    Personal Skills:

    • Ability to work under tight deadline team-work, negotiation skills and flexible working hours.

    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to Albarka Healthspring Foundation on bit.ly to apply

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