Nurse at Society for Family Health (SFH)

Ref No: sfh-78863
Location: Yobe
Job Type: Full-time
Department: Primary Health Care

Job Profile

• This position will be responsible for providing typical nursing services and care for all patients attending the facilities.

Job-Role
The successful candidates will perform the following functions:

• Ensure the patient care provided at the facility is in accordance with PHC National guidelines
• Clinical care and support of all patients who present at the PHCs with emphasis on HIV/AIDs, Tuberculosis, Syndromic Management of STIs, Reproductive Health, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health, Nutrition, etc.
• Support the management of care and follow up of severe and complicated cases in consultation with the hospital staff.
• Works in collaboration with the Doctors, CHEWs and laboratory and Pharmacy technicians to ensure medical care of quality
• Works as a member of the health facility team to support patients with non-medical treatments (feeding and psychosocial)
• Provide on the job training for CHEWs on BEmONC and CEmONC to ensure quality delivery of services to the PHCs community.
• Work with CHEWS to inform mothers about the functioning of the centre and the services provided.
• Provision of high-quality care to complicated SAM cases
• Provide clinical care to complicated cases of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) admitted at the facility.
• Support the team in the Advocacy to the relevant state, LGA and community-level stakeholders requiring making input into the development of the SRH, Nutrition and MNH strategic plan.

Qualifications/Experience

• A minimum of B.Sc. Nursing or Registered Nurse/Midwife.
• Must possess between 3-5 years of working experience as a practising Nurse.
• Must possess a current license to practice from Nursing/Midwifery Council of Nigeria.
• Conversant with the culture and working environment in North-East Nigeria preferably speaks Hausa
• Demonstrate working experience in a culturally sensitive environment - North-East Nigeria.
• S/He should have experience working with state government’s health Agencies: SMoH, SPHCDA, etc.

Skills and competencies:

• Good clinical service provision skills
• Excellent report writing skills
• Coordination and Team Building skills
• Good interpersonal communication skills
• Must be able to work with minimal supervision
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office applications including MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint