Career Opportunities at Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA)

Main Purpose

To provide public health education and training on MUAC measurement to caretakers. This involves teaching accurate MUAC use for early malnutrition detection and promoting nutrition, hygiene, and healthcare practices to improve children's well-being and prevent malnutrition.

Task & Responsibilities 

Welcome the Caretaker and Their Patients:

• Welcome caretakers from other facilities or home.
• Inform caretakers about:
• The course of treatment at ITFC.
• The organization of ITFC (latrines, washing areas, etc.).
• Family food is not allowed for SAM patients in the stabilization phase.

Health Education, Hygiene, Nutrition (Daily or Multi-weekly):

Health Education:

• Preventing diarrhea, malaria, and malnutrition.
• The importance of immunization.
• Issues with taking traditional medicine at home.
• Use of mosquito nets.
• Other topics identified in collaboration with the medical team.

Hygiene Education:

• Hand washing.
• Use of latrines, showers, laundry, and dustbins.
• Hygiene of beds and eating areas.

Nutritional Education:

• Preventing malnutrition.
• Types of foods to eat.
• Importance of breastfeeding.
• In the stabilization phase, forbid family food and encourage therapeutic food.

MUAC and Oedema Training:

• Teach the use of MUAC and emphasize practice.
• Teach how to detect oedema and emphasize practice.
• Provide a MUAC tape to each caretaker who masters its use.

Psychosocial Support:

• Provide daily psychosocial support to each caretaker in the ICU and to those who lost their children in ITFC.
• Ensure every caretaker has an admission kit (soap, bucket, mosquito net, bed sheet, plastic kettle, pot, mat, etc.).
• Play daily with children in the transition phase, providing cognitive stimulation.

Report:

• Provide oral and written transmissions to the nurse activity manager.
• Provide a weekly general report of all activities, including the number of caretakers trained and those who mastered the use of MUAC and oedema detection.

Medical Confidentiality:

• Maintain medical confidentiality and confidentiality in all situations encountered during work.

Requirements

Education

• Bsc Health Education or related field  

Experience

• 1year experience in the same field

Languages        

• English is Essential, local languages; Hausa, Kanuri is a plus.

Competences

• Teamwork
• Flexibility
• Commitment
• Good communication skills

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Main Purpose

Provide nursing care, treatment and follow-up of patients according to ALIMA protocols, universal hygienic standards and other procedures, in order to ensure a good delivery of care in Inpatient therapeutic feeding center (ITFC)

Accountabilities

• Implement and follow at all times the universal hygiene standards, bio-hazard, Prevention and infection control, security rules and other protocols and procedures regarding nursing and children nutrition matters.
• Organize and carry out care and treatments according to medical prescriptions, as well as assist them during consultations/ daily rounds and other medical procedures 
• Supervise the daily activities of the nutrition Assistants to ensure patients are given the right feed, quantity and timely.
• Ensure triage of patients in waiting areas, detecting the priority acute cases, carrying out first aid care when necessary and referring them to the doctor if necessary.
• Carry-out all patient’s related tasks for the admission, weighing and measuring the children, identifying the degree and types of malnutrition, administration (patient card, register, etc.
• Ensure that medical and nutritional care is properly delivered to the patients and to daily follow the evolution of the patients.
• Carry-out surveillance and follow-up of patients’ medical and nutritional evolution, identifying possible emergency situations arising and keeping doctors informed if necessary.
• Provide advice and inform children’s families about everything concerning the hospitalization, participate in the health education of the mothers and/or treatment process.
• Participate in the department-related pharmacy and medical equipment control and maintenance 
• Control all pharmacy, food, and medical equipment (carrying out inventories, checking its quality and its functioning, storage conditions, doing follow-up of expired drugs, etc.).
• Carry-out and supervise administrative procedures and documents (fill in patients files, forms, statistics, etc.), ensure an appropriate written/oral handover, and report any problematic situations and cases arising.
• Attendance at weekly medical and project meetings
• Cover the gap of nurse colleagues when required in the project.
• This position profile can be modified, depending on the evolution of the job
•  In addition to the tasks listed above, the nurse may be required to perform other tasks assigned by the supervisor as required by the mission

Requirements

Education

• Education: Nursing diploma/BSc Nursing with nutritional training essential.

Experience

• Experience: Previous experience required. Experience with NGO desirable.

Languages                     

• Languages: English language essential. Local language desirable.

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Main Purpose

According to protocols applied in the service, carry out cleaning activities in order to ensure hygiene and disinfection of material and surfaces.

Task & Responsibilities 

• Adhere to Hygiene Protocols: Apply specific hygiene protocols and security rules diligently.
• Maintain Cleanliness of Linens: Ensure the cleanliness and disinfection of hospital bed sheets, curtains, and staff uniforms by following specific protocols.
• Laundry Duties: Perform washing and ironing of hospital bed sheets, curtains, and staff uniforms, ensuring high standards of hygiene.
• Disinfecting Linens: Disinfect hospital bed sheets thoroughly according to established protocols to maintain a safe environment.
• Ironing Staff Uniforms: Iron staff uniforms regularly to ensure they are clean and presentable.
• Report Maintenance Needs: Inform the supervisor of any repair or maintenance work needed related to laundry equipment and share relevant information regarding responsibilities.
• Ensure Supply Availability: Ensure the availability of laundry and disinfection products, and prepare orders for ongoing needs.
• Promote Hygiene Awareness: Raise awareness on hygiene and sanitation measures among laundry staff and ensure proper handling of all linens.
• Cleaning Duties: Maintain cleanliness of the laundry area and equipment according to protocols and schedules.
• Collaboration: Work closely with the nursing and health promotion team to support overall hygiene and sanitation efforts within the hospital.

Requirements

Education

• Secondary school certificate (SSCE/WAEC)

Experience

• None is required.

Languages  

• Local language essential.

Competences

• Results
• Teamwork
• Flexibility
• Commitment
• Stress Management
• Service