Fresh Jobs at Premiere Urgence Internationale (PUI)

Job Summary

• Under the direct supervision of the Health & Nutrition PM, the Stabilization Center (SC) Doctors will be responsible for the overall and day to day management of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) at PUI Stabilization Center (SC).
• She/he will be in charge for the overall support and direct supervision of the SC staff, including SC Nurses and SC Nurse Assistants.
  She/he will closely works with the Health & Nutrition PM for the planning, organizing, implementing and monitoring of agreed nutrition activities in line with donor agreements and ensures maximum quality for the treatment of SAM complications in accordance with the national and international standards and protocols and with the quality standards of the organization.

Responsibilities
Medical Functions:

• Carry out daily ward rounds in the morning and evening with SC nurses and ensure patients are visited as appropriately. Fill the notes on patient cards after the ward rounds or any other patient examination or procedures
• Supervise the daily clinical management of SC patients and follow the SC protocols for the medical care of the SAM with the medical complications
• Monitor and ensure patients are receiving comprehensive health checks, regular checking of vital signs and frequent medicines and feeding administration according to the protocols
• Undertake emergency procedures as required (including resuscitation), taking the lead as necessary
• Liaise with SC Nurses regularly (at least every 3-4 hours) to check on patient progress, or more frequently if the need arises and respond to calls from the ward relating to patient care
• Ensure regular procedure like taking blood samples, providing IV medications and other necessary procedures are done timely with if required him/her carries as necessary
• Ensure timely preparation, provision and monitoring of feeding for the patients admitted in the SC
• Facilitate and perform decisions on admission and referrals to/from the SCs properly
• Ensure that SC beneficiaries, caretakers and members of the community are treated respectfully at all times

Team management:

• Ensure that all the SC team is familiar with and respect all the PUI Internal rules and regulations
• Plan and maintain work plan, schedules and rotations for the SC team
• Provide capacity building and training to the Nutrition team in collaboration with the Nutrition PM.
• Provide regular mentoring and on-the-job training for the staffs in the SC ward including SC Nurses, SC Nurse Assistant and staffs in the pediatric ward involved in the treatment of SAM with complication patients
• Plan, organize and follow up the weekly and monthly implementation chart, after being endorsed by the Nutrition PM.
• Plan and maintain working schedules/rotations for the SC team

Monitoring and Reporting:

• Ensure proper organization and functioning of the Stabilization Center in compliance with the goals defined in the project proposals
• Ensure that the SC team are following up proper implementation protocols and applying them according to international and national recommendations and guidelines through monitoring and technical assistance
• Monitor day to day activities of the Stabilization Center
• Ensure the collection, compilation and analysis of quality data and product the required reports for the SC activities including weekly and monthly reports.
• Report the progress and any problem in timely manner

Logistical and Administrative Support:

• In coordination with the Nutrition PM, Logistics Department and Base Pharmacist, ensure appropriate supply plan on weekly basis principle, for the stabilization centers
• Ensure the proper storage of SC medical supplies, medicines and nutrition commodities
• Supervise the use of medicines, medical supplies, and nutrition-related commodities and data tools in the SC
• Provide, on a monthly basis, the Nutrition PM with information necessary for the development of cash flow estimates specific to SC activities
• Support the Nutrition PM for all the necessary planning and preparations to establishing SC in PHC like facility set-up, staff recruitment and selection process

Internal and external coordination and representation:

• Network and coordinate with the relevant units with in the primary health care or other tertiary health facilities for issues that need further support for the patients
• When required, s/he represents PUI in coordination meetings and technical working groups for the relevant matters and contribute to the good relations with the project partners
• Build collaborative relations with MoH, WHO and other stakeholders to ensure a successful SC project
• Closely coordinate with the Nutrition teams in the OTP and in IYCF activities as well as other staff in the Primary health care centers.

Requirements

• Candidates should possess a Bachelor’s Degree with 2 – 5 years of experience.

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Job Summary

• Under the supervision of the Logistics Officer, the Logistics Assistant performs or oversees repair/maintenance/building work within agreed deadlines.
• S/he will be responsible for the smooth running and prevention of the break down/deterioration of PUI equipment/installations/facilities, and for collecting, recording and archiving all related documents concerning procurement.

Responsibilities
Equipment:

• Codify all PUI equipment according to PUI procedures
• Assist the Logistics Officer in recording all equipment in the Equipment follow-up sheet
• On a regular basis check that all equipment are working properly (water dispenser, printer, scanner…)
• Inform line manager in case of equipment dysfunction
• Ensure that all the machine’s paper (printer, scanner) and water dispenser is full
• Assist the Logistics Officer in the equipment dispatch
• Assist the loading and unloading of goods/materials
• Control the generators’ fluids and inform his/her line manager in case of any problem
• Ensure the fueling of all generators or assist the guards
• Collect all internal request of stationary items from every department
• Supply stationery items requested to every department
• Inform his direct supervisor in the event of stationery stock replenishment.

Storage:

• Ensure the formal communication linked to the store within the base – stationeries and consumables
• Ensure that storage space is available at the base store
• Communicate all delays or variances in inbound/outbound freight to the line manager
• Express his / her needs for daily workers to the Logistic Officer
• Assist with monthly rolling stock takes and the annual stock take, reconciling inventory records with physical counts and sharing the monthly report to the Logistic Officer.

Premises:

• Regularly inspect PUI’s premises to assess what work is necessary
• Inform his/her direct supervisor of any problems or breakdowns noticed in PUI’s premises
• Carry out maintenance and small repairs on PUI’s premises and infrastructures (base, stock, warehouse, health centre, etc.)
• Assist the Logistics Manager for making sure all premises have security equipment (fire extinguishers, sand buckets…)
• Ensure all doors have spare keys and store in the logistics keys cupboard
• Ensure all wall have barbed wire and maintained in good state
• Carry out interventions as indicated by his direct supervisor
• Inform his/her direct supervisor in the event of an incapacity to carry out the work requested which requires the intervention of a worker or specialized technician
• Assist workers or specialized technicians if needed.

Priorities of the Department:

• Plan, organize, and implement maintenance/repairs as within PUI guidelines
• Increase the anticipation, reactivity of maintenance and general equipment of base facilities
• Ensure the implementation of PUI logistics tools and procedures following PUI procedures.

Requirements

• Candidates should possess a Bachelor’s Degree with 2 – 5 years of experience.