Jobs at ALIMA

LINE MANAGER:

• Nurse Activity Manager

FUNCTIONAL MANAGER:

• Med Referent

LINE MANAGEMENT

• Nurses
• Nurse Aid
• Nutritional Assistant 

Mission and Main Activities

• The supervisor is responsible for the medical and nutritional follow-up of severely malnourished children at ATFC.
• He is responsible for the proper functioning of the ATFC, the organization of work, the supervision of the team, the continuous training of the staff and the quality of care.
• In collaboration with the Major, the supervisor consolidates the means implemented in the Health Centers for the proper functioning of activities concerning malnutrition.
• It ensures the quality of care and medico-nutritional follow-up of severely malnourished children.
• It ensures the availability of inputs to ensure the care of children
• It ensures reference criteria, participates in and assists in the organization of awareness-raising activities with a view to improving access to care.

Accountabilities

• Ensures compliance with the criteria for entry into ATFC, transfer to ITFC and exit criteria from ATFC.
• Controls and verifies the quality and quantities of rations given to beneficiaries. It is the guarantor of the proper implementation of the Protocol.
• Transmits to the Incharge positive developments and difficulties, proposes and elaborates recommendations in the application of the national protocol
• Disseminates and trains to any evolution of the national protocol in agreement with the NAM of the Project and / or the Referring Doctor
• Controls nutritional monitoring (quality and rhythm of anthropometric measurements).
• In collaboration with the Incharge, decides on the transfer of a child to the ITFC
• Ensures the reference and counter-reference of children
• Performs all emergency medical procedures during the care of children
• Forms or reinforces information regarding compliance with aseptic rules during nursing care.
• Promotes the availability of the necessary means and their use
• Participates with staff in consultations and care of children (if required)
• With logistics, evaluates the quality of hygiene, the availability of water and the impact of hygiene training.
• Organizes with the Incharge the integration of the care of malnourished children, for this, it helps if necessary to better define the responsibilities of the agents of the center and helps in the implementation of the activity.
• Evaluates the means and skills in human resources on the ATFC for which it is responsible.
•  Evaluates the level achieved by ATFC in the integration of care according to the evaluation grid taking into account the general activity of ATFC.
• With the Incharge, ensures the quality of all staff in the management of malnutrition by rotating ATFC’s health care staff to this activity.
• Defines the content of the trainings, develops their schedule with the Major of the Health Center and the NAM of the project.
• Ensures the implementation of validated training with ATFC staff.
•  With the Incharge, ensures the proper completion of the data collection (register, nutritional therapeutic sheet) by the person responsible and their corrections through training or the organization of work meetings.
• Promotes the availability of means of and their transmission
• Collects daily and weekly statistical data.
• Evaluates monthly the actions necessary for the management of malnutrition on ATFC and the actions carried out for the consolidation of integration
• Transmits the difficulties of achieving the objectives and proposes solutions to the NAM of the project or / and Referring Doctor.
• Completed and participates in the analysis of ALIMA information collection documents.
• Ensure the correct completion of the medical order sheet validated by the NAM of the project.
• Ensures compliance with the order schedule and its quality, proposes to the NAM of the project the necessary corrections and promotes its transmission to the Head of the Central Pharmacy of ALIMA.
• Develops and organizes health education sessions.
• Ensures the relevance of messages disseminated to mothers (feeding, weaning, diarrhea, etc.) and their understanding.
• Must ensure at each exit that the equipment used is present and in good condition.
• Provides advice or training on the means and techniques of use of the equipment to THEFC staff.
• Reports any damage to the equipment to the project NAM and/or referring physician.
• Makes a monthly inventory of equipment in partnership with logistics.
• With the Incharge, establishes the needs and their transmissions to the NAM of the project.
• Provides advice or training on the means and techniques of use of the equipment by ATFC staff.
• Ensures the rational and efficient use of the equipment made available to him as part of the project and assumes full responsibility for it.
• Participates in weekly meetings organized by the NAM of the project and/or referring doctor.
• Ensures that coordination information is transmitted correctly and continuously to the rest of his team.

Other – On request:

• Specific context-related activities
• Integrate all project activities with the activities of the health center as much as possible
• Be available at all times and flexible for project activities   
• Strictly respects the hierarchy and procedures in force in the project

Implementation of prevention measures against abuse of power, gender-based and sexual violence:

• Ensures that his/her team, partners and community members are aware of ALIMA’s policy and have access to information (complaint escalation mechanism, focal point…).
• Facilitates the organization of training and awareness sessions
• Implements standards related to the prevention of abuse of power, gender-based violence and sexual violence.
• Ensures that team members and partners involved in the project (Ministry of Health, national partners, etc.) follow training and awareness sessions and apply the rules for preventing abuse.
• Contributes to creating and maintaining a nurturing and protective environment for his/her team, community members and project partners.

Required Qualifications

Education & Experience:

• Education: B.Sc Nursing or Diploma in Nursing with nutritional training essential.
• Minimum of 2 year experience in CMAM management. Experience with NGO desirable.
• Experience with medical international NGO, an asset
• Team management and supervision skills
• Perfect knowledge of MS Office package, especially Excel
• Rigorous, stress resistant and good adaptation capacity
• English is mandatory (written, read, spoken), Hausa is essentiel

Applicant qualities:

• Sense of organization, method and autonomy – Adaptable and diplomatic
• Used to working in a team in multicultural contexts – Skills in training and support

Languages:

•  English is mandatory (written, read, spoken), Hausa is an essential

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Management lines:

LINE MANAGER:

• Nurse Activity Manager

FUNCTIONAL MANAGER:

• Med Referent.

LINE MANAGEMENT

• Nurses
• Nurse Aid
• Nutritional Assistant

MISSION AND MAIN ACTIVITIES

To supervise the overall management and ensure the smooth running of nursing activities, including the supervision of nurses, nurse assistants and paramedic helpers, in order to ensure 24/7 good quality nursing care of patients admitted in ALIMA health program, in collaboration with the doctors and respecting a protocols & guidelines.

Job Description:

Staff Supervision

• Assign duties and coordinate nursing service. 
• Updates monthly roster at least 10 days before the end of the month.
• Ensure safety and hygienic working conditions for the staff (know procedures in the case of accidental blood exposure)
• Ensure triage of patients in waiting areas, detecting the priority acute/emergency cases, carrying out first aid care when needed and referring to the doctor. 

 Managing patient flow

• Ensure patients are properly received and installed into health services. Ensure patients with lack of autonomy are assisted.
• Ensure systematic follow-up of non-attending patients.
• Instruct professional and paraprofessional nursing staff about policies and procedures.
• Evaluate nursing activities to ensure a good patient care, good staff relations, and efficiency of service. 
• Plan department workflow and determines priorities
• Observe nursing care (check that nursing care is carried out as directed, treatment administered in accordance with physician's instructions) and provide direct care as needed
• Ensure cleanliness of clinics and adherence to Universal Precautions. 
• Maintain and promotes standards of nursing; 
• Instruct preparation and maintenance of patients' clinical records.
• Identify staff development and training needs;
• Monitor the use of diagnostic services to ensure effective use of resources.

Structure and equipment:

• Manage the availability, correct use and maintenance of medical supplies, equipment and clinic premises
• Ensure that the infrastructure is maintained in good conditions
• Report any problem to his/her direct supervisor 
• Supervises the regular maintenance of the clinics

Human Resources Management Follow up of hospitalized patients:

• Technical referent if required in the selection of new nurses, Assist in the evaluation and professional development of nursing personnel 
• Investigate and resolves complaints, or refers unusual problems to his/her direct supervisor.

Reporting

• Incident report related to nursing activities shall be registered in a special book. 
• Monthly data collection for patient referrals, patient education sessions, doctor and nurse consultations, and missed appointments
• Monthly data collection on number of dressings done.

Other activities:

• Attendance at weekly medical and project meetings
• Cover the gap of nurse when required in the project.
• Any other task as deemed necessary by the supervisor but in line with overall job responsibilities. 
• Ability to adapt to new circumstances, flexibility

Implementation of prevention measures against abuse of power, gender-based and sexual violence:

• Ensures that his/her team, partners and community members are aware of ALIMA's policy and have access to information (complaint escalation mechanism, focal point...).
• Facilitates the organization of training and awareness sessions
• Implements standards related to the prevention of abuse of power, gender-based violence and sexual violence.
• Ensures that team members and partners involved in the project (Ministry of Health, national partners, etc.) follow training and awareness sessions and apply the rules for preventing abuse.
• Contributes to creating and maintaining a nurturing and protective environment for his/her team, community members and project partners.

Education

• Diploma in Nursing and BNSc degree is an added advantage.
• Nutritional training and childcare experience essential.
• 3 years’ experience in similar role
•  NGO sector experience needed

Skills/Competencies

• List of technical competencies required for the position, such as (not exhaustive):
• Planning capabilities, organizational skills, 
• Management skills
• Communication skills
• Computer skills (good knowledge of MS Office and specifically excel) 
• List of personal qualities required for the position, such as (not exhaustive)
• Diplomacy, good communication and interpersonal skills, 
• Multi-cultural flexibility or experience, Team Player, 
• Calm, stress management, patient, 
• Confidentiality, strong sense of integrity