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Main Purpose:

• Provide nursing care, and institute treatment of patients according to national protocols, universal hygienic standards, and other procedures, to ensure a good delivery of care in the Inpatient Therapeutic Feeding Program (ITP)

Responsibilities:

• Implement and follow the universal hygiene standards, biohazard, Prevention and infection control, security rules, and other protocols and procedures regarding nursing and children's nutrition matters.
• Organize and carry out care and treatments according to medical prescriptions and 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, detect the priority acute cases, carry out first aid care when necessary, and refer them to the physician where necessary.
• Carry out all patient-related tasks for 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 progress of the patients.
• Follow-up on patients’ medical and nutritional evolution, identifying possible emergencies 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 department-related pharmacy and medical equipment control and maintenance
• Control all pharmacy, food, and medical equipment (carrying out inventories, checking its quality and 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.
• 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: Nursing diploma/BSc Nursing with nutritional training essential.
• Experience: Previous experience required. Experience with NGO desirable.            
• Languages: English and the local language are essential.

Location: Gombe State: Deba and Bajoga to be precise.

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Duties and Responsibilities:

• Welcome patients to the facility.
• Apply procedures of triage and perform admissions on new cases according to protocol.
• Ensure timely and quality identification and treatment of acute medical complications associated with malnutrition.
• Monitor therapeutic feed and ensure children get feeds as required.
• Facilitate timely referral of complicated SAM to tertiary facilities when necessary.
• Carry out regular procedures like; blood samples, and provide IV medications according to doctor’s prescription.
• Advice on treatment regimens for the patients and caregivers.
• Ensure caregivers receive adequate Education and IYCF counseling.
• Maintain equipment in good condition.

Requirement and skills:

• Educational requirement: CHEW/JCHEW
• Candidates should have at least 2 to 3 years of experience at the Stabilization Center.
• Fluency in Hausa is required, Tera and Fulfulde desired.
• Proficiency in English.
• Willingness to learn and adapt.

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Main Purpose:

• The Triage Officer will oversee daily nutrition activities at the project site, including assisting with planning, reporting, and supervising field operations. Working closely with the OTP Supervisor and Logistics Officer, they will ensure project activities comply with organizational standards.
• Additionally, the Triage Officer will elp coordinate nutrition data collection, collaborating with the M&E officer to ensure accurate data capture and timely information sharing.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• In liaison with the OTP supervisor, plan and organize OTP at fixed and outreach locations.
• Responsible for conducting OTP activities at project sites; screening, taking case history, admission, record keeping, discharges, distribution, and client review.
• Take the lead on OTP services at both facility and outreach OTP sites.
• Responsible for providing Nutrition education, counseling, therapeutic foods, drugs, and immunizations to acute malnutrition patients receiving treatment at the OTP site.
• In liaison with the OTP supervisor, he/she will review clients' progress and determine cases for referrals, readmission, or discharge.
• Ensure all criteria are respected and understood including admissions, discharge, and transfer to and from the OTP/ITP.
•  Ensure facilities have adequate essential medical and nutrition supplies and report before any stock-out.
• Ensure stockkeeping and accountability at the facility level.Ensure comprehensive health checks and correct clinical diagnosis at the time of assessment according to the Nigerian National CMAM protocols so that the clients receive appropriate treatment.
• He/she will document absenteeism/defaulter and generate lists for follow-ups. Moreso, share and discuss with the outreach program officers for follow-up. 
• Ensure accurate information is entered into the facility GMP register.
• Duties related to the opening and closing of the outpatient malnutrition treatment clinic at the start and end of the day, including stock-taking. 
• Managing the referral of patients requiring stabilization care to inpatient care facilities.
• Provide MIYCN counseling for caregivers and children on breastfeeding, dietary diversity, and locally available foods, feeding practices in the home, and other topics as assigned.
• Provide 1:1 counseling and active case management for cases of SAM and MAM in children under six months
• Engage with community members and nutrition program staff to increase awareness of MIYCN issues and reduce the stigma surrounding support.
• Provide a daily or weekly report on OTP activities as the case may be, based on the demands of the OTP supervisor.
• Other duties as assigned by the Employer related to the treatment of acute malnutrition in an outpatient clinic setting.

Requirement:

• Qualification: Basic Nursing/Midwife /CHEW/EHT/Nutrition & Dietetics and B.Sc. Nursing.
• Candidates should have at least one or two years of experience in CMAM programming and coordinating with other NGOs and the Government is preferred.
• Fluency in English and Hausa is required. Tera and Fulfulde are added advantages.

Knowledge and skills:

• Essential: Comprehensive understanding of maternal and child nutrition, and disease prevention strategies
• Preferred: Knowledge or hands-on experience in Community-Based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) and IYCF
• Preferred: Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, coupled with meticulous attention to details
• Essential: Proven capability to work effectively within and actively contribute to a team environment
• Essential: Demonstrated resilience in maintaining high-performance standards and exemplary conduct across diverse cultural settings, psychologically challenging situations, and resource-limited, physically demanding conditions.