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• To supervise the overall management and ensure the smooth running of medical 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.

Responsibility / Main Activities

• Apply medical knowledge and skills in diagnoses and prevention of illness. Carry out outpatient and inpatient consultations, and prescribe the necessary treatment while respecting ALIMA protocols in designated duty station
• Keep the patient and/or his/her family informed about the illness and provide appropriate explanations about the treatment to follow, ensure patients/relatives have clear understanding of the available treatment options and their eventual outcomes.
• Follow up the evolution of the hospitalized patients, through daily visits, consultations and examinations, prescribing the necessary treatment while respecting ALIMA protocols, deciding whether they can be discharged or transferred to other departments – in collaboration with other doctors- and informing their family about the patient’s evolution.
• Ensure proper documentation in the patient file including the particularly the final diagnostic at discharge that will be recorded in praxis.
• Attend ongoing training of the medical/paramedical multidisciplinary team in order to optimize the quality of care.
• Knows and ensures all ALIMA medical protocols are followed and implemented, checking universal precautions are followed at all times and reducing bio-hazard risks and improving infection control. Ensures professional confidentiality is respected.
• Assists or Performs Emergency Obstetric surgeries (MVA, C-section, Exploratory Laparotomy etc.) under supervision of the OBGYN and in accordance with MSF protocols. Prepares the operative notes after each intervention.
• As assigned in the roster, conduct staff health clinics (staff and dependents), in accordance with ALIMA Nigerian staff health policy while respecting ALIMA treatment guidelines.

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 colleagues Doctors when required in the project.
• Any other task as deemed necessary by the supervisor but in line with overall job responsibilities.

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.

Qualifications, Experience And Skills

• Essential Degree on medicine (Doctor) is mandatory
• Diploma in Tropical medicine, nutrition and paediatrics will be an asset
• Essential 2 years’ experience in tropical medicine, Nutrition and inpatient healthcare setup, pediatrics and or ITFC management experience in conflict or IDPs setup

Required Skills:

• Computer literacy (Word, Excel, outlook)
• Essential 5 years’ experience in relevant jobs, in ALIMA or others Medical NGO’s in developing countries.
• Have at least 3 years’ practice experience in management of Nutrition, Health and Sexual Reproductive Health
• Have experience of worked in difficult/insecurity area
• Strategic vision
• Leadership
• People Management
• Planning
• Teamwork, flexible
• Knowledge of management of pharmacy
• Training skills
• Well organized and good negotiation and communication skill
• Interest in and commitment to ALIMA’s activities, enthusiasm to represent the organization to others, to travel to different regions of Nigeria
• Languages: Fluency in English, (written and spoken) is mandatory and Kanuri, Hausa and Fulbe are asset.

Competencies:

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

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Main Purpose In The Organisation

• Carry out all activities related to entry of medical data into the mission database, according to ALIMA protocols and maintaining confidentiality, in order to have reliable and up to date information

Responsibility / Main Activities

• Enter medical data (e.g. patient data, dates of visit, content of prescription, viral load, etc.) in project’s database on a regular basis and according to ALIMA protocols.
• Participate in compilation of data both from ALIMA structures and from collaborating health facilities.
• Participate in the search for missing data.
• Update files of existing patients and make any corrections needed.
• Make regular back-ups of all data processed.
• Look after all equipment provided and keep recording area clean and tidy, giving special importance to all patient files.
• Report any issue concerning data management to superior
• Elaborate statistical reports when required by the medical team.
• Ensure, promote and maintain confidentiality regarding all information registered
• Participate in data analysis activities of the project.
• Alert or report any abnormal trends in the activities data to the superior.

Qualifications, Experience And Skills

• Essential Secondary School certificate
• Essential 1 years’ experience in similar position
• Previous experience with ALIMA or other NGO’s  is desirable.

Required Skills:

• Able to learn and use essential data collection and monitoring tools; Epi Info etc…
• Essential computer literacy (word, excel).

Competencies:  

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