Vacancy for Health Nurse-Midwife at The International Rescue Committee (IRC) - 3 slots
Employment Nigeria
25-Nov-2017
BORNO , MAIDUGURI ,
Health
NGO
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to people affected by war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we are recruiting to fill the position below:
POSITION : Health Nurse-Midwife
Responsibilities
- The Nurse-Midwife is responsible for supportive supervision and patient care at health facilities within the allocated LGA (Konduga, Gwoza or Magumeri) and works in partnership with the LGA health counterpart.
- The Nurse reports to the team leader or Health Manager.
- Support the Community Mobilizer in messages targeting all pillars of Safe Motherhood.
- Collect weekly activity reports from the facility midwife, review, discuss and update action plans for the following week.
- Ensure RH protocols and other IEC materials are well displayed in the facilities and outreach sites.
- Support an effective referral mechanism between the facilities/mobile clinics and the hospital.
- Human Resource Management
- Conduct skills assessments of PHC staff in nursing care and midwifery
- Support RH activities at each facility on rotational basis.
- Prepare and implement training plan, including on-the-job coaching and competency based trainings
- Assist the PHC staff in RH activities at the facilities ensuring skills transfer is taking place in Basic emergency obstetric care, family planning, STI counseling and treatment, ANC, PNC and postabortion care.
- Supervise and monitor PHC midwifery staff.
- Build staff capacity through on job coaching, skills training and supportive supervision.
- Jointly with the team, provide ongoing education for clinic staff and CVs.
Operations:
- Maintain an updated record and compile and submit monthly reports of all services given.
- Monitor and ensure the proper usage of health and program supplies.
- Prepare weekly workplans and ensure timely implementation of the project activities.
Communication and Reporting:
- Support Health Clinical Officer in compiling statistical reports from the facilities for submission weekly, monthly and annually.
- Ensure adequate flow of information for all supervisees with constant feedback as may be required.
- Carry out other relevant or requested duties as may be required.
Key Result Areas:
- Increased uptake of positive practices related to health, nutrition and hygiene.
- Timely and quality health care services to displaced persons, refugees and other vulnerable groups.
- Community volunteers actively participate in health services within their community.
- Improvement of key health indicators mainly maternal mortality ratio, neonatal mortality ratio, and community population coverage.
- Increased uptake of health services as a strategy of reducing mortality
Qualifications
- Registered nurse / midwife
- A mature person of high professional discipline and moral integrity, able to work under stress as the situation may dictate.
- Must possess the practicing license or qualifying certificate.
- Certificate in child health or nutrition is an added advantage.
Competencies:
- 2 - 3 years’ experience in midwifery.
- Experience in community based programming with the ability to motivate and lead community volunteers.
- Experience in working in a team.
- Flexible to travel and work in different locations.
- Ability to speak local languages will be added advantage.
- Ability to coach and train health workers
- Ability to work with displaced communities with diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
- Proficiency in computer skills, especially in MS Word and Excel is an added advantage.
Working Environment
- The positions are located in 3 different locations, respectively Gwoza, Magumeri and Konduga. Each location will require 1 officer. The situation in northeast Nigeria continues to be volatile and the security phase is orange or red depending on location. This is a national position.
Benefits
- Competitive Monthly salary,
- 13th Month Salary Inclusive,
- Health Insurance Coverage for Family,
- Pension,
- Creche Facilities available for Women with babies under 24 Months.
How To Apply
Candidates should send their CV's and Cover Letter to:IRCNigeria.Recruitment@rescue.org addressing it to "The Country Director, International Rescue Committee"
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