Vacancy at Médecins du Monde for a Nutrition Screener
Employment Nigeria
29-Dec-2017
BORNO ,
Health
NGO
Médecins du Monde an international humanitarian non-profit organization providing medical care to vulnerable populations while advocating for equal access to healthcare worldwide.
POSITION : Nutrition Screener
Description
- The Nutrition Dispenser will be responsible for the following main activities in order to ensure the quality of care in the mobile clinics:
- Stock management in link with mobile clinics
- Distribution of drugs during the mobile clinics
- Collection, computerization and analysis of weekly drugs consumption
- Reporting and attendance to different meetings
Tasks
- Explain to the patient how to take the treatment and make sure that the explanations have been understood
- Explain the potential side effects of a drug to the patient
- Fill in the daily consumption form for each item
- Ensure patient confidentiality is respected and treat all the patients with respect and dignity
- Collection, computerization and analysis of weekly drugs consumption
- Collect the daily mobile clinic consumption
- Participate to the weekly computerization and analysis of the drugs consumption
- Reporting and attendance to different meetings
- Prepare a weekly activities report to submit to the pharmacist and team leader
- Stock management in link with mobile clinics
- Prepare all the necessary drugs, material and equipment for mobile clinics and ensure that everything is ready before to leave MdM office Realize the pharmacy stock management (in/out) at the mobile clinic
- Calculate daily consumption for each item in order to anticipate any shortage
- Do a weekly physical inventory of mobile clinic pharmacy
- Prepare weekly drugs orders to MdM central pharmacy with the assistance of the medical doctors and paramedics staff
- Distribution of drugs during the mobile clinics
- Give the drugs according to the medical prescription.
- Ask the medical doctor or the midwife to complete their prescription in case of incomplete information (dosage, duration…)
- Indicate the name, presentation and dosage of the drugs on the dispensing bag.
- Participate in a pro-active way to MdM internal meetings (medical, security…)
- Participate to all the trainings organized by MDM
Requirements
- Community Health Extension Worker (CHEW)
- At least 2 years experience in similar position
- Strong sense of responsibilities and organization skills
- Strong work ethic and rigor
- Languages (spoken and written): English
- Good knowledge in nutrition
- Capacities in team management
- Flexibility
- Team player
How To Apply
Candidates should submit a two page Curriculum Vitae, three work-related references and one page cover letter, in One Document -MS Word or PD explaining how your skills and experience match the job requirements stated above to:recruitment.nigeria@medecinsdumonde.net with position applied for and your name in the subject line.
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