Nurse / Midwife at Action Health Incorporated (AHI)

Job Summary

• The Nurse / Midwive will work to contribute to an improvement in the overall health of the targeted population through the provision of quality health care (curative, preventive health care).
• This position is expected to triage patients, ensure smooth patient flow, provide clinical care, assist with referrals as needed and provide health education and hygiene promotion
• In addition, the Nurse / Midwive may also be requested to assist Health staff in another capacity as needed.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function with or without reasonable accommodation.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities
Nurses:

• Provide clinical nursing services according to internationally accepted standards.
• Assist clinicians, midwives, laboratory, vaccination, and pharmacy in running of general duties as designated by the Health Coordinator. Manage triage, taking vital signs and organize patients for consultation.
• Conduct vaccination for children and pregnant women.
• Conduct nursing care of patients as per guidelines & instructions of the physician Ensure compliance to MoH/WHO guidelines of rational drug use.
• In collaboration with the Health Coordinator provide treatment as per MOH/WHO treatment guidelines and protocols. Ensure that patients are accurately registered and recorded for reporting and case management.
• Ensure proper data management through completion of appropriate patient cards, registers, tally sheets, and reports.
• Ensure relevant patients including children under 5 are screened for malnutrition or provide malnutrition services if trained and responsibilities assigned by the Health Coordinator.
• Adhere to administrative directives with regards to work schedules, record keeping, patient communications, confidentiality, re-stocking of essential drugs, consumables, and other medical supplies.
• The duties and responsibilities listed are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all-inclusive. The nature of AHI work requires personnel to adapt to a rapidly changing landscape; duties may be reconfigured to meet operational requirements.

Midwives:

• Ensure the implementation and continuity of antenatal and postnatal care, family planning, obstetrical care (BEmONC and CEmONC), neonatal and comprehensive abortion care, management of victims of sexual violence, reproductive tract infections.
• Collaborating with the medical doctor and /or nurse in the management of Sexual Violence cases Conduct normal deliveries independently
• Ensure daily data quality on ANC, admission, delivery, PNC, family planning, OPD and discharge registration, proper documentation of referral cases, and strengthen linkages
• Ensure nutritionally at-risk infant and their mothers also receive mental health and health promotion support (targeted to the infant developmental age) as part of an integrated approach to inpatient nutritional care and treating the infant and mother as one unit
• The duties and responsibilities listed in this document are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and not necessarily all inclusive.

Job Requirements

• Clinical work experience of at least two (2) years as a professional midwife in low resource settings.
• Qualified and Registered Nurse / Midwive from government recognized Nursing Institute with a valid license to practice or a similar required qualification in the country for the position.
• Previous NGO experience in same capacity will be an advantage. Good communications skills, both oral and written Extremely flexible and have the ability to cope with stressful situations.
• Ability to relate to and motivate staff effectively.
• Good decision-making skills.
• Language: English and local Languages are mandatory Essential computer literacy (word, excel, and Internet use).