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Major Responsibilities:
Implementation of clinical care in targeted camps and villages
Respect and follow 5 clinic opening hours and 8 working hours a day.
Implement the proper triage of patients presenting to clinics.
Provide quality ante-natal, post-natal and newborn care in line with MOHS protocols.
Perform lab test (e.g., Malaria RDTs, Urine Sugar) and/or collect test samples as deemed necessary.
Assist Medical Doctor/Clinic manager in giving appropriate medical care to the patients according to MOHS and IRC protocols.
Educate a patient about the clinical condition that he/she suffered and explain the possible side effect of medications.
Administer and dispense drugs as prescribed by the Medical Doctor and ensure the patient is clear on how to take the medication (correct dosage/frequency and duration).
Ensure the clinic environment clean and patient friendly.
Perform wound management and assist in minor procedure if needed.
Strictly follow universal precaution, infection control principles and sterilization of surgical instruments.
Record keeping and medical supplies management
Record the drugs dispensed to every patient in daily consumption register/record book.
Complete and keep proper medical records and registers.
Manage stock of drugs and PHC clinic commodities.
Ensure not to stock out of drugs at the clinic by the collaboration with medical doctors and medical supply chain officer.
Assist Medical Doctor/Clinic Manager (Team Leader) to manage clinic database including data compilation, entry and reporting.
Capacity building of the Community Volunteers
Assist Medical Doctor/Clinic Manager (Team Leader) to manage clinic database including data compilation, entry and reporting.
Monitoring and Evaluation
Conduct data entry at clinic level:
Support Medical Doctors in entering patient consultation data onto tablets and in hard copy to patient record books.
In collaboration with medical doctors, collate information on relevant morbidities into daily State health Department reports.
Prepare and report weekly and monthly EWARS reports and MUAC screening report as needed.
Other
Coordinate with program support teams to implement project activities in time.
Assist medical doctor/clinic manager to provide procurement documents in advance as needed.
In collaboration with other members of the health project team, participate in the design and implementation of formative assessments and baseline studies in order to identify health priorities and practices among the IDP and community.
Assist Medical Doctor/ Clinic Manager for establishing diseases surveillance system and outbreak response as needed.
Remain flexible to perform other duties as required or requested.
PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS
All International Rescue Committee workers must adhere to the core values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. Our Standards are Integrity, Service, Equality and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Safeguarding, Conflicts of Interest, Fiscal Integrity, and Reporting Wrongdoing and Protection from Retaliation. IRC is committed to take all necessary preventive measures and create an environment where people feel safe, and to take all necessary actions and corrective measures when harm occurs. IRC builds teams of professionals who promote critical reflection, power sharing, debate, and objectivity to deliver the best possible services to our clients.
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