Mobile Clinic Nurse

Job Description

Scope of work: The Mobile Clinic Nurse reports to Medical Doctor. This position is based in Bahmo Township, Kachin State with approximately 90% of time required for travel inside identified IDP camps and/ or villages.

Responsibilities:

Implementation of clinical care in targeted IDPs camps/villages

- · Assist Medical Doctor to prepare monthly work plan of PHC mobile team to cover targeted IDP camps/ villages regularly. - · Assist Medical Doctor in giving appropriate medical care to the patients, according to MOHS and IRC protocols and administer medicines as prescribed by Medical Doctor. - · Assist Medical Doctor for establishing diseases surveillance system and outbreak response as needed. - · Provide proper quality care related with MNCH and RH in line with MOHS and IRC protocols as needed. - · Involved in the proper triage of patients presenting to clinics. - · Provide appropriate health education session during drug dispensing to patients. - · Educate a patient about the clinical condition that he/she suffered and explain the possible side effect of medications. - · Perform laboratory test (e.g., Malaria RDT) and/ or collect test samples as deemed necessary. - · Ensure strict adherence to universal precautions in the health clinic. - · Ensure strict adherence to procedure of infection prevention and waste disposal management. - · Follow and ensure hygienic clinical care. - · Perform wound management and assist in minor procedure if needed.

Record keeping and medical supplies management

- · Administer and dispense drugs as prescribed by the Medical Doctor and to ensure that the patient is clear on how to take the medication (correct dosage/ frequency and duration). - · 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. - · Assist Medical Doctor to manage clinic database including data compilation, entry and reporting. - · Ensure not to stock out of drugs at the clinic by the collaboration with medical doctors and Drug and Commodities Assistant.

Monitoring and evaluation

- · Coordinate with M & E officer to organize data entry and analysis of monthly PHC mobile team activities and achievements in the standard IRC – Humanitarian Health Response Database. - · Assist Medical Doctor and coordinate with M & E officer to prepare IRC Global Minimum Health Indicators Report, Monthly Data Reports, etc. - · Prepare and report weekly and monthly EWARS reports and MUAC screening report.

Other

- · Coordinate with program support teams to implement project activities in time. - · Coordinate with community health officer, health promoter to create IEC materials and provide health promotion activities. - · Coordinate with health counselor to integrate MHPSS component in mobile clinic activities. - · Assist Medical Doctor 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. - · Remain flexible to perform other duties as required or requested.

Qualifications

- · Valid licensed nurse with B.N.Sc or diploma of nursing. - · Favorable to person with experience on medical response to disaster area, surveillance and control of communicable disease in disaster and conflicted affected areas. - · Sensitivity to the needs and priorities of conflicted affected populations. - · Adaptable, flexible and mature in judgment. - · Have ability and motivate to travel in remote IDP camps/ villages in Kachin State. - · Basic knowledge on MS package. - · Good English language is an asset. - · Good Local language is an asset.

Myanmar nationals with relevant skills sets and proven experience of working at international level are strongly encouraged.