Mobile Clinic Nurse

Implement primary health care activities in IDP camps and conflicted areas.

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Overview

Implement primary health care activities in IDP camps and conflicted areas.

You have:

  • Licensed Nurse with Bachelor of Nursing or diploma of nursing.
  • Must have valid Nurse Registration document.
  • At least 1 year experience of primary health care settings after graduation.
  • Good English language is required.
  • Good Rakhine or Bengali language skill is favorable.
  • Favorable to people with experience on medical response to disaster area.
  • Strong leadership skills and team management skill.
  • Good assessment, analytical, planning and reporting skills.
  • Have ability and motivation to travel by boat and work long continuous days in remote villages in Rakhine coastal region.
  • Experience of using Microsoft Office package.

Job Description

Background/IRC Summary: The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is a private, non-political, non-profit, and non-religious organization. For over 90 years, we have been providing humanitarian assistance to communities affected by conflict and natural disasters in more than 40 countries. Since 2008, the IRC has been active in Myanmar, delivering humanitarian assistance in areas such as health, protection, water, and sanitation, specifically targeting families impacted by conflict and natural disasters.

Job Overview/Summary: This position is specifically assigned for Emergency Health response services in Rakhine State

- Implement primary health care activities in IDP camps and conflicted/Disaster affected villages - Record keeping and medical supplies management - Build Capacity of Mobile clinic team members - Participate in project monitoring and evaluation.

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. - Perform lab test (e.g., Malaria RDTs, Urine Sugar) and/or collect test samples as deemed necessary. - 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 in supervising clinic guard, tuk tuk driver, translators and community health workers.

Monitoring and Evaluation

- Conduct data entry at clinic level:

1. Support Medical Doctors in entering patient consultation data onto tablets and in hard copy to patient record books. 2. 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

Key Working Relationships:

Position Reports to: Medical Doctor Position directly supervises: N/A

Qualifications

Education:

- Licensed Nurse with Bachelor of Nursing or diploma of nursing. - Must have valid Nurse Registration document.

Work Experience:

- At least 1 years’ experience of primary health care settings after graduation.

Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:

- Favorable to people with experience on medical response to disaster area, surveillance and control of communicable diseases in disaster area. - Sensitivity to the needs and priorities of conflicted-affected populations. - Strong leadership skills and team management skill. - Adaptable, flexible and mature in judgment. - Good assessment, analytical, planning and reporting skills. - Understanding medical ethics and patient education. - Have ability and motivation to travel by boat and work long continuous days in remote villages in Rakhine costal region. - Skilled in community mobilization, facilitation and health promotion - Experience of using Microsoft Office package.

Language Skills:

- Good English language is required - Good Rakhine or Bengali language skill is favorable

Local Candidates are encouraged to apply.

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

Professional standard - IRC staff must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way – Global Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti-Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.

Potential interview questions

Can you describe your experience with emergency health responses? This question assesses your relevant experience in emergency health situations. Provide specific examples of your roles in emergency health settings.
How do you manage and maintain accurate medical records? This is to understand your organizational skills and attention to detail. Pro members can see the explanation.
What strategies do you use to educate patients about their health conditions? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Can you detail a time when you had to adapt quickly in a challenging situation? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
What is your approach to working with community health workers? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
How do you prioritize tasks during a busy clinic day? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
How would you handle a disagreement with a colleague about patient care? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
What motivates you to work in remote or disaster-affected areas? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Added 11 months ago - Updated 11 months ago - Source: rescue.org