Job Description
Core Functions / Responsibilities:
- Provide individual and group health education and awareness raising sessions on predetermined health promotion topics including, but not limited to prevention of malaria, vaccine-preventable diseases such as (COVID-19, polio, TB, HBS, Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus, H-influenza, pneumonia, rota, measles), malnutrition, maternal child health and WASH (Safe drinking water, hygiene, sanitation for those attending health facilities.
- Ensure delivery of routine immunisation activities based on MoPH/WHO immunization policy strategy. Develop immunization microplan for outreach and mobile team in consultation with project health assistant/PEMT on monthly/quarterly basis.
- To maintain an update list of the EPI and MCH dropouts to follow them in outreach and mobile sessions.
- To provide COVID-19 vaccines to migrants, IDPs and host community population in target provinces as available.
- Ensure safety of vaccines (observing VVMs), prevent vaccine wastage, regular record vaccine storage temperature, and strictly maintain cold chain system at all times.
- To respond immediately to any cold chain irregularity using local resources including transfering Vaccines to other closest health facility with cold chain system and report to project Health Assistant.
- Timely prepare vaccines need request to PEMT, strictly maintain Infection Prevention protocols and attend the national EPI events as appropriate.
- Actively seek out communities in need of C-19 vaccines and other activities, including regular disease outbreak monitoring, collect statistical information, take part in the health awareness campaign, etc.
- To mobilize the community to immunize their children and women of reproductive age.
- Contribute to the consistent and accurate collection of data into the KOBO system—vaccinations and mobile clinic activities.
- Assist medical doctor in identification, reviewing of the medical history, and reviewing of examination results during mobile clinic outreach and static border facility consultations
- Participate in the preparation of the monthly and daily schedule of the mobile clinic in collaboration with local government stakeholders and the health cluster and partners.
- Maintain a daily checklist of all medical and delivery equipment and medicines to ensure that all medical kits are prepared and fully stocked, with all medical supplies organized, listed, and within the expiration period
- Assist in the overall management of medicine stocks— record-keeping, standard reporting, and prepare medicine requisitions
- Contribute to weekly MHT staff meetings for program development and problem solving.
- Provide complete accurate and on time monthly activity reports, entered daily into Kobo.
- To ensure safe and dignified treatment of all beneficiaries.
Other Functions
Any other related task that may be assigned by the supervisor.
Core Competencies – behavioural indicators level 1
- Teamwork: develops and promotes effective collaboration within and across units to achieve shared goals and optimize results.
- Delivering results:produces and delivers quality results in a service-oriented and timely manner;is action oriented and committed to achieving agreed outcomes.
- Managing and sharing knowledge:continuously seeks to learn, share knowledge and innovate.
- Accountability: takes ownership for achieving the Organization’s priorities and assumes responsibility for own action and delegated work.
- Communication: encourages and contributes to clear and open communication; explains complex matters in an informative, inspiring and motivational way.
Job ID: 125819