MHN Health Officer

KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Improving basic preventive health care at community level with emphasis health, immunization, health and nutrition services
•   Conduct & undertake PHC like consultation & provide proper treatment based on the protocol
• Strengthening of linkages and coordination mechanisms between community and the Woreda health bureaus
• Strengthening of early referrals mechanism
•  Plan and implement project outlined in the protocol for OTP and SC to achieve objectives of the project.
•  The health and nutrition Officer will help facilitate admission of the patient at the OTP, and SC.
•  Train and support the HEWs in severe acute malnutrition case management and follow-up (e.g., referral to SC) according to national guidelines.
•  Train and support community-based volunteer health workers for the implementation of the community component of the project.
•  Ensure each and every admitted child receives adequate and quality clinical and nutritional care
•  through existing resources.
• Ensure at all times adequately equipped and supplied with the necessary nutritional and clinical requirements – Plumpy’nut, Vitamin A, routine drugs, nutritional equipment’s, nutritional/medical stationeries, etc.
• Assisting the planning and promotion of awareness creation on nutrition and preventative health care issues in the community.

 Technical Support role

•  Support communities to increase their knowledge and skills through training, exposure and joint actions
•  Strengthen community self-mobilization through their leaders for participation in their planning, implementation and monitoring of activities
•  Share latest development ideas and appropriate technologies to community members/groups
•  Share information on support and cooperation opportunities with communities and other stakeholders
• Use a variety of extension methods, which are suited to the situation, and build the capacities (knowledge, and skills) of communities
•  Promote constructive customary mechanisms and institution building with in communities

QUALIFICATION

• Minimum of  Bachelor in public health nursing , health education /environmental health.

Experience:

• Minimum three years working experience with similar position .
• Experience in community  setups is mandatory.
• Working with NGO is adavanatagous

Skills/Ability required:.

•  Solid technical skill on community mobilization.
•  Demonstrated skills in IEC/BCC.
•  Strong computer (Microsoft skills), and interpersonal skills.
•   Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Good command in written and spoken English and Local language.
• Good human relation skills.
• Respect of Save the Children rules by anyone visiting the program;
• Willingness to work under pressure and extra hours