Mobile Health and Nutrition Nurse (5 Positions)

JOB SUMMARY 

Under the administrative supervision of the MSIE Programs/Senior Program Manager, the Mobile Health and Nutrition Nurse performs a Comprehensive Family Planning(CFP), Comprehensive Abortion Care(CAC), assists (scrubs) voluntary tubal ligation and vasectomy procedures; provides SRH services to clients under accepted standard medical practices and professional code of conduct; provides trainings on SRH services, coaches and monitors the progress in the mobile health team set up where the services are provided, provide PPFP, screen and provides child and pregnant women nutrition services.

DUTIES/TASKS

 General

• Examines clients in line with standard medical procedures using various types of diagnostic mechanisms.
• Prescribes and administers drugs based on history, physical examination and Laboratory test reports and findings.
• Performs all types of Comprehensive Family planning and comprehensive abortion care(CAC) and post abortion care (PAC) according to the national and MSI guidelines;
• Assists (Scrub) permanent methods of family planning and other procedures, after receiving the required training;
• Screens under five children and pregnant and lactating women for malnutrition using MOH approved tools.
• Provides micro-nutrient supplements to children and pregnant women as needed.
• Refer specific children to be followed up as required (sick children, children not gaining weight, children with social problems, etc) to the nearest public health facility or provider.
• Puts the interest of clients/patients above all other considerations and ensures the confidentiality of all cases;
• Ensures the maintenance of a high level standard consistent with available resources;
• Ensures and maintains appropriate and proper referral system for client which in-need.
• Responsible to report clinical incidents to Clinical Services Quality Department according to MSI Incident management policy
• Ensures that clients’ cards and other records are up-to-date, orderly, properly filed and readily retrievable for reference and review
• Properly records client’s information on the MSIE’s electronic health system such as CLIC+
• Prepares regular reports on progress/ challenges identified and submit to immediate supervisor.
• Participates in training programs, as and when deemed necessary;
• Provides appropriate orientation and supervision for community-level volunteers engaged in the outreach program.
• Gives technical advice to the public facilities and Area Program Manager on any possible action for quality care improvement from which the mobile health service  may benefit;
• Performs other additional responsibilities as per immediate supervisor’s direction.

  Instrument Nurse Role:

• Prepares all surgical instruments, sets and medical supplies required for operation in accordance with accepted standards,
• Assists permanent FP method service delivery intra-operatively and makes the instruments ready for other operations as required.
• Ensures proper receipt, storage, safe-keep, issuance and timely placement of orders of surgical instruments and medical supplies for theatre by pre-establishing re-order level and regular replenishment of enough stocks.

Operation Theatre/Scrub Nurse Role:

• Prepares patients for surgery by washing, shaving and sterilizing the patients’ operative areas, weighs, lifts, turns, and positions patients; shaves patients prior to operations;
• Assists in surgery by laying out instruments, setting up equipment, assisting surgical teams with gowns and gloves and passing instruments to surgeons
• Cleans and sterilizes the operating room and instruments.
• Sets up and provide post procedure counselling for clients,
• Makes beds and maintains patients’ rooms

Related Duties/Tasks

• Ensures the maintenance of high-level standards and applies universal precautions to prevent infection (e.g. HIV/AIDS) from blood or other body fluids of patients
• Accounts for all assets under his/her custody during regular stock taking and audit as and when required.
• Prepares and submits periodic reports as required.
• Maintain inventory of supplies; accounts for all assets under his/her custody during regular stock taking and audit as and when required.
• Prepares and submits periodic reports as required.
• Make an on-time report for the clinical incident happened under outreach services as per the MSI Incident Management Guideline.
• Performs related tasks as required.