Nurse
Job Description
Title: Nurse
Company Name: Social Assistance and Rehabilitation for the Physically Vulnerable (SARPV)
Vacancy: 02
Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Diploma/B.Sc in nursing from reputed institution. Minimum 01-year relevant experience in Nutrition Programme at camp context.
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 2 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ Employment Status: Contractual, until 31st December, 2022 (renewable)
∎ Social Assistance and Rehabilitation for the Physically Vulnerable (SARPV) is a non- government, non-political, Bangladeshi organization under its Health & Nutrition program providing lifesaving health& nutrition support to the Rohingya people of Cox`s Bazar. As part of its Health & Nutrition interventions in support with WFP & UNHCR, SARPV is implementing "Integrated nutrition interventions to address malnutrition among Rohingya refugees."
Job Responsibilities:
∎ He/she is responsible for the admissions; anthropometric measurements, registrations, follow up medical and nutrition treatment and discharge of severely acute malnourished children in the OTP sites & moderately acute malnourished children in the TSFP sites, conduct IYCF rapid and full assessment and enrolment in the IYCF corner and ensure need-based counselling. Screen infants under 6 months and lactating women and enroll beneficiaries to C-MAMI.
∎ A) Admissions of eligible beneficiaries (children U5 with severe & Moderate acute malnutrition without medical complications in the OTP&TSFP & IYCF/CMAMI sites:
∎ Warm welcoming to the caregivers and beneficiaries.
∎ Decide which patients are at major risk and need special care in phase I refer to inpatient.
∎ Decide which patients should be admitted rapidly with an abbreviation history and examination after formal admission and the start of treatment.
∎ Monitor, prevent and treat hypothermia,
∎ Monitor, prevent and treat hypoglycemia,
∎ Diagnose and refer dehydration cases to the inpatient.
∎ Follow up of the anthropometric measurement of the children (height, weight, MUAC, checking bilateral edema and W/H percentage) taken by measurers.
∎ Explain the treatment and follow up procedures in the OTP site, especially follow up of the medical and nutrition treatment.
∎ Follow up of the registration of all the beneficiaries in the OTP (registration book ID number, medical and nutrition treatment sheets, follow up card ID number, bracelet with ID number).
∎ Explain the importance of hygiene and sanitation in the center and at home (nail cutting, washing hands before taking meal and after latrine.
∎ Implement systematic treatment according to the protocols (vitamin-A, folic acid, de-worming, antibiotics, and vaccinations).
∎ Follow up and implement of the medical treatment for severe acute malnourished children in the OTP sites.
∎ To do full anthropometric assessment and identify the MAM children and malnourished PLW.
∎ To admit the MAM children and malnourished PLW following appropriate admission criteria and checking medical history.
∎ Explain the treatment and follow up procedures in the TSFP site, especially the medical and nutritional treatment.
∎ To provide unique beneficiary ID number and record all the information about the beneficiary during admission.
∎ (If applicable) To provide medical treatment following MAM
∎ Treatment protocol during admission.
∎ B) Follow up in the treatment phases in the OTP/TSFP & IYCF/CMAMI sites:
∎ Calculation, distribution and monitoring of therapeutic food (RUTF) according to the standard protocols for the beneficiaries.
∎ Encouragement of breastfeeding and initiate supplementary suckling technique (SST) for appropriate children.
∎ Follow up of the anthropometric measurements taken by measurer according to the protocols, admission day on weekly bases and record in the registration book, follow up cards for each beneficiary.
∎ Ensure that the systematic treatment and drugs are given correctly to the beneficiaries.
∎ Identified patient who need to be transfer to inpatient, patient with failure to respond to treatment and patients who need to be discharged.
∎ Follow up of the gain weight and feedback to the caregivers.
∎ Follow up of the hygiene and sanitation rules in the center and during treatment follow up.
∎ Follow up of the medical treatment of beneficiaries transferred from inpatient to the OTP for continuation of their treatment.
∎ Screen infants under 6 months and lactating women and enroll beneficiaries to C-MAMI (Community Management of At-Risk Mothers and Infants) according to admission criteria, including:
∎ -Anthropometry: MUAC, weight, length and age (WLZ, WAZ)
∎ -Clinical assessment using the C-MAMI guidelines
∎ -Breastfeeding assessment
∎ -Maternal mental health status assessment
∎ -Examine enrolled infants and lactating women and provide appropriate nutritional and medical treatment following the pilot version of the C-MAMI guidelines that is adapted from the updated WHO guideline on the management of severe acute malnutrition in infants and children and the WHO IMCI guidelines
∎ Monitoring of the anthropometric measurements of the MAM children (height, weight, MUAC, bilateral edema and W/H z-score) and malnourished PLW (MUAC, height, weight) during follow up visits.
∎ Record keeping of the follow up information in the registration book of all the beneficiaries in the TSFP.
∎ To monitor weight changes of the child beneficiaries and record any cases of static weight and/or weight loss.
∎ (If applicable) To check medical history during follow up, whether the beneficiary takes appropriate medicines from any other medical facility during the intermediary time period since admission.
∎ Calculation, distribution and monitoring of therapeutic food (RUSF) according to the standard protocols for the beneficiaries.
∎ Screen and ensure enrollment at IYCF & CMAMI components, provide specific counselling and follow up the improvement.
∎ Assist with home visits of C-MAMI beneficiaries if needed
∎ Give appropriate nutrition, health and hygiene education to the beneficiaries and care takers
∎ Give appropriate IYCF counselling and other health messages to the enrolled lactating women
∎ Keep work spaces clean and tidy
∎ Ensure accurate record keeping for reporting
∎ Compile IYCF & C-MAMI reports as required
∎ Provide support and mentorship to C-MAMI/IYCF counsellors
∎ To identify patients that need to be transferred to OTP, are non-
∎ responders and need to be discharged on any other criteria.
∎ Follow up of the gain weight and feedback to the caregivers.
∎ C) AT discharge
∎ Check if all the procedures completed before discharge (anthropometric measurements, medical and nutritional treatment, systematic treatment, and health and nutrition educations).
∎ Record all the necessary information on the registration book and card for each beneficiary.
∎ Identification of absence and defaulters from OTP/TSFP sites and follow up at home CNV Supervisors and or Community Nutrition Volunteers (CNV).
∎ To refer the non-responder beneficiaries in the nearby medical facilities for full medical checkup and identify whether there is any other problem
∎ D) Health and nutrition educations
∎ Provide health and nutrition educations to the caregivers and beneficiaries on (breastfeeding, complementary feeding, and hygiene, care of pregnant and lactating women, prevention of illness).
∎ To provide counseling (if required) to the beneficiaries.
∎ To provide basic knowledge on hygiene practices and follow up.
∎ E) Reporting and statistic of the center
∎ Keep a tally of all the beneficiaries admitted and discharged from the OTP sites (admission, cured, defaulters, death, transfer and referral) by age group and admission criterion used. Know the complement of the beneficiaries (number in the center, census of the patient) on a daily and weekly base.
∎ Record the absence of the beneficiaries in the different phases for home visiting and follow up.
∎ To prepare a monthly report on TSFP beneficiaries (following all the admission and discharge criteria of TSFP) and submit to the SS.
∎ To prepare monthly distribution report of RUSF and submit to the Site Supervisor.
∎ Record the absentees and defaulters of the beneficiaries in the different phases for home visiting and follow up.
∎ Daily recording of cases with static weight and weight loss and share with Outreach supervisor for home visiting.
∎ To prepare monthly report on number of counseling sessions and beneficiaries that took part in the sessions.
∎ F) Drugs and therapeutic feeding products Stock management:
∎ Prepare therapeutic feeding products requisitions, consumption and balance stock.
∎ Prepare medical requisitions, consumption and balance stock.
∎ Flexibility and mobility are required at any time of the program implementation.
Additional Requirements:
∎ Competency: In Microsoft excel, word, Power Point and internet browsing for the basic communication.
∎ Ability to ensure coordination & negotiation with partners on the ground
∎ Technically sound on nutrition program
∎ Well known about the country strategy and guideline of CMAM
∎ Good communication and presentation skills
∎ Team-building, capacity building and training skills
∎ Language: Must be proficient in English and Bangla in both writing and speaking
∎ Excellent computer skill (Microsoft office: Word, Excel and Power point)
∎ At least 1-year experience in the field of management OTP/TSFP components and IYCF/CMAMI components as well. (Experienced candidates will be given preference).
∎ Organization skills are necessary.
∎ Must be able to read and understand English.
Salary:
∎ Monthly Gross Salary 42000/- Taka.
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ 2 Days weekly holiday
∎ 2 Festival bonus
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 25 Jun 2022
Company Information:
∎ 20 Jun 2022
∎ Social Assistance and Rehabilitation for the Physically Vulnerable (SARPV)
∎ Address : Social Assistance and Rehabilitation for the Physically Vulnerable (SARPV)
274/4 (3rd Floor), South Monipur (60 feet Road), Mirpur,
Dhaka-1216, Bangladesh.
∎ Web : www.sarpv.org
∎ Business : Social Assistance and Rehabilitation for the Physically Vulnerable (SARPV) is devoted to work for the most underprivileged and marginalized vulnerable groups of the society for their socioeconomic development to transform them as productive human resource with a dignified lifestyle. People with Disability are the prime focus of our every work. Along with the disability issue SARPV is also intervening in various sensitive issues like poverty eradication, educational support, health service providing, establishing rights, climate change and DRM, skill development to integrate the vulnerable groups in the mainstream of society those who are leading life with uncertainty in the society.
Category: NGO/Development
: If the candidates feel that their qualification, exposure and experience match with our requirements, and they are willing to commit to our values and are sympathetic to our beliefs then please send your complete and updated CV by filling up the full Google form before the closing date. Interview will take place in a shortest time after the application deadline. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the further selection process.
Source: bdjobs.com
Deadline Expired on 25th Jun 2022
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