Mercy Corps CMAM Nurse Jobs in Ethiopia
Mercy Corps CMAM Nurse Jobs in Ethiopia
General Position SummaryThe CMAM nurse will be responsible for management of acutely malnourished children and PLWs through treatment of severe and moderate acute malnutrition and prevention of further deterioration of the nutrition situation through provision of therapeutic food, routine drugs, health and nutrition education and capacity building and technical support to the Woreda Health Office in the management of severe acute malnutrition.
Essential Job Responsibilities
Strategy & Vision
Collaborate with other team member for effective integration between other services like Nutrition and health services
Collaborate with Local authorities and other partners to harmonize different efforts for better impact and sustainability.
Able to learn and update his/ her information or knowledge to adapt the changing situation and context
Program Management
Plan and organize OTP/SC at the Health Centers and Health Posts in liaison with the CMAM coordinator
Prepare plan of action for effective OTP/SC implementation in consultation with the CMAM coordinator
Follow-up and provide feedback to CMAM coordinator on the amount and quality of the treatment supplies if it does not comply with specified quality standards.
Work closely with the Health workers and HEWs to ensure all children are measured correctly
Ensure all criteria are respected and understood by the health workers and HEWs, including admission, discharge and transfer to and from the SFP
Ensure comprehensive health checks and treatment according to the protocols
Review the forms completed by the health workers and HEWs to ensure completion, accuracy and coherence
Organize and ensure the documentation of every hygiene promotion activities, assessments and capacity building activities.
Ensure adequate availability of all medical and food supplies and ensure stock is pre-positioned
Work closely with SFP staffs to ensure all aspects of the program are understood and agreed and appropriate referrals take place to and from the SFP.
Report on progress and any problems in a timely manner
Ensure cases not meeting admission criteria return home as early as possible and care takers understand why their child is not admitted
Through liaison with the health workers and HEWs, provide effective follow up of all cases: particularly tracing of children who are absent from the program, sick children, long stay children, children not gaining weight, and children with social problems etc.
Provide On-the-Job training to health workers and HEWs on the provision of key health and education messages to beneficiaries based the acceptable protocol and guidelines
Respond to HWs/HEWs inquiries regarding the technical aspects of the program admission and discharge whenever necessary at the TFP sites.
Providing Woreda Health Office staffs with technical support in convening meetings and answering questions on topics relevant to the project as necessary.
Assist health workers and HEWs to compile the statistical data
Establish good relationship with the local authorities and community leaders
Establish link and meetings with the community leaders and different group existing in the working area.
Additional Responsibilities
This job description is not intended to be all inclusive and the employee will also perform other related tasks as required and responsible for reporting and communication of progress and achievement of the specific assigned task
Conduct all duties in a professional manner and humanitarian standards
Be guided by the Mercy corps rules and regulations
Be flexible and adaptable with regards to the implementation of the daily work
Participate in dissemination of appropriate hygiene educational materials.
Support mobile health and nutrition Teams in the Preparation of biweekly, monthly and any other required reports on the mobile
services
Perform any other duties requested by the immediate supervisor
Organize and facilitate trainings in collaboration with the CMAM coordinator
Team Management
Ensure health workers and HEWs follow and respect the national protocols
Providing technical support for MC mobile and zonal/ woreda government health staffs on management of acute malnutrition
Inform the CMAM coordinators for any professional problems encountered
Provided formal and on job training for health workers and HEWs and supportive MC Nutrition field workers and community mobilizers.
Finance & Compliance Management
N/A
Influence & Representation
Liaise with concerned government authorities and ensure the programme strategy, objectives and activities are understood, agreed and appropriate communication channel is in place
Participating in the Zonal/ Regional health and Nutrition Technical Working Group meetings, develop meeting agendas, documentation and dissemination of the technical working group meetings action point and recommendations.
Liaise and coordinate with local stakeholders and MoH personnel regularly, reporting to them and giving them updates on activities.
Collaborate with the potential partners on the field (health centres, health posts, committee leaders) to improve the coverage and the efficiency of the programs.
Collaborate with partners where possible (e.g. UNICEF and WHO in nutrition/health assessments in the area that may have an impact on our programs).
Security
Ensure compliance with security procedures and policies as determined by country leadership.
Proactively ensure that team members operate in a secure environment and are aware of policies
Job Requirements
Knowledge and Experience
Diploma or BSC in Public health or Nursing, with Minimum four years working experience in NGOs environment as MHNT out of which two years in clinical setup.
Solid technical skill on management acute malnutrition and technical support for health workers and HEWs
Knowledge and experience in management of medical complications of severely malnourished children
Demonstrated skills in program planning, implementation and monitoring.
Ability to lead mobile teams and able to create good team sprit among the group.
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.
Willingness to work under pressure and extra hours
Success Factors
Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions like long distance
Good interpersonal and communication skills
Experience in closely working with regional, Zonal and Woreda Health
Ability to prepare program reports
Knowledge in local language;
Communication skill, good human relations
Firm belief in teamwork, gender equality
How to Apply
All interested candidates are encouraged to apply for the position advertised.
All applications submitted to the Mercy Corps office include a CV, three references, and all relevant official documents.
Applications will not be returned and will not be retained for future recruitment efforts. In order to ensure fairness to all applicant’s personal inquiries are not permitted.
Only candidates that are short-listed will be acknowledged and called for interviews.
“Mercy Corps is an equal opportunity employer promoting gender, equity and diversity.
Qualified female and young candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. We are committed to empower women and youth.”
DEADLINE FOR ALL APPLICATIONS: 25 December 2020/ 4:00 PM
Please send non-returnable applications and credentials to one of the following address:
et-recruitment@mercycorps.org
Note: Please make sure that you mention the position title in the subject line of your email application.
OR:
Mercy Corps Recruiter
Addis Ababa: P.O. Box 14319
Arbaminch: P.O. Box 33 , Jijiga: P.O. Box 225
Negelle Borena: P.O. Box 116
Dire Dawa: P.O. Box 974
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