The Pharo Foundation Health Staff Officer Jobs in Ethiopia

The Pharo Foundation Health Staff Officer Jobs in Ethiopia

Job Id: 223457

Category: Health Care

Location: Homosha, Benishangul Gumuz

Career Level: Mid Level ( 2+ - 5 years experience)

Salary:

Job Description

In September 2019, Pharo School Homosha will be opening its newly completed Grade 9-12 boarding school for female students in the Benishangual-Gumuz region.

Fully funded by the Pharo Foundation, the Pharo School Homosha campus is situated on 3 hectares of land and is made up of eight buildings, (comprising of Administration, Classrooms, Library, Hall, Cafeteria, Dormitory, Store and Service) with a total area of over 6,000 M2.

The Pharo School requires a full time, qualified medical staff, with qualifications ranging from public health officer or nurse to care for the school student body of 120 female students and attend to the immediate health needs of the Pharo School staff.

This is a full time position with irregular hours, including evening and weekend hours. This position requires living on campus. Accommodations and meals are provided. Duties will vary, based on the qualifications of the successful candidate.

Basic and Essential Duties include:

Staff and run the school’s Health/Medical room

Provide input and recommendations on necessary supplies and equipment for the school’s Health/Medical Room

Provide medical advice and emotional counselling support to students

Based on qualifications – order medical tests

Provide first aid, emergency care and additional treatment as necessary on site

Accompany students to hospital and health clinic, following up on medical results

Record the dispensing of all medicine

Monitor safe storage, usage, distribution and disposal of medical supplies and medications

Advise administration on students’ health care needs

Provide thorough care for unwell students

Determine when emergency medical services are required

Act as a liaison between hospital and health clinics and make recommendations to school administration

Exchange and maintain confidential information with professionals within the community in order to effectively meet the needs of students

Contact parents/guardians to provide health updates and advising them in case of emergencies

Safeguard personal and health information learned in the context of the medical staff-client relationship and disclose this information (outside of the health care team) only with client consent or when there is a specific ethical, safety or legal obligation to do so.

Conduct mini-workshops for students related to health, emotional counselling and hygiene

Maintain stock of school’s medical supplies and medical equipment

Provide first aid, emergency care and treatment during sport events and other school activities

Provide and maintain confidential counseling and health advice service – referring to other health professionals as appropriate

Implement procedures for medical screening tests for new students

Ensure all students have complete and up to date medical and confidentiality release forms on file

Maintain accurate and up to date medical records for all students

Develop a medical record storage system that ensures confidentiality and allows for rapid retrieval of information

Accompany students on field trips and care for any medical needs as required

Promote health education throughout the school community

Teach first aid courses (i.e. CPR, First Aid, etc.) as necessary

Sanitize and organize the health office

Participate in general school community by leading activities for students or student clubs

Job Requirements

Required Qualifications

Nursing Degree, Public Health Degree

Current and valid Licensing, based on qualifications

Minimum of 2 years’ experience

Current Basic life support (BLS) certification, or equivalent training

Fluency in written & spoken English

Strong interpersonal skills and a client-oriented disposition

Positive, motivated and willingness to learn

Ability to work in a very fast paced environment

Strong word processing, email and general computer skills

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working in boarding school environment or similar environment.

How to Apply

Application Procedure

This position is open to female applicants only.

Please send the information listed below as a single PDF file to administration@pharoschools.org

A detailed CV

A copy of current license

A letter of application explaining your strengths as a candidate (maximum 300 words).

A one-page list of five references with current addresses, phone numbers

Please type the position title of Health Staff in the subject line.

Application deadline is Friday, October 04, 2019.

Review of application packages will begin as soon as they are received and only complete application packages will be reviewed. In the event that an outstanding applicant is identified early in the search process, we reserve the right to appoint before the deadline.

For this reason, we encourage interested candidates to apply at the earliest possible time. Due to the high volume of applications, we regret that we will only be able to contact short listed candidates.

The Pharo Foundation Health Staff Officer Jobs in Ethiopia