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OPD SAM/MAM nurse (Re Announced)

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Position Title: OPD SAM/MAM nurse (Re Announced)

2024-11-01        Faryab       Full Time        54

Job Location: Faryab
Nationality: National
Category: Health Care
Employment Type: Full Time
Salary: As per project salary scale
Vacancy Number: IMC-FRYB-078
No. Of Jobs: 1
City: Faryab
Organization: International Medical Corps
Years of Experience: One year work experience in nursing position.
Contract Duration: Project Based
Gender: Female
Education: Graduated from a recognized nursing school.
Close date: 2024-11-01

About International Medical Corps:

Organization Background:

International Medical Corps is a global humanitarian nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through healthcare training and relief and development programs.

Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in areas worldwide. By offering training and healthcare to local populations and medical assistance to people at high risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergencies, International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated healthcare systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.

To learn more about our mission, visit https://internationalmedicalcorps.org/who-we-are.

Job Descriptions:

Job Purpose:

The nutrition nurse will conduct nutrition screening of children 6-59 months, admission of SAM and MAM children in the OPD SAM /MAM program, admission of PLW in OPD MAM, referral of acutely malnourished children with medical complication, follow up of malnourished children and PLW, preparation and submission of nutrition program reports.

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Conduct nutrition screening of all children 6-59 months.
  • Conduct appetite test to all beneficiaries identified as SAM and MAM before registration into the nutrition program.
  • Registration of beneficiaries into OPD SAM and MAM program and frequent follow up until exit from the program as per the national IMAM guidelines.
  • Monitor waiting patients for emergency cases and ensure that severe cases are prioritized.
  • Regularly conduct nutrition education sessions to caregivers of malnourished children  
  • Train caregivers on Family MUAC activity and conduct practical sessions with them to further build their capacity before distributing MUAC tapes to them  
  • Regular collection of nutrition data at health facility level
  • Development of nutrition filling system at health facility level for all data collection tools.
  • Regular distribution of nutrition supplies (RUTF, RUSF and Super cereal plus/LNS) for SAM and MAM treatment.
  • Ensure accurate and up to date stocks are recorded for all nutrition supplies.
  • Timely submission of therapeutic food distribution report on weekly and monthly basis.
  • Timely preparation and submission of monthly statistic and stock reports
  • Participation and leading nutrition team during the mass MUAC screening   campaign on quarterly basis.

The duties and responsibilities listed in this document are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily inclusive in size. You may be required to travel to other parts of the country if required.

Organizational Responsibilities:

Policy Adherence:

  • Adhere to the Code of Conduct, maintain humanitarian principles and respect international humanitarian law.

Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse:

  • Actively promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards within International Medical Corps and amongst beneficiaries served by International Medical Corps.

Compliance & Ethics:

  • Promotes and encourages a culture of compliance and ethics throughout the International Medical Corps. As applicable to the position, maintains a clear understanding of International Medical Corps and donor compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards.  Conducts work with the highest level of integrity

Safeguarding:

  • It is all staff’s shared responsibility and obligation to safeguard and protect populations with whom we work, including adults who may be particularly vulnerable and children. This includes safeguarding from the following conduct by our staff or partners: sexual exploitation and abuse; exploitation, neglect, or abuse of children and adults at risk; and any form of trafficking in persons. 

Job Requirements:

Qualifications:

Essential:

  • Afghan National
  • Graduated from a recognized nursing school  
  • Knowledge of nutrition programs especially IMAM and MIYCN
  • Good interpersonal skill 
  • Excellent listening skills

Desirable:

  • Graduated from a recognized nursing school.

 Experience:

  • 1-year work experience in nursing position.

Competency:

  • She must understand  local languages such as Uzbek, Turkman, Dari and Pashtu.

Submission Guidelines:

Submission Guideline:

Dear Applicant,

International Medical Corps never asks job applicants for a fee, payment, or other monetary transaction. If you are asked for money in connection with this recruitment, please report to International Medical Corps at the website provided at the end of this document. 

Please note that:

  • IMC commits to a fair and transparent recruitment procedure.
  • IMC will conduct his recruitment on the base of need only.
  • Only HR department will contact you during the recruitment process.
  • IMC may keep data of your application for its pool of candidate and might propose you other position than the one you applied for based on your qualification.
  • Only short-listed candidates whose application responds to the criteria will be contacted & local applicants from the same province are encouraged to apply and will be given priority.

To apply for this vacancy, please use the following link:

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Make sure that you have Entered All Education, Work Experiences Details Completely, Accurate & at the end of the application you press Submit.

Preference will be given to local residence applicants.

Website for reporting misconduct: www.InternationalMedicalCorps.ethicspoint.comPlease do not submit your CV or application to this website, it will not be considered for review.

Equal Opportunities:

International Medical Corps is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, or status as a veteran.

Misconduct Disclosure Scheme:

All offers of employment at International Medical Corps are subject to satisfactory references and background checks. The International Medical Corps participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme from the Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response (SCHR). In accordance with this, we will request information from an applicant’s previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Submission Email:

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