Post: Medical Assistant
Vacancy: 03
Application Deadline : Apr 12, 2018
Source:
এখানে Bdjobs (08 April 2018).
Job Description / Responsibility:
> Ensure admission and discharge of eligible beneficiary ( severe acute malnutrition without medical complications) in the OTP
> Check anthropometric measurement of the children (height, weight, MUAC, checking bilateral oedema and W/H percentage) taken by measurers during admission, follow up and discharge
> Check clinical sign, symptoms and history of SAM cases to diagnose medical complication and refer SAM cases with medical complication to in-patient treatment
> Implement and follow up nutritional and medical/systematic treatment for severe acute malnourished children in the OTP according to protocol
> Monitor hypothermia, hypoglycemia, dehydration and other medical complication and take timely action to prevent and treat those complication
> 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, treatment sheet, follow up card at admission and discharge for each beneficiary
> Follow up in the treatment phases in the OTP
> Explain caregiver about follow up of medical and nutritional treatment procedures in the OTP
> 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
> Follow up of the gain of weight, appetite test of OTP beneficiaries' weekly basis and provide feedback to the caregivers
> Identify patient who need to be transfer to inpatient with medical complication and/or failure to respond to treatment in OTP and follow up of the beneficiaries transferred from inpatient to the OTP for continuation of treatment
> Identification of absence and defaulters from OTP sites and follow up at home through outreach team, volunteer network of NUT/MH
> Dissemination of health and nutrition educations
> Warm welcoming to the caregivers and beneficiaries at SFP
> Explain the nutrition treatment phase, follow up procedures and rules to be followed, especially regular presence and timely feeding
> Explain cause and consequence of malnutrition, importance of treatment and way to prevent malnutrition
> Provide health and nutrition educations to the caregivers and beneficiaries on (breastfeeding, complementary feeding, responsive feeding, hygiene, care practice, care for pregnant and lactating women and prevention of illness)
> Explain the importance of hygiene and sanitation for children and family member (safe water drinking, nail cutting, washing hand with soap before food preparation, feeding child, taking meal and after defecation and contact with any dirt etc.)
> Dissemination of health and nutrition educations
> Warm welcoming to the caregivers and beneficiaries
> Explain the nutrition treatment phase, follow up procedures and rules to be followed, especially regular presence and timely feeding
> Explain cause and consequence of malnutrition, importance of treatment and way to prevent malnutrition
> Provide health and nutrition educations to the caregivers and beneficiaries on (breastfeeding, complementary feeding, responsive feeding, hygiene, care practice, care for pregnant and lactating women and prevention of illness)
> Explain the importance of hygiene and sanitation for children and family member (safe water drinking, nail cutting, washing hand with soap before food preparation, feeding child, taking meal and after defecation and contact with any dirt etc.)
> Drugs and therapeutic feeding products stock management
> Keep daily record/tally on utilization of each medicine and therapeutic feeding product used in OTP
> Prepare weekly/monthly utilization, requisition and stock report for therapeutic feeding products and medicines used in OTP
>.Follow up the utilization and expiry information of all therapeutic feeding product and medicines at regular basis and inform supervisor for appropriate action required
> Reporting and statistic of the center
Keep a tally of all the beneficiaries admitted in and discharged from the OTP (admission, cured, defaulters, death, transfer and referral) by age group and admission criterion on a daily/weekly basis
> Record the absence of the beneficiaries for home visiting and follow up
> Collection and compilation of the daily, weekly and monthly statistics reports
Job Nature: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
Medical assistant from Government recognized institutions
Experience Requirements:
> At least 1 year(s)
> The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO
Job Requirements:
> Age At least 26 year(s)
> At least 1 year experience in the hospital set up, preferred with work experience in the field of management of moderate and severe Acute Malnutrition (BSFP/TSFP, OTP, IYCF/CBM, CMAM, care practices)
> Good communication and organization skills are necessaryAbility to read and understand English
Job Location: Cox's Bazar
Salary Range: Tk. 35000 - 50000
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'Being a child - focused organization, World Vision has the responsibility to ensure safety & protection of the children while they come in contact with the staff; accordingly all the recruits will go through specific checks and compliance procedures in accordance to its Child Protection Policy. Persons with a history of child rights and child protection violation are discouraged to apply.'
Women are highly encouraged to apply.
Only short listed candidates will be called up for interview.
Please don't send hard copy CV.
Company Information:
World Vision Bangladesh
Address : Abedin Tower (2nd floor), 35 Kemal Ataturk Avenue, Banani, Dhaka - 1213, P.O. Box: 9071
Business : World Vision (WV) is an established international Christian humanitarian development and advocacy organization dedicated for working with children, families and their communities worldwide to reach their fullest potential by tackling the causes of poverty & injustice. It serves all people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, gender or ability.
Being a child-focused organization, World Vision has the responsibility to ensure safety & protection of the children while they come in contact with the staff; accordingly all the recruits will go through specific checks and compliance procedures in accordance to its Child Protection Policy. Persons with a history of child rights and child protection violation are discouraged to apply.
Female are specially encourage to apply.
