Community Medical Assistant
Job Description
Title: Community Medical Assistant
Company Name: Concern Worldwide
Vacancy: 04
Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf)
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ 3 years Diploma in Medical Faculty (DMF), Diploma in Medical Assistant (DMA) or equivalent from a recognized government institution along with valid registration number.
Experience Requirements:
∎ Na
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Identification of SAM children without medical complication & MAM children to ensure the referral to OTP/TSFP by screening of children under five years at the SAM corner using MUAC tape and Weight for Height Z-Score and maintain screening register to track nutrition information of the children
∎ Conduct counselling on Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) among the mothers/caregivers and keep recording.
∎ Warm welcoming of the beneficiaries and Decide which patients should be admitted rapidly with an abbreviation history and examination after formal admission and the start of treatment
∎ Ensure the dispensing Sugar water and F-75 upon admittance.
∎ Monitor, prevent and treat hypothermia and hypoglycaemia in consultation with the in-charge doctor.
∎ Diagnose and treat dehydration where present (strictly using the protocol) in the consultation with the in-charge Doctor.
∎ Recording anthropometric measurement of the children (height, weight, MUAC, checking bilateral oedema and WFH percentage)
∎ Explain the treatment procedures to caregivers in the SC and use 24 hours feeding chart to ensure nutrition treatment.
∎ Registration of all the beneficiaries in the SC (registration book IF number, medical and nutrition treatment sheets, follow up card ID number, bracelet with ID numbers).
∎ Explain the importance of hygiene and sanitation in the centre and at home (nail cutting, washing hands before taking meal and after latrine).
∎ Implement systematic treatment according to the national and sectoral guidelines for the management of severely malnourished children in Bangladesh (Vitamin A, Deworming, Antibiotics and vaccinations) and ensure that they are given correctly to the beneficiaries.
∎ Follow up and implement of the medical treatment for severe acute malnourished children in the SC.
∎ Ensuring treatment of uncomplicated common infectious diseases in children, with stabilization of severe cases and referral for higher level care.
∎ Calculation, preparation, distribution and monitoring of therapeutic milk according to the standard protocols for the beneficiaries.
∎ Encourage breastfeeding and initiate supplementary suckling technique (SST) for appropriate infants.
∎ Identification of absence and defaulters from SC and follow up at home through Nutrition Volunteers.
∎ Keep up-to-date information about food and medicine stock for SC and keep tracking of different necessary equipment for ensuring proper treatment and records. Prepare therapeutic feeding products, medicine and other materials requisitions prior to out of stock.
∎ Ensure quality of the volunteers work during their roster.
∎ Maintain Proper communication, Coordination and liaison internally and externally based on need.
∎ Be aware of, understand and comply with all of Concern's policies and procedures (P4, finance, logistics, HR, security management etc.
∎ Undertake other related duties as may reasonably be assigned by the Country Director or the line manager.
Additional Requirements:
∎ Around 2 years' progressive experience in a similar/related activities. (For highly technical candidates, experience is considerable).
∎ Technical knowledge on Community management of acute malnutrition (CMAM), care practices, C-MAMI and IYCF/E programming.
∎ Having good knowledge on Rohingya refugee programmes will add value.
∎ Demonstrate ability to think and manage strategically, plan and meet deadlines
∎ Good command and Fluency in Bengali and English (optional).
∎ Knowledge of standard computer software if possible
Salary: Tk. 24304 (Monthly)
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Monthly Hardship Allowance of BDT 10,000/-, Bonus , Group life and Hospitalisation Insurance coverages, OPD coverage, Mobile ceiling and other admissible benefits as per organisational policy.
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 12 Mar 2022
Company Information:
∎ 10 Mar 2022
∎ Concern Worldwide
∎ Business : Concern Worldwide is a non-governmental, international, humanitarian organization dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world`s poorest countries. With its head quarter in Ireland, Concern has been working in Bangladesh since 1972.
Category: NGO/Development
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