Health Facilitator

Job Description

Title: Health Facilitator

Company Name: GK-Action Medeor

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf)

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Diploma in Nursing, Diploma in Midwifery, Diploma in Medical

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 3 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Gonoshasthaya Kendra (GK) is a National NGO. GK registered as a Public Charitable Trust in 1972 and started with two visions (a) "the fate of the poor decides fate of the country, and (b) "development of the country depends on development of women."
∎ GK has been active in responding to all significant natural disasters in Bangladesh since 1972 through the mobilization of its own and foreign resources. GK provided food aid, lifesaving medicine and treatments in its operational Upazila during flood of 1987, 1988, 2000, Tornado: 1989, Cyclone and tidal surge: 1985 1991, 1994, Cyclone SIDR 2007, Cyclone AILA 2009 in its operational areas.
∎ GK has experienced partnership with several UN agencies, INGOs, such as UNDP, UNHCR, WFP, WHO, World Bank, European Union, UNHCR, Christian Aid, Action Aid, We Social Movement, French Support Committee, Save the Children, Plan Bangladesh, Medico International and many others.
∎ GK is managing 43 health centers in 19 districts, two hospitals of 250 beds, and the largest dialysis center in Bangladesh where 100 people could be treated simultaneously. GK is running one University, Medical College, Dental College, Medical Technical School, Pharmaceutical Industry and a Vocational training school providing short, long and customized courses for distressed women. GK has awarded numerous national and international awards for its work on health and disaster response.
∎ Gonoshasthaya Kendra Bangladesh and its partner Action Medeor are two humanitarian organizations in Bangladesh that have been working together since 2019. GK is currently implementing a project funded by the Federal Ministry for Economy Cooperation and Development and Action Medeor of "Improving physical and mental health of children and adolescents as well as elderly people in teknaf upazila, cox`s bazar contributing to the peaceful coexistence of host communities". The goal of this project is the health and living condition of children and older people in 15 rural host communities in cox`s Bazar have improved.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Prepare all the necessary materials and equipment and ensure that everything is ready before starting the activities at the Community level and /or facility level.
∎ Organize medical camp and direct support to patients while they will be waiting for the physician;
∎ Assist to the physician during the medical campaign and as per need;
∎ Collect data from patient and record them in the health card and maintains register khata
∎ Take weight, temperature, pulse, and blood pressure for all the patients who have been registered for medical consultation.
∎ Ensure that all pregnant mother identified services are provided;
∎ Health Facilitator will accompany the old person with basic vital signs and symptoms;
∎ Health Facilitator will identify the basic vital sign and symptoms for the pregnant mother;
∎ Health Facilitator will identify dangerous sign of the pregnant mother if the referral is needed and refer following the referral path way;
∎ Health Facilitator will accompany the old person for investigations & physiotherapy.
∎ Dispensing Medications.
∎ Maintain stock of medicines and contraceptives
∎ Maintain stock for all clinical equipment.
∎ Ensure patient confidentiality is respected and manage all the patients with respect and dignity.
∎ Health Facilitator will support to Health Mobilizer to mobilize Children, form Child Club, conduct Shishu Parishad meetings, Sports material distribution, organize campaign, organize different event including organize sports and day observances in the field level
∎ Health Facilitator will support to Health Mobilizer to form elder people group, conduct meeting / Uthan Baithak, campaign and day observance
∎ Health Facilitator will be responsible for the proper use and maintenance of assigned equipment.
∎ Monitor the elderly people group, child club and pregnant woman.
∎ Ensure quality report for all activities within the time
∎ Other activity will have to do as per project need

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at least 20 years
∎ Only females are allowed to apply
∎ Paramedic

Salary: Tk. 20000 (Monthly)

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 12 Aug 2023

Company Information:
∎ 7 Aug 2023
∎ GK-Action Medeor
∎ Address : Shamlapur,Teknaf,Cox’s Bazar

Category: NGO/Development

: Only Female candidates can apply.