Job Description

Title: Medical Assistant

Company Name: Dhaka Ahsania Mission, Health and WASH Sector

Vacancy: 1

Age: at most 45 years

Location: Khulna

Maximum Salary: Tk. 22170 (Monthly)

Published: 14 Jul 2024

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 45 years

Requirements:

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Provide quality STI and GH services to the MSM and hijra at service centers, which include DICs, Sub-DICs, Outlets and Satellites.
∎ Provide HTS services to the MSM and hijra at service centers. Conduct physical examinations of the beneficiaries maintaining proper infection prevention. procedure and ensure privacy during physical examination.
∎ Record present medical complaints of beneficiaries properly in the health card on TAB and prescribe medicines as per the treatment protocol;
∎ Ensure proper dispensing of drugs including DOTs to beneficiaries of the service centers and maintain records accordingly.
∎ Timely and Regularly maintain online data on TAB for all clients without any error Refer female partners of married MSM, complicated STIs, STI clients for etiological management and suspected/presumptive TB case to listed government/NGO referral centers as and when required.
∎ Ensure availability of proper clinical set up (e.g. patient bed, spot light, patient screen, adequate lighting facilities, running water supply etc.), infection prevention equipment(autoclave, incinerator, etc.) and clinical equipment (e.g. BP machine, thermometer, weight machine etc.).
∎ Ensure that they are in operation and properly used. Ensure that adequate medicines are kept in the store in proper environment as per the standard practice; update medicine stock register regularly, review medicine stock, notify regarding any stock-out/short expiry situation to concerned authority at least four (4) months back and prepare medicine requisition when required.
∎ Ensure ethical issues like confidentiality, and non-discriminatory attitude towards MSM and hijra populations are maintained; and treat beneficiaries with respect and dignity Store the blisters of DOTs medicine (i.e., Cefixime and Azithromycin) at service centers until the verification by PR or SR representatives.
∎ Keep records of the incineration of the blisters after the verification by the PR or SR.
∎ Ensure proper application of all monitoring tools for monitoring clinical activities (STI, GH, TB) and HTS services on TAB and hard copy as required.
∎ Review overall clinic performance regularly and guide the staff and report to the concern Programme specialist including age specific data as well as auto calculation sheet.
∎ Provide counseling assistance in regards to personal risk assessments, safer sex behaviors and partner notification; perform 4Cs (i.e. compliance with treatment, counseling for prevention, condom demonstration, contact tracing) according to National as well as project guideline during counseling; demonstrate proper use of condoms; Perform TB screening of all patients attending the clinic; ensure accompanied referral of suspected TB cases to DOTS center for diagnosis and/or treatment and follow-up of TB positive cases to ensure treatment adherence.
∎ Perform HTS activities as per schedule; perform pre and post-test counseling, collect a sample from HTS clients, perform rapid HIV testing according to algorithm, deliver a report to the clients, keep record maintaining confidentiality; maintain appropriate bio-safety measures during testing in order to ensure the quality of test, accompanied referral of HIV positive clients to the care, support and treatment center i.e. ART center.
∎ Perform HIV self-testing and differentiated HTS as per guidelines Conduct COVID-19 Group Education Session with support from OI, OS, SDI and DM at assigned service centers.
∎ Prepare a list of requisitions for HTS reagents and consumables; maintain a stock register of HTS reagents and consumables regularly. Store and document QC samples to be send to the icddr, blaboratory; store reagents and samples maintaining cold chain in order to organize and preserve samples properly.
∎ Ensure proper registration of clinic patients on each clinic day and maintain all relevant records and files; submit a monthly report to the DIC Manager. Prepare monthly HTS report and submit to SR focal person timely.
∎ Job Context:
∎ Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM) is a non-government development organization founded in 1958 by Khan Bahadur Ahsanullah, an eminent educationist, reformer, and Sufi with the aim of social and spiritual development of entire human community. DAM has been contributing for the betterment of the disadvantaged population through operating 35 institutions and also 8 sectors of development. Health Sector is one of the core sectors of DAM which has also been operating 8 institutions and 17 d projects. DAM Health Sector is going to recruit a competent and self-motivated individual for the position of Medical Assistant of "Continuation and scale up of Prioritized HIV Prevention and Treatment Services among Key Population in Bangladesh" (MSM/Hijra), GC7Project implemented by Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM), funded by Global fund and principal recipient by icddr,b.
∎ Job Responsibilities:
∎ Provide quality STI and GH services to the MSM and hijra at service centers, which include DICs, Sub-DICs, Outlets and Satellites.
∎ Provide HTS services to the MSM and hijra at service centers. Conduct physical examinations of the beneficiaries maintaining proper infection prevention. procedure and ensure privacy during physical examination.
∎ Record present medical complaints of beneficiaries properly in the health card on TAB and prescribe medicines as per the treatment protocol;
∎ Ensure proper dispensing of drugs including DOTs to beneficiaries of the service centers and maintain records accordingly.
∎ Timely and Regularly maintain online data on TAB for all clients without any error Refer female partners of married MSM, complicated STIs, STI clients for etiological management and suspected/presumptive TB case to listed government/NGO referral centers as and when required.
∎ Ensure availability of proper clinical set up (e.g. patient bed, spot light, patient screen, adequate lighting facilities, running water supply etc.), infection prevention equipment(autoclave, incinerator, etc.) and clinical equipment (e.g. BP machine, thermometer, weight machine etc.).
∎ Ensure that they are in operation and properly used. Ensure that adequate medicines are kept in the store in proper environment as per the standard practice; update medicine stock register regularly, review medicine stock, notify regarding any stock-out/short expiry situation to concerned authority at least four (4) months back and prepare medicine requisition when required.
∎ Ensure ethical issues like confidentiality, and non-discriminatory attitude towards MSM and hijra populations are maintained; and treat beneficiaries with respect and dignity Store the blisters of DOTs medicine (i.e., Cefixime and Azithromycin) at service centers until the verification by PR or SR representatives.
∎ Keep records of the incineration of the blisters after the verification by the PR or SR.
∎ Ensure proper application of all monitoring tools for monitoring clinical activities (STI, GH, TB) and HTS services on TAB and hard copy as required.
∎ Review overall clinic performance regularly and guide the staff and report to the concern Programme specialist including age specific data as well as auto calculation sheet.
∎ Provide counseling assistance in regards to personal risk assessments, safer sex behaviors and partner notification; perform 4Cs (i.e. compliance with treatment, counseling for prevention, condom demonstration, contact tracing) according to National as well as project guideline during counseling; demonstrate proper use of condoms; Perform TB screening of all patients attending the clinic; ensure accompanied referral of suspected TB cases to DOTS center for diagnosis and/or treatment and follow-up of TB positive cases to ensure treatment adherence.
∎ Perform HTS activities as per schedule; perform pre and post-test counseling, collect a sample from HTS clients, perform rapid HIV testing according to algorithm, deliver a report to the clients, keep record maintaining confidentiality; maintain appropriate bio-safety measures during testing in order to ensure the quality of test, accompanied referral of HIV positive clients to the care, support and treatment center i.e. ART center.
∎ Perform HIV self-testing and differentiated HTS as per guidelines Conduct COVID-19 Group Education Session with support from OI, OS, SDI and DM at assigned service centers.
∎ Prepare a list of requisitions for HTS reagents and consumables; maintain a stock register of HTS reagents and consumables regularly. Store and document QC samples to be send to the icddr, blaboratory; store reagents and samples maintaining cold chain in order to organize and preserve samples properly.
∎ Ensure proper registration of clinic patients on each clinic day and maintain all relevant records and files; submit a monthly report to the DIC Manager. Prepare monthly HTS report and submit to SR focal person timely.

Workplace:
∎ Work at office

Employment Status: Full Time

Gender:
∎ Only Male

Job Location: Khulna

Read Before Apply:

"Smokers No Need to Apply"

All employees of DAM are expected to perform roles and responsibilities following its code of conduct and safeguarding policies to prevent any forms of harassment and abuse. DAM has a 'Zero Tolerance' policy for sexual exploitation, abuse, harassment (SEAH), and any financial misappropriation and misconduct. Deserving candidates are requested to send their application with a cover letter, two professional references, and a copy of a recent passport-size photograph with a contact cell number to the Director, Health and WASH Sector, Dhaka Ahsania Mission, House-152, Road-6, Block-Ka, PC Culture Housing Society, Shyamoli, Dhaka-1207 or through email at hr@amic.org.bd Please write the name of the position at the top of the envelope. Please visit our website: www.amic.org.bd