Medical Assistant (Emergency COVID response)
Job Description
Title: Medical Assistant (Emergency COVID response)
Company Name: WORLD CONCERN (Cox's Bazar)
Vacancy: 1
Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Diploma in Medical Technology
∎ Diploma in Medical Faculty (MATS) and registered in the BM&DC.
∎ Certificate in public health
∎ Training in humanitarian standards
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 2 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ Working as an important member of a diverse team who are committed to serve the world’s most vulnerable with practical and compassionate care. The Medical Assistant contributes to the reduction of excess morbidity and mortality due to disaster/outbreaks/COVID amongst FDMN through the provision of preventive and curative health care services.
∎ World Concern has been operational in Camp 20 Extension since early 2018 and Camp 20 since January 2020, with ongoing health operations providing quality promotive, preventive and curative primary health care with facility and outreach-based interventions in partnership with Medair, RRRC, IOM and other relevant stakeholders. In addition, World Concern have been implementing Nutrition and Shelter Projects in different camps to achieve the desired objectives set in its strategic plan.
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Technical - Clinical care:
∎ Provide direct clinical care, working closely with the clinical staff to ensure the delivery of high quality comprehensive primary healthcare services according to the guidelines.
∎ Collect, store and send biological specimen form the suspected COVID-19 cases at the sentinel sites.
∎ Ensure proper infection prevention and control (IPC) measures in the facility and during patient care.
∎ Ensure patient confidentiality is respected, and that all consultations are conducted in a dignified and respectful manner.
∎ Delivery of hygiene promotion, health education and patient/caregiver counselling.
∎ Provide Mental Health and Psychosocial Support to the patient as and when required
∎ Monitoring & Reporting:
∎ Make sure all patient consultations are documented and patient records completed.
∎ Ensure accurate recording of information in the clinic registers, and timely completion of summary reports.
∎ Submit daily/weekly kobo reports are submitted in a timely manner.
∎ Ensure regular inventory and consumption tracking of medical drugs and supplies.
∎ Work with relevant staff to ensure prompt requesting of medical drugs and supplies.
∎ Coordination & Representation:
∎ Develop and maintain effective working relationships with local communities and other implementing partners.
∎ Represent organization to the camp level coordination meeting in absence of clinic supervisor
∎ Quality management:
∎ Ensure data protection, proper storage and security of beneficiary, volunteer and staff information by completing data base backups and assuring only agreed upon aggregate information is given to GoB authorities.
∎ Promote and use the Medair Intranet, Portfolio, BOX and other operating procedures, ensuring that all standardised formats are used and guidelines are followed
∎ Any other duties within his/her scope of works as assigned by supervisor.
Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at least 24 years
∎ Both males and females are allowed to apply
∎ 2 years clinical experience in primary healthcare.
∎ Previous work in emergency response will be an added advantage. (Desirable)
∎ Previous experience and training in sexual gender based violence and clinical care for sexual assault survivors. (Desirable)
∎ Fluent in written and spoken English
∎ Fluent in Bengali
∎ Fluent in Chittagonian dialect (Desirable)
∎ Basic computer literacy
∎ Use of Excel and Power Point Presentation. (Desirable)
Salary: Negotiable
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Insurance
∎ Festival Bonus: 1
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 14 Jun 2021
Company Information:
∎ 7 Jun 2021
∎ WORLD CONCERN (Cox's Bazar)
∎ Address : Sikder house,A.K.N.J.C High School Road,Hijolia, Moddhom Raja Palong, Ukhiya,Cox's Bazar
∎ Web : www.worldconcern.org
Category: NGO/Development
: Interested and motivated candidates must submit a CV and cover letter to apply for this position by 14 June 2021. Application can be submitted by e-mail to [email protected]. Please mention the name of the position in the subject line of the email. Hard Copy will not acceptable.
