Nurse (Nutrition)

Job Description

Title: Nurse (Nutrition)

Company Name: Gonoshasthaya Kendra, Cox`s Bazar

Vacancy: --

Age: 25 to 50 years

Job Location: Cox`s Bazar (Teknaf, Ukhia), Noakhali (Hatiya)

Salary: Tk. 50000 - 55000 (Monthly)

Experience:

• At least 1 year

• Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Nursing

Must have a valid and up-to-date registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Registration Certificate

• At least 1 year

• Age 25 to 50 years
• Only Female

• Ability to communicate in the Rohingya language (spoken Chittagong dialect) 

• Working Experience in the Rohingya context in the Nutrition sector will be an extra advantage

Job Context

 GK was created in 1972 with two visions. Firstly, "the fate of the poor decides the fate of the country". Secondly, the development of the country depends on the development of women". Since 2017, Gonoshasthaya Kendra (GK) and multiple Donors have entered into a partnership to respond to the Rohingya crisis in Cox's Bazar & Bhasanchar.

 Job Location: Teknaf / Ukhiya (Cox's Bazar)/ Bhasanchar (Hatia, Noakhali)

Job Responsibilities:

• Ensuring the treatment of severe acute and moderate acute malnourished cases as per standard protocols and national guidelines.

• Verifying the anthropometric measurements of acute malnourished cases and enrolling in outpatient therapeutic or targeted supplementary feeding programs.

• Rapid assessment of the under-6-month infants and mothers for ensuring exclusive breastfeeding and referring to related services

• Examine any medical complications among acutely malnourished children and PBW and refer to health facilities and stabilization centers if required

• Ensure medication, supplementation, and therapeutic/supplementary feeding to acutely malnourished children and PBW as per protocol

• Support linkages to other services, particularly the IYCF Corners, encouraging lactating mothers to use the IYCF corners.

• Ensuring follow-up home visits for the required beneficiaries with support and coordination with the outreach team and keeping proper documentation.

• Ensuring that services are delivered with maximum efficiency and professionalism and that beneficiaries are treated with respect at all times

• Ensuring that caregivers understand the information on their child's progress as recorded in the cards.

• Assisting in the Referral/transfer of sick patients and the safe handover of patients.

• Filling up Nutrition Sector/GK authority-provided registers, treatment, and beneficiary cards of OTP/TSFP/OTP

• Follow up components accurately and neatly, asking caregivers' questions as per the information required in the register.

• Responsible for maintaining excellent infection control standards at the facility level

•  Flexibility in working hours because of the emergency nature of activities

• Enable a friendly collaborative working culture within the team, actively sharing information and knowledge to enable the team to ensure effective learning and sharing across the team

• Support preparing and compiling monthly and weekly reports capturing the best practices

• Ability to face workload and good time management

• Language requirement: Bangla and Rohingya Refugee/Cox's Bazar

• Preferable employee shall respect Gonoshasthaya Kendra's & partner’s Conditions of Engagement

Special Note:

• Carry out any additional assignments per her/his position entrusted with the GK Management from time to time and mutually agreed upon.      

• Management may, at any point in time, modify this job description as it is deemed necessary in Gonoshasthaya Kendra’s interests in consultation with the incumbent.      

• Due to the emergency-response nature of GK’s work, hours of work may vary, and employees should be flexible in approaching hours of work in emergency conditions. ·      

• The employee must respect the timetable, terms, and conditions of Gonoshasthaya Kendra and should always be available to respond to an emergency.

• Weekly 2 holidays,Insurance