Nurse PBW

Job Description

Title: Nurse PBW

Company Name: Friendship

Vacancy: 10

Age: Na

Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:

Published: 2025-04-03

Application Deadline: 2025-04-07

Education:

• BSc in Nursing with valid BNMC registration.

Desired Skills:

• Experience in community-based nutrition intervention preferably in Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM).
• Experience in standard nutrition data management and reporting.

Required Competences & Skills:

• At least two years emergency nutrition related work.
• Experience in community-based nutrition intervention preferably in Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM).
• Proficiency in medical assessment and nutrition counselling will be preferable.
• Skill in facilitating On-Job Training (OJT) for the relevant volunteers.
• Should be able to work under minimal supervision, hard situations with minimal resource.

Role Profile:

• This Nurse position is responsible for the management of <6 months infants and Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women (PBW). As per the updated WHO guideline in 2023 and as part of continuum of care the management of <6 months infants will be strengthened through multiple steps of assessments. This position will be responsible for these assessments and ensuring effective referral to the relevant components. Furthermore, the nurse will be responsible for the management of PBW through CMAM approach and to ensure IFA supplementation to the PBW, when needed.

Responsibilities:

• Regularly assess infants for danger signs or acute health issues, utilizing IMCI guidelines, and perform triage to ensure prompt intervention.
• Perform medical monitoring tasks such as recording vital signs, conducting physical examinations, and reviewing medical history, identifying any indications of illness, such as fever, respiratory distress, dehydration, or nutritional oedema.
• Refer infants needing urgent care to the inpatient corner for immediate stabilization, including those with danger signs, severe malnutrition, or acute medical complications including signs of dehydration, malnutrition-related edema, or other critical conditions.
• Monitor outpatient cases to ensure continued nutrition and health stability, supporting transition to the outpatient corner if suitable for ongoing care.
• Conduct detailed assessments of feeding practices, including breastfeeding attachment, positioning, latch, and suckling efficacy.
• Identify feeding difficulties such as poor milk intake, maternal concerns about milk insufficiency, and any feeding aversion.
• Refer to appropriate IYCF corners in case of any breastfeeding related challenges to support through counselling, cup feeding, milk expression etc.
• Refer to inpatient unit if required for higher level breastfeeding support like re-lactation, supplementary suckling technique etc.
• Closely monitor infants who are non-breastfed, ensuring effective referral to the designated points with permission to assess and provide guidance on formula preparation if required as a last resort.
• Refer mother-infant pairs with psychosocial needs to the Psychosocial Support (PSS) corner for further investigation and providing mental health counselling or support services.
• Collaborate with PSS staff to ensure comprehensive care, addressing both the physical and mental well-being of caregivers.
• Ensure registration of the PBW in appropriate services i.e. Blanket Supplementary Feeding Program (BSFP) or Targeted Supplementary Feeding Program (TSFP).
• Supervise and train the assigned volunteer, ensuring accurate measurement of the PBW.
• Provide on-the-job training (OJT) to enhance the volunteers' ability to manage data collection and registration activities effectively.
• Work with the Community Nutrition Supervisor (CNS) to report on absentees and defaulters, facilitating follow-up actions like home visits.
• Ensure provision of Iron Folic Acid (IFA) supplementation after cross checking with the health card provided from the health facility.
• Maintain strong coordination with health facilities to ensure appropriate Ante-Natal Care (ANC) and/or Post-Natal Care (PNC) services.
• Accurately document all assessments, treatments, referrals, and follow-up actions for each infant and PBW, completing records with details on symptoms, diagnoses, treatment plans, and referrals.·      
• Update infant and PBW records with anthropometric and clinical data at each visit to monitor growth progress and support clinical and nutritional decisions.
• Maintain organized records of daily attendance, tracking absentees, defaulters, cured cases, deaths, and transfers.
• Coordinate with the Nutrition Supervisor – Nutritionist (NSN) to ensure accurate data collection and reporting, including the preparation and submission of daily, weekly, and monthly reports on infant and PBW assessments, referrals, and treatment outcomes.