Ophthalmic Assistant, BRAC Health Programme (Project Staff)

Job Description

Title: Ophthalmic Assistant, BRAC Health Programme (Project Staff)

Company Name: BRAC

Vacancy: --

Age: At most 35 years

Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:

• At least 1 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO,Hospital

• HSC

• Certified course in DOLV/MLOP Assistant is mandatory

• At least 1 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO,Hospital

• Age At most 35 years

• 1 year experience in working at the hospital (during training) and/or working experience in BRAC Vision Centre/Completed MLOP Training course for 1 year is preferred.

• Sound knowledge on the technical issues of eye care

• skill in handling ophthalmic equipment to examine eyes

BRAC is an international development organisation founded in Bangladesh that partners with over 100 million people living with inequality and poverty globally to create sustainable opportunities to realise potential.

Working at BRAC is not like any other job. It is a platform where you can bring about real change for people who need it the most. We are not just dreaming of a better world, we are building it. Join us to find the way.

Our approach leverages BRAC’s decades of experience in primary healthcare service delivery to enhance the quality to enhance the quality, equity and efficiency of local health systems in rural and urban settings across Bangladesh.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide ophthalmic check-up including eye examination through trial set, slit lamp and other ophthalmic equipment to the patients coming to VC

• Provide telemedicine services to each patient

• Provide refraction services and dispensing appropriate medicine and spectacles

• Keep record of the patients in the Vision Centre Management (VCM) software and maintain online performance report on daily basis (or as per the management requirement)

• Ensure teleconsultation services communicating with the respective person of the hospital & Telemedicine unit.

• Provide effective counseling to the patients for completion of services

• Ensure day-to-day fund management of vision centre

• Strictly follow the clinical protocol as per instruction

• Liaise with relevant internal (other programmes of BRAC) and external stakeholders or partners.

• Ensure community mobilizations through PSP & SSTP.

SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensure the safety of Programme Participants, people who come into contact with the organisation and team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation including sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) to achieve the programme`s goals of safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.

• Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.

• Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place and encourage others to do so.

Festival Bonus, Health and Life Insurance, and others as per policy