TB Control Assistant (TCA)
Job Description
Title: TB Control Assistant (TCA)
Company Name: HEED Bangladesh
Vacancy: 06
Job Location: Sylhet
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor Degree from any recognized university. Any third division/class in academic career will lead to ineligibility.
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 1 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ HEED Bangladesh is Non-Government and non-political National Organization working in the field of Health, Education and Economic Development for more the 48(forty-eight) years. The Organization invites applications from the suitable candidates for it’s TB Control Program in Sylhet, Hobigonj and Moulvibazar Districts of GFATM project as a sub-recipient NGO of BRAC.
∎ One Year Contractual Appointment (With Possibility of Extension)
∎ Start Date- As soon as possible
Job Responsibilities:
∎ • Strengthen government health system for integrated TB control and prevention services
∎ • Promote government ownership and stewardship for implementing TB services
∎ • Responsible for implementation of TB Control activities in assigned area in coordination with govt.and related stakeholders.
∎ • Support increased case notification and treatment of TB patients.
∎ • Provide DOT in line with treatment category as determined by the physician in line with National guidelines.
∎ • Organize different awareness activities of TB control programme.
∎ • Conduct 8 outreach sputum collection/ smearing centers in the catchment in every month
∎ • Refer regularly, presumptive cases to Gene X-pert and TB diagnostic centre for early diagnosis and management.
∎ • Ensure regular drugs and diagnostic supplies to Volunteers/ DOT providers.
∎ • Ensure DOT through follow up every patient and the DOT provider, once in a fortnight.
∎ • Maintain contact investigation register for active case findings and refer presumptive cases to nearby diagnostic facility. •
∎ • Ensure TPT/ IPT according to national strategy and under guidance of government.
∎ • Ensure appropriate storage of drugs and logistics to maintain optimum quality.
∎ • Actively participate in monthly and quarterly meetings.
∎ • Maintain different forms, cards, registers and related documents.
∎ • Participate in annual planning, prepare monthly action plan and follow.
∎ • Planning new outreach centre to conduct sputum collection/ smearing centre.
∎ • Plan and prepare quarterly indent for anti-TB drugs and logistics.
∎ Monitoring, supervision and coordination:
∎ • Maintain regular coordination with related stakeholders.
∎ • Assist in different monitoring visits.
∎ Reporting and dissemination:
∎ • Ensure accurate data for all related reports regularly. •
∎ • Ensure proper recording and reporting.
Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 35 years
∎ Both males and females are allowed to apply
∎ Ability to work with government and other stakeholders.
∎ Ability to work independently and in a team.
∎ Good interpersonal and communication skill.
∎ Good oral and written communication skill.
∎ Knowledge In Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel is preferable.
∎ Experience in Health Project
∎ At least 1 year in TB field will preference.
∎ Basic Computer Knowledge
∎ Hard Worker
Salary: Tk. 16300 (Monthly)
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ As per policy & Budget approval.
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 31 Dec 2022
Company Information:
∎ 20 Dec 2022
∎ HEED Bangladesh
∎ Address : Main Road, Plot#19, Section-11,Block - A, Mirpur, Dhaka-1216
∎ Web : www.heed-bangladesh.com
∎ Business : HEED Bangladesh (Health, Education and Economic Development) is anon-profit, non-political and non-governmental organization (NGO) committed to participate and promote national development through upgrading the socio-economic condition of the disadvantaged and underprivileged people in the society. The organization, as a national non-governmental organization (NGO), was formed in 1974, by national leaders and several western partner organizations in response to the post war needs in Bangladesh. Since 1974, HEED Bangladesh has been working in the fields of Health, Reproductive Health , Nutrition,Education, Agriculture, Aquaculture, livestock, Forestry, Environment & natural resource management, bio-diversity conservation, disaster management, socio-economic development of marginalized and under privileged people, micro finance, nutrition & Hygiene education, water and sanitation, HIV/AIDS, rural development, awareness raising, arsenic, women, street children, etc.
Category: NGO/Development
: Job Location will be Habiganj, Moulvibazar, Sylhet Division (In upazila & Union level)
