Deadline: Ongoing
Location: Dikwa, Nigeria
The Family Health International (FHI 360) is seeking to fill the role of Assistant Technical Officer, Nursing.
FHI 360 delivers sustainable, high-quality, comprehensive HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, care and support services.
Responsibilities
- Ensure patients are properly received and installed and that those with lack of autonomy are assisted, especially regarding their feeding, personal hygiene, movements and comfort
- Ensure triage of patients in waiting areas, wards or during emergencies, detecting the priority acute/emergency cases, carrying out first aid care and referring them to the doctor when necessary
- Promote, implement and monitor the universal hygiene standards/precautions
- Organise and carry out care and treatments according to medical prescriptions, and assist during consultations, daily rounds and other medical procedures
- Participate in health education of the patient (and family) when necessary
- Carry out admission, surveillance and follow-up on patients
- Carry out and supervise administrative procedures and documents
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, Public Health or a closely related field
- One year, minimum, of relevant experience
- Familiarity with Nigerian public sector health systems and NGOs and CBOs (highly desirable)
- Ability and willingness to stay in Dikwa LGA
- Ability to respect and maintain medical secrets and confidentiality at all times
- Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions like long distance walking to distribution sites
- Excellent spoken and written English and local languages
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Experience working in clinical setting is an asset
- Ability to prepare weekly and monthly programme reports
- Flexibility and adaptability with regard to the implementation of daily work
- Problem solving skills and ability to carry out multiple tasks
- Excellent teamwork skills
- Computer literacy
- Previous experience working in a humanitarian organisation is highly desirable
- Understanding of Kanuri is a plus
To apply and for more information, click here.
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