• Application Deadline:
• Position: Physiotherapist



• Job Type Full Time



• Qualification BA/BSc/HND



• Experience



• Location Katsina




• Job Field Medical / Healthcare 
  
  

Job Description

• Assess patient's physical capacities, using different procedures (e.g. functional capacity tests) to set up treatment objectives with the patient and therefore improve patient's health and wellbeing. 


• Elaborate and implement physiotherapy programs, including physiotherapy exercises, manipulations, massages, education, utilization of physiotherapy devices and orthopedic equipment, educating and advising patients and their careers on how to prevent and/or improve conditions, to accelerate and improve activity results.


• Trains patients and Hospital staff on how to avoid injury to create preventive behaviors.


• Actively monitor and report physiotherapy activities (correctly filling in patient files, forms, statistics, and reports) to improve quality service, preserving patient’s data


• traceability. 


• Take care of physiotherapy equipment, managing the stock, making orders according to activity and cleaning up the equipment, in order to ensure its continuous availability and quality of service. 


• Report to the activity supervisor any problem arising in the service, especially the loss/ robbery/damage of medical equipment or medicines in order to implement the appropriate measures. 


• Provide orthopedic treatment and prevention in malnutrition


• Assess malnourished patients to determine their neuromotor status 


• Implement neuromotor exercises using games


• Lead group stimulation sessions


• Support caregivers' ability to care for their child's development 


• Organize activities/information sessions on supporting children's development

Requirements

• Education Essential, Physiotherapist official degree.


• Experience Essential, Experiences with pediatric population.


• Knowledge Essential computer literacy (word, excel)


• Languages Hausa and English languages essential. 


• Mission language is desirable

Competencies:

• Results and quality awareness


• Teamwork and cooperation


• Flexible behavior


• Adherence to MSF principles


• Attracted to work with pediatric patients


• Great communication with patient families


• Curiosity and imagination.

Remuneration

• According to MSF salary scale plus 13th month allowance equivalent to 1 month of gross salary.