• Application Deadline: Fri, 30 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: Junior Community Health Extension Worker (JCHEW)


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 2 years


• Location Borno


• Job Field Medical / Healthcare  , NGO/Non-Profit 
  

Location: Mafa & Bama - Borno

Employment Type: Contract

Contract Duration: 6 Months.

Expected Start Date: As soon as possible

Slot: 12 (6 per location) Openings

Duties and Responsibilities

Some common duties and responsibilities include.

• Assisting with daily living activities such as dispensing drugs to patients, ORS dilatation and using the home mix ORS.


• Respond to clients or patients according to their training.


• Utilizing equipment to move patients when necessary.


• Taking the patient’s vital signs such as blood pressure and temperature.


• Talking to patients.


• Health education on cholera prevention and other water borne diseases


• Attending meetings with other healthcare professionals.


• Assisting nurses and other staff when needed


• Collaborate closely with colleagues to respond to the significant medical care needs of clients.


• Plan for and coordinate the delivery of medical care pre- and post-arrival.


• Assist with developing partnerships with local medical and mental health service providers.


• Provide health-related information to newly arrived clients during Cultural and Intake Orientations.


• Work with other staff to identify newly arrived clients for primary health care appointments and needed specialty care.


• Refer clients for specialist appointments.


• Assist with coordinating client access to transportation and interpretation services for health care appointments. Transport clients to and from doctor appointments if needed.


• Coordinate with colleagues and local health care providers to ensure clients have access to culturally and linguistically appropriate services.


• Assist with conducting routine wellness checks and connect families to appropriate services.


• Implement tracking system for client primary care and specialist appointments.


• Maintain open and effective communication with other programs as appropriate.


• Actively participate in regularly scheduled staff meetings.


• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Education (Essential): Certified Board Exams CHEW


• Graduate of school of health technology (CHEW)


• Experience: 2 years and or field experiences.


• Confidentiality, Team Player, ability to work with little or no supervision, people management.


• Community health extension workers CHEW must be well versed in a number of care and medical techniques.


• They must be informed about the most recent care techniques available and always be looking for ways to improve their skills and knowledge.

Report Writing:

• Additional Skills: Ability to work in low resource field environments.


• Language Skills: Fluent in English (Speaking, Reading, Writing), Kanuri and Hausa are added advantage

Personal Skills:

• Ability to work under tight deadline team-work, negotiation skills and flexible working hours.