Community Health Officer I - 25 Posts at County Government of Nandi

Requirements for Appointment.
For appointment to this grade a candidate must have

• Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: Community Health, Community Development, Health Systems Management from a recognized institution;
• Membership to professional body and
• Certificates in computer application skills from recognizing institutions

Duties and responsibilities.

This will be the entry and training grade for this cadre. Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:

• Identifying common ailments and minor injuries at the community level for appropriate action;
• Identifying and referring health cases to the appropriate health facilities; coordinating community health activities;
• Collecting health data from household level for analysis;
• Sensitizing and disseminating health information to the community;
• Identifying defaulters of health interventions and referring them to the appropriate health facilities;
• Convening meetings for dialog and action days in collaboration with other stakeholders; and
• Requisitioning refills for the community health workers kits.