Career Opportunities at International Rescue Committee

Nurse Job Responsibilities

• Carry out triage of patients including screening for acute malnutrition during the mobile outreaches in the sub-counties.
• Conduct consultation services to children and adults during the target mobile outreaches in the sub county in Turkana.
• Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for patients with health conditions including children with severe acute malnutrition.
• Ensure essential services including deworming, Vitamin A supplementation and routine immunization services are provided to children under-fives during the outreaches.
• Initiate and facilitate patient referrals to the nearby health facilities including the County referral hospital for patients who require further management/inpatient care.
• Conduct Antenatal and post natal reviews for expectant mothers and lactating women during the integrated health and nutrition outreaches.
• Work closely with nutritionists and the health facility staff including CHEWs and CHVs in the targeted areas of response.
• Ensure that all required observations, prescribed treatment and procedures are properly carried out and documented in the patient’s cards.
• Conduct regular training session for CHEWs and CHVs on basic care/management of various health conditions and follow up of patients.
• Give health education to patients and clients during the outreaches.
• Compile and submit monthly reports on patients treated andreferrals
• Monitor and supervise proper usage of essential drugs/medical supplies
• Carry out any other additional duties as may be assigned by the supervisor

Qualifications for the Nurse Job

• Diploma in Nursing from KMTC or recognized nurse training institution
• Be registered and have a valid license from the Nursing Council of Kenya
• At least 2 years working experience in a busy hospital setup.
• Experience in management of children with severe acute malnutrition and medical complications desirable.
• Team player and cultural sensitivity is required.
• Ability to work in hardship areas (Previous emergency experience in a remote setting will be an added advantage).
• Fluency in Turkana will be an added advantage.

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Nutritionist Job Responsibilities

• As the team leader of the outreach teams the nutritionist is expected to ensure Implemention the emergency nutrition response in the selected location while ensuring adherence to the stipulated protocol.
• Implement and supervise the supplementary feeding of the moderately malnourished under-fives, pregnant/lactating mothers
• Blanket Supplementary Feeding Program (BSFP) activities are implemented successfully.
• Implement comprehensive maternal infant and young child nutrition program (MIYCN) Baby Friendly Community initiative (BFCI) approaches.
• Train and mentor the emergency response team members including the CHEWs and CHVs who are MOH staff through identification of capacity gaps and carrying out refresher trainings and on the job trainings.
• Plan and conduct trainings on Growth Monitoring Promotion (GMP), IMAM and MIYCN to other mainstream health professionals.
• Collect and report on nutrition data both performance and commodity utilization
• Ensure outreach teams adhere to IRC security protocols
• Offer nutrition support through counseling to individuals with medical conditions including Comprehensive Care Clinic clients.
• conduct mass MUAC screening for children underfives regularly in collaboration with the Community Health volunteers
• Compile and submit donor and IRC Nutrition Program weekly, biweekly and monthly reports of all the activities implemented, as well prepare food requisitions.
• Lease with Supply Chain Department in logistical Program Supplies procurement and Monitoring Supply control
• Stock monitoring of various commodities
• Support MOH on DQAs
• Any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements for the Nutritionist Job

• Hold a Diploma in Food, Nutrition and Dietetics from a recognized University.
• Must be a registered nutrition or dietitian by KNDI.
• Minimum 1years’ work experience in emergency community nutrition and implementation
• Experience/ understanding of maternal infant and young child nutrition with strong BFHI & BFCI approaches
• Experience in nutrition survey and assessments
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong report writing and team working skills
• Knowledge in computer packages and basic analysis skills
• Ability to work in hardship areas (previous experience in a camp setting will be an added advantage)
• Flexible and positive personality
• Strong planning and implementation capacity
• Confident and capable negotiator, communicator and networker