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  • Posted: May 10, 2017
    Deadline: May 19, 2017
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    The International Rescue Committee is a global humanitarian aid, relief and development nongovernmental organization.
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    Pediatric Clinical Officer

    Job Purpose / Objective: Working under the guidance and supervision of the Medical Officer In Charge of Clinics, the clinical officer is directly responsible for the overall management of the clinic assigned.

    Key Responsibilities

    He or she will specifically be responsible for:

    Programming

    • Overall team leader of the pediatric department and provide direction to the rest of the team in the pediatric department.
    • In coordination with the Medical Officer in Charge of the Hospital/CSM and involvement of nursing officer in charge of the department develop objectives of the department and yearly work-plan.
    • Ensure pediatric patients are attended to on time with proper and prudent management in line with latest guideline on integrated management of childhood illnesses.
    • Ensure management of children with acute malnutrition in line with latest integrated management of acute malnutrition guidelines
    • Ensure high quality of patient care by conducting regular quality of care assessments in the pediatric department and implementing recommendations thereof.
    • Report notifiable diseases immediately to immediate supervisor and ensure isolation of highly communicable diseases with management based on most current guidelines/protocol.
    • Participate in daily morning hospital meetings giving guidance on management of complicated pediatric conditions.
    • Participate in the Hospital Call system.
    • Arrange a rotation schedule with fellow clinicians to ensure good coverage in the pediatric department at all times.
    • Prepare monthly work/activity plans for him/herself for review by the M.O I/C of the Hospital or CSM.
    • Ensure a participatory and inclusive atmosphere by fostering good relations with all stakeholders including the pediatric department staff and members of the refugee community.
    • Ensure high quality programming at the pediatric department with mainstreaming of the principles of protection (safe programming), disaster risk reduction and environmental awareness activities.
    • Participate in camp health surveys and campaigns e.g. Nutrition, Immunization as may be required.

    Human Resource Management

    • Monitoring and supervision of the medical staff; both national and refugee to ensure that work is done properly and efficiently in the department.
    • Routinely monitor staff performance according to their job description and set objectives.
    • Evaluation and appraisal of staff through the IRC Performance Management process as maybe required by the supervisor.
    • Develop ongoing education programs for department based staff of up to date protocols and guidelines.
    • Help review personnel issues and concerns of medical staff in pediatric department and assist with determining and implementing solutions.
    • Determine personnel needs for department level activities and in coordination with the Human Resource office take part in recruitment of incentive staff.

    Operations

    • Ensure and advice that emergency medical equipment needed in managing pediatric emergencies are available and in working condition at the facility.
    • Monitor and ensure the proper usage of program supplies.
    • Participate in annual program planning process and budget implementation.
    • Recommend budget revisions to focus on priority areas in management of pediatric conditions.

    Communication and Reporting

    • Monitor closely morbidity and mortality trends together with all the other health indicators related to the pediatric age-group and advice accordingly.
    • Convene / attend integrated departmental staff meetings.
    • Ensure adequate flow of information for all supervisees with constant feedback as may be required.
    • Carry out other relevant or requested duties as may be required.

    Key Result Areas:

    • Ability to provide overall leadership in management of pediatric conditions at the ward level and pediatric outpatient clinic.
    • Ensure timely and quality health care services to refugees
    • Maintain accurate inventory and ensure rational use of medical supplies and drugs
    • Capacity builds other supportive staff in proper management of pediatric emergencies based on the most up to date protocols/guidelines.

    Required Qualifications:

    • Higher Diploma in Paeditratic medicine from KMTC or any other renowned institution.
    • Be registered and have a valid license from the Clinical Officers' Council.

    Required Experience & Competencies:

    • At least two years' work experience as a pediatric clinical officer in a busy hospital / clinic set up.
    • Experience working with a non-profit humanitarian organization.
    • Ready to work in difficult environmental conditions
    • Be a team player
    • Flexibility at work
    • Cultural sensitivity
    • Knowledge of Turkana or Somali languages will be an added advantage.

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    Community Health Program officer (CHP)

    Job Purpose/Objective

    The CHP officer reports directly to the CHP Manager, he/she will be expected to work within the integrated community health program and collaborate with the other program sectors to implement the program activities.

    Key Responsibilities     

    • Liaise with appropriate sectors to ensure outbreak prevention, control and response measures targeting communicable diseases are in place at all times in Kakuma camp.
    • Raise awareness and improve knowledge, among refugees, agency staff and host communities working with or engaging with refugees to prevent occurrence and spread of infectious diseases in Kakuma refugee camp.
    • Train health staff and community health promoters on Standard case definitions and ensure that community surveillance systems are linked with the health facilities.
    • Liaise with appropriate staff to ensure availability of appropriate supplies for control and prevention of communicable illnesses.
    • Liaise with clinical services staffand ensure Standard Case Definitions are available in all consultation rooms
    • Conduct active surveillance of communicable diseases. Investigate outbreaks establishing etiologies, mechanisms for diagnostic testing and the effectiveness of response measures. Ensure contact tracing is done and all suspected outbreaks are reported within 24hours.
    • Ensure the community chalk board, ANC/PNC/EPI database and households’ visits are updated.
    • Ensure proper surveillance investigations, reporting, specimen collection and transport of samples of communicable disease outbreaks.
    • Maintain appropriate knowledge and skills amongst health staff to control and prevent outbreaks.
    • In the event of an outbreak liaise with the health facilities and prepare daily line list and send to the CHM.
    • In liaison with the CHM, periodically review disaster preparedness plans on diseases prone to out breaks at the Kakuma Refugee Camp.
    • Ensure adequate coverage of childhood immunizations through supervision of community health promoters, ensure adequate supplies and community health promoters kits at all times.
    • Ensure community dialogue and health action days are conducted on monthly basis.
    • Conduct periodic supervision sessions in vaccinating facilities and document the findings.
    • Ensure medical screening and immunization of children under five years is done at reception center and for new arrivals in the community.
    • Prepare weekly epidemic monitoring report and submit to PHO
    • Prepare monthly CBHIS report and submit to CHM
    • In liason with CHM ensure vitamin A & deworming supplementation for children under five years is done twice yearly.
    • In liason with CHM coordinate camp wide immunization campaigns in response to outbreaks
    • Carry out any other duties assigned as delegated by the program manager

    Key Result Areas

    Specific responsibility area Kakuma 2.

    • Coordinate and supervise the activities of all the Community Health Promoters (CHPs) and their supervisors to ensure that each is assigned to specific households and persons.
    • Attend facility meetings weekly and give guidance to the CHPs on issues raised.
    • Contribute to the maintenance of a high quality and motivated team of polyvalent Community Health Promoters (CHPs) by participating in formal and on-job training sessions, performance appraisal and feedback and ensuring that staff discipline and adherence to organizational policies is in place at all times.
    • Perform mentorship sessions to the CHPs allocated to you and compile a report on the same biweekly.
    • Work with community health committees to ensure that the community members actively participate in preventive and health promotion activities at the community level and support Community Health Promoters in their day to day activities.
    • Participate in camp wide surveys and medical campaigns.
    • Liaise with the other sectors to ensure community based indicators are met.

    Capacity Building

    • Organizing training of staff (both refugee and national) on integrated disease surveillance and response.
    • Liaise with the CHP team to develop a curriculum and an IRC training manual for CHPs.
    • Ensure a class of CHPs is trained and qualifies yearly
    • Liaise with CHP team to perform supervision monitoring of all CHPs twice annually.

    Administrative responsibilities:

    • In liaison with CHM Maintain ongoing collaboration and consultation with CDC, IOM, MOH, UN agencies, NGOs and refugee populations.
    • Prepare orders for sector activities and maintain inventories for the same.
    • Contribute to program budget management by tracking expenditures and participating in monthly budget review meetings.
    • Support the counterpart in preparation of program staff payrolls and duty rosters.
    • In liaison with CHM compile weekly and monthly, quarterly and annual reports.

    Required Qualifications:

    • Diploma or degree in Community Health Nursing or Public health
    • Registered with the relevant body.

    Required Experience & Competencies:

    • At least 3 years of relevant work experience in Public Health field.
    • Strong communication skills; oral, written and presentation skills.
    • Team player.
    • Ready to work in difficult environmental conditions
    • Must be flexible and culturally sensitive.
    • Training in IDSR an added advantage.
    • Experience of working in a resource poor setting and/or camp environment is an added advantage.

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