Organization for Community Coordination and Development (OCCD) established and registered with Ministry of Economy in 2013, is a non-profit, non-governmental, non-political and independent organization. OCCD works in partnership with Government, development and implementing partners in Health, Education, Agriculture and Livestock, Research and Development

Duties & Responsibilities

Admission of children:

• Measuring the children’s detecting presence of oedemas
  Calculating weight/height percentages
• Identifying the degree and types of malnutrition
  Noting admissions in the register with all the requested information
  Informing mothers of the results
• Drawing up nutritional surveillance forms and milk cards for the children Tracing the children’s weight-target line and noting their temperatures Administering  treatment prescripte after medical consultation
• Checking the children’s vaccination status referring them to the vaccination station if necessary

Explaining to mothers what the hospitalization involves: giving advice if required

 Medical follow up

• Ensuring medical parameters are taken (temperature heart and respiratory rate weight weight/height accordance presence of oedemas etc.) following the protocols in use noting the results on the corresponding forms in the patients’ files
• Taking part in the daily medical round and noting changes in prescription according to the patients’ state
• Distributing treatments according to individual medical prescriptions. Following the doses administration methods and times and signaling any problems
• Ticking off and counter-signing treatments taken in the medical files Ensuring external care and dressings referring the children for complementary examinations if required
• Following the rules of hygiene and asepsis during the delivery of all health care (washing hands sorting waste what to do in the case of accidental blood exposure etc.)

Nutritional follow up (in collaboration with the nutrition worker)

• Inserting naso-gastric tube for feeding responsible of checking the good position before feeding evaluating and notifying any complications
  Establishing the children’s food ration according to their weight and degree of malnutrition
• Informing mothers about the importance of meals
  Informing mothers about the children’s diets and the number and frequency of meals .Encouraging mothers to continue breast feeding during the hospitalization. Inciting mothers to give the children liquid intake
• Ensuring the children’s correct and regular growth by examining their weight curves
• Identifying all anomalies in the curves and informing the doctor in the case of weight loss Organizing daily information and education sessions in the IPD SAM
• Managing the children’s exits according to the criteria set out in the protocol and after medical agreement
• Ensuring the follow up of medicine consumption during the inpatient phase drawing up an order with the supervisor if needed
• Prepare Oral Rehydration Solution on a daily basis following the rules for doses dilution and storage conditions
• Explain how to take any treatment prescribed and the importance of following them correctly
• Participating in the calculation and analysis of weekly statistics (calculating weight gain length of stay etc.) in collaboration with the Health supervisor
• Follow clearly appropriate protocols and guidelines
  
   

Leaving the SC

Managing the children’s exits according to the criteria set out in the protocol and after medical agreement
Measuring the children’s brachial perimeters
Weighing and measuring the children to calculate weight/height  associations
Checking that oedemas have disappeared
Reporting all this information on the follow up forms and noting the exits in the register
Providing handover  note on each team changeover
Informing mothers of measures to be taken and giving them nutritional advice adapted to the state of their children

Objective 2: Managing the premises medicines and medical equipment

Being responsible for the material used
Ensuring the follow up of medicine consumption during the inpatient phase drawing up an order with the supervisor if needed
Handing over the pharmacy and consumable medical equipment on each team changeover
Ensuring the cleanliness of the premises and work surfaces

Objective 3.  Communication and teamwork

Introduce yourself to each patient be polite..
Respect medical confidentiality at all times
Working in collaboration with the medical and paramedical team
Being responsible for the correct execution of tasks by the team under his supervision
Organizing and managing training sessions if required
Ensuring written and oral handovers within the team and between the teams
Participating in departmental meetings and on-going training sessions
Referring to the SC HoP/ Health Officer in the case of any problems
Use language that the translator can understand
Ensure good communication with the team
Report problems encountered in the centre or within the team to the SC PM
Propose solution to solve any problem faced and report them to the SC PM

Objective 4: Recording and Reporting

Being responsible for the correct upkeep of registers and hospitalization forms
Participating in daily data collection (number of admissions and exists morbidity etc.)
Reacting as necessary according to the results
- National.
Participate in the weekly/ monthly reporting of  TFU activities
Support organization of transfer if needed (transport paper…)

• Nurse Graduated degree
• At least one year experience on nutrition
• Good organization
  Interpersonal and communication skills
• Good team interaction and positive attitude
• fluent in Local language(Pashto Language is essential)
• priority is given to local (Field Staff)

Interested candidates should submit their resumes along with the cover letter to recruitment-af@occd.org.af

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