JOB DESCRIPTION

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world”s worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world”s largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you”re a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.

Job Overview/Summary:

This position is specifically assigned for Emergency Health response services in Rakhine State

Implement primary health care activities in IDP camps and conflicted/Disaster affected villages.

• Manage the mobile clinic team.
• Build Capacity of Mobile clinic team members
• Participate in project monitoring and evaluation.

Major Responsibilities:

Implementation of primary health care clinic in targeted IDP camps and villages

• Organize and responsible for primary health care action in fixed clinics in camps or mobile clinics to camp and villages. Strictly follow minimum 5 clinic opening hours and 8 working hours per day.
• Assist clinic manager in preparing monthly work plan of PHC mobile team to cover targeted IDP camps and villages regularly.
• Organize clinical care of general population, women and under 5 children.
• Organize emergency referral of life-threatening emergency cases to nearest screening center and General Hospital as necessary.
• Organize the patient education during consultation.
• Represent as team leader of mobile clinic team to local authorities and camp / village community.
• Reporting daily, weekly and monthly diseases surveillance report (daily EWARS report to SHD) and clinic reports as needed.

Manage the mobile clinic team

• Administer the mobile clinic nurses for daily clinic stocks management
• Administer the mobile clinic nurses for clinic waste management and clinic sanitation.
• Administer the mobile clinic nurses for clinic drugs commodities and equipment stock management
• Administer the mobile clinic nurses for daily patient triage and emergency patient referral.
• Administer the mobile clinic nurses for clinic and emergency referral cost disbursement and liquidation process.

Capacity building of the Mobile Clinic Team Members and community health workers

• Supervise mobile clinic nurses, clinic registers, and translator in their day-to-day activities and provide feedback to ensure quality work.
• Organize on the job training to Clinic Nurses, on first aid care, systematic drugs use and other PHC clinic related topic as needed.
• Organize the PME and other MnE actions for Mobile clinic nurses.
• Organize monthly mobile clinic team meetings and participate in project team meeting.
• Attending the quarterly refresher trainings and continuous medical education sessions after clinic hours.

Monitoring and evaluation

• Organize and supervise on mobile clinic nurses for daily surveillance data reporting and clinic consultation data entry and reporting.
• Organize and supervise on mobile clinic nurses on clinic drugs and clinic equipment stock management.
• Reporting monthly mobile clinic reports to Clinic Manager.
• Assist clinic manager on regular updating and follow up of mobile clinic work plan.

Financial management

• Responsible for financial management such as preparation and liquidation of purchase request, advance payment request and reimbursements for the activity related to clinic activities.
• Responsible to request and pay the wage of daily paid staff.
• Assist clinic staff in preparation of financial documents as required.

General activities

• Manage day-to-day logistics, administration and personnel activities (including any local contracted personnel / daily labor) in accordance with national laws.
• Coordinate with operation and finance team for implementing daily mobile clinic activities in time. Remain flexible to perform other duties as required or requested.

Key Working Relationships:

• Position Reports to: Program Manager
• Position directly supervises: Nurses, Health Promoter, Health Counselors(MHPSS)

What should you have?

Education

• Registered medical doctor (M.B., B.S degree).
• Must have valid SAMA.

Experience

• Minimum 1 year experience on primary health care settings.
• Have experience of leading Mobile clinic is favorable.
• Experience on using Microsoft Office package.

Competency

• Favorable to person with experience on medical response to emergency condition, surveillance and control of communicable diseases in post conflict area.
• Sensitivity to the needs and priorities of conflict-affected populations.
• Good communication skills and adaptable to different ethnic and religious communities.
• Good leadership skill and team management skill.
• Adaptable, flexible and mature in judgment.
• Good assessment, analytical, planning and reporting skills.

Language Skills:

• Good English language skill (oral and written).
• Good Rakhine or local language skill is favorable.
• Women are encouraged to apply.

The application will be considered in rolling basis throughout the vacancy opening period and IRC take the right to finalize the application process before the closing date of announcement.

Standard of Professional Conduct: The IRC and the IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – our Code of Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Accountability, and Equality.

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