Years of Experience: At least 2 years’ experience in the field of management of Severe Acute Malnutrition (TFU, OTP of SAM, care practices),
Employment Type: Full Time
Salary: As Per Organization Salary Scale
Contract Duration: 3 Months contract
Vacancy Number: WYFAO-2022-026
Gender: Female
No. Of
Jobs:
1
Education: Medical nurse or Pharmacist
Contract Extension: Possible
About WYFAO:
WYFAO (Women & Youth Future Assist Organization) is a non-profiting, non-governmental and non-political organization that is mainly involved in humanitarian and developmental activities and serves people in deprivation. WYFAO was founded back in 2016 by a group of young Afghan professionals with a high spirit of helping and shaping lives in Afghanistan. WYFAO was established to play a prominent role in addressing the actual needs of needy people and enable all Afghans to converse for their rights and have an enabling environment for their development and prosperity.
Nutrition Nurse Responsibilities:
Admissions of eligible children U5 with severe acute malnutrition in OTP
Identify beneficiaries at risk;
Manage the medical examination at admission stage:
validate admission of beneficiaries in OTP
Refer severe acutely malnourished beneficiaries with medical complications to Therapeutic Feeding Units (TFU);
Ensure the medical examination including childhood illness of beneficiaries at each visit in center;
Check vaccinations and refer to appropriate health facilities when required;
Administer the appropriate medication;
Ensure nutritional follow up of the beneficiaries
Identify those beneficiaries who do not respond to the treatment and manage their follow up;
Record information on the beneficiary card. Treatment provided should be recorded, as well as relevant comments;
Ensure medical examination at discharge: validate the discharge upon the status of the beneficiaries;
Check that the criteria of discharge are met and that the immunization is satisfactory (after prior referral);
Check if all the procedures completed before discharge (anthropometric measurements, medical and nutritional treatment, systematic treatment, and health and nutrition educations).
Record all the necessary information on the registration book and card for each beneficiary.
Provide health and nutrition educations to the caregivers and beneficiaries on (breastfeeding, complementary feeding, and hygiene, care of pregnant and lactating women, prevention of illness).
Reporting and statistic of the center
Keep a tally of all the beneficiaries admitted and discharged from the nutrition centre (admission, cured, defaulters, death, transfer and referral) by age group and admission criterion used.
Job Requirement:
Medical nurse or Pharmacist.
At least 2 years’ experience in the field of management of Severe Acute Malnutrition (TFU, OTP of SAM, care practices),
Organization skills are necessary.
Ability to read and understand English, Pashto and Dari
Submission Guideline:
Interested candidates should submit their application letters with their resumes.
Please mention the announced position vacancy number you have applied.
In the email subject please write like (apply for WYFAO-2022-026 Position), Via Email: vacancy@wyfao.org
Note: only short-listed candidates will be informed
