International Medical Corps is a global, humanitarian, nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs. Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and Nurses, International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in underserved communities worldwide. By offering training and health care to local populations and medical assistance to people at the highest risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergency situations, International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated health care systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Clinician
Location: Borno
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Summary
- Under the supervision of the medical doctor, the clinician will be responsible for provision of free of charge curative health consultations, Admission, daily/weekly medical follow-up, collection, computerization, and analysis of weekly epidemiological data and reporting and attendance to different meetings.
Job Description
- Provision of free of charge curative health consultations.
- Prepare all the necessary drugs, material and equipment for health clinics and ensure all smooth running of the health facilities.
- Follow the basic medical rules of hygiene when performing curative health consultations.
- Participate actively in triage activities before starting curative health consultations.
- Perform curative consultations.
- Reason for consultation.
- Duration of the illness or complaints
- Main symptoms
- Past medical history and treatment
- Perform a correct physical examination (Inspection, Palpation, Percussion, and auscultation) with systematic checking of signs of severity.
- Give individual health education related to the patient’s disease.
- Manage emergencies cases according to IMC protocols and regulation.
- Fill in the registration form for each patient, according to the diagnosis of the morbidity surveillance form.
- Check the immunization status for the EPI targeted children and refer the unvaccinated children to the vaccinator.
- Investigate any information regarding unusual health events or diseases outbreaks, provided through any source.
- Ensure patient confidentiality is respected and treat all the patients with respect and dignity.
- Ensure that all the 06-59months children coming to the facility have been screened (MUAC, H/W, edemas)
- Admit new cases and refer to OTP program according to the criteria of national nutrition protocol.
- Refer complicated SAM cases to identified Stabilization Center
- Perform the daily data collection regarding curative consultations.
- Participate in the weekly computerization and analysis of medical data.
- Prepare weekly activities report to submit to team leader/medical doctor.
- Participate in a pro-active way to IMC internal meetings (medical, security)
- Participate in all training organized by IMC.
Others:
- Give suggestions to improve the functioning of IMC health clinics.
- Participate in weekly physical inventory of health facility pharmacy.
- Be flexible in performing his/her duties to ensure that beneficiaries are getting good quality services.
- Perform other additional duties on request of the team leader.
- Inform immediately the security focal point in case of any security problem in the field.
Requirements
- Diploma or equivalent or Community Advocacy field.
- At least 1 year of professional experience in relevant field (CHEW).
- Strong communication and active listening skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively with partners and with beneficiaries.
- Dedication to the position and caring personality.
- Language: fluency in at least two of the following languages: Hausa, Kanuri, shuwa, Marghi, Fulani.
- Knowledge of English Languages is required.
- Knowledge: Essential computer literacy (word, excel, and Internet).
Ethical Conduct for IMC Staff:
- The International Medical Corps maintains a code of standards of conduct that shall govern the performances of its employees engaged in the award and administration of contracts.
- No employee, officer, or agent shall participate in the selection, award, or administration of a contract supported /by donor funds if a real or apparent conflict of interest would be involved.
- Such a conflict would arise when the employee, officer, or agent, any member of his or her immediate family, his or her partner, or an organization, which employs or is about to employ any of the parties indicated above, has a financial or other interest in the firm selected for an award.
- IMC officers, employees, or agents shall neither solicit nor accept gratuities, favors, or anything of monetary value from contractors, or parties to sub-agreements. These standards shall provide for disciplinary actions to be applied for violations of such standards by IMC officers, employees, or agents.
Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse:
- Actively promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards within International Medical Corps and amongst beneficiaries served by International Medical Corps.
Equal Opportunities
- International Medical Corps is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability or status as a veteran.
- Due to the urgent need of the position applications received will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
- International Medical Corps never asks job applicants for a fee, payment, or other monetary transaction. If you are asked for money in connection with this recruitment, please report to International Medical Corps at the reporting email address provided at the end of this document. International Medical Corps’ Reporting email address: www.InternationalMedicalCorps.ethicspoint.com Please do not submit your CV or application to the reporting email address, it will not be considered for review.
Application Closing Date
3rd July, 2023.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications to “the Human Resource Coordinator, International Medical Corps” via: imcnigeriavacancy@internationalmedicalcorps.org using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.
Note
- Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
- Candidates MUST state the position and location they are applying for as the Subject of their email, application letter and curriculum vitae should be in a single Microsoft Word Document, otherwise applications will not be considered.