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Job Description

Job Purpose:

The Backup Midwife works in the HSC to predominantly deliver RMNCH care services to women. She assumes responsibility and accountability for their practice, applying up to date knowledge and skills in caring for each woman and family. She will work as a member of a mobile health team that includes vaccinators and psychosocial counselor in outreach activities. And support where over utilize facilities as per RMNCH assistant or senior officer Health officer recommendation.

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

1. Give the necessary supervision, care, and advice to women during pregnancy, labor, and the post-partum period.
2. Manage complication in pregnancy and childbirth, in accordance with the principles of basic emergency obstetric care.
3. Provide primary care to women of reproductive age, in accordance with the BPHS.
4. 1. MUAC screening of all pregnant and lactating women and referral of those with MUAC less than 23 cm to the nutrition team for treatment
5. 2. IYCF counselling and education sessions for all pregnant and lactating women
6. 3. Provide iron folic acid supplementation to all pregnant women Counsel and educate women, the family and community, in relevant areas of health including preparation for parenthood and childbirth.
7. Obtain specialized assistance as necessary (consultation or referral).
8. Share knowledge, skill and expertise with medical, midwifery and nursing students and resident staff, in management of pregnancy and childbirth, acting as a clinical preceptor.
9. Perform limited, select administrative duties such as patient charting, recording, and reporting of data, clinic and/or facility management, or coordination of specific educational or outreach programs.
10. Participate in research, professional organizations, and related committees and in continuing education opportunities.
11. Follow established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives; continuous quality improvement initiative; safety, environmental, and infection prevention standards.
12. Participate in the provision of 24-hour, six-day maternity service, which may require evening, night.
13. Identify and report immediately any problem which interferes in the delivery of services or in achieving the program objectives to the team leader, and team leader to his/her immediate supervisor.
14. Participate in weekly meetings of health facility to share information and discuss the program progress.

Organizational Responsibilities:

Policy Adherence

• Adhere to the Code of Conduct, maintain humanitarian principles and respect international humanitarian law.

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.

Compliance & Ethics:

• Promotes and encourages a culture of compliance and ethics throughout the International Medical Corps. As applicable to the position, maintains a clear understanding of International Medical Corps and donor compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards.  Conducts work with the highest level of integrity.

Safeguarding

It is all staff’s shared responsibility and obligation to safeguard and protect populations with whom we work, including adults who may be particularly vulnerable and children. This includes safeguarding from the following conduct by our staff or partners: sexual exploitation and abuse; exploitation, neglect, or abuse of children and adults at risk; and any form of trafficking in persons. 

Skills Required

• Communication Skills
• Ability to work effectively in team
• Good command of written and spoken English, Pashto and Dari

Submission Guideline:

Dear Applicant,

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 the International Medical Corps at the website provided at the end of this document. 

Please note that:

• IMC commits to a fair and transparent recruitment procedure.
• IMC will conduct its recruitment on the base of need only.
• Only HR department will contact you during the recruitment process.
• IMC may keep data of your application for its pool of candidates and might propose you other positions than the one you applied for based on your qualifications.
• Only short-listed candidates whose application responds to the criteria will be contacted & local applicants from the same province are encouraged to apply and will be given priority.

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Make sure that you have Entered All Education, Work Experiences Details Completely, Accurate & at the end of the application you press Submit.

Preference will be given to local residence applicants.

Website for reporting misconduct: www.InternationalMedicalCorps.ethicspoint.com. Please do not submit your CV or application to this website, it will not be considered for review.

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

Misconduct Disclosure Scheme

All offers of employment at International Medical Corps are subject to satisfactory references and background checks. International Medical Corps participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme from the Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response (SCHR). In accordance with this, we will request information from an applicant’s previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Submission Email:

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