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Job Description

Overall purpose

To be a member of a Health & Nutrition team providing integrated health & nutrition services to targeted communities. The IMNCI Nurse will deliver appropriate treatment for children under 5 years following National IMNCI guideline.  The IMNCI Nurse will provide triage for severe illness and assist the Basic Health Centere (BHC) staff and to carry out screening for COVID-19. IMNCI Nurse will provide Outpatient consultation and treatment of most common causes of morbidity and mortality includes communicable diseases such as diarrheal and acute respiratory infections to the affected children. IMNCI Nurse will provide treatment for children under 5 according to IMNCI guidelines and other illnesses in line with National Standard Treatment Guidelines for the Primary Level of care in Afghanistan, 2013. The IMNCI Nurse will refer patients requiring further investigations. The IMNCI Nurse will provide required support or clinical supervision on Community-based Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (C-IMCI) provided by NEWs/CHWs. The IMNCI Nurse will conduct IMNCI consultations and provide treatment and counselling services on IMNCI to under 5 children. Under the supervision of the medical doctor and the support of the supervisor, the IMNCI Nurse will carry out exit interviews to review the quality-of-service delivery, correct diagnosis and treatment for morbidity and mortality according to international guidelines. The IMNCI Nurse will check vaccinations of U5 children and refer to appropriate health facilities for EPI services as required to increase the vaccination coverage

Technical

• Provide triage for severe illness and assist the Basic Health Center staff.
• Provide Outpatient consultation and treatment of most common causes of morbidity and mortality including Communicable diseases such as diarrheal and acute respiratory infections to U5 childrenConduct history taking and perform physical examination of U5 sick children.
• Provide proper diagnostic and treatment services based on the IMNCI guidelines.
• Provide treatment for children under 5 according to IMNCI guidelines and other illnesses in line with National Standard Treatment Guidelines for Primary Level care in Afghanistan, 2013.
• Refer under 5 children requiring further investigations and management to a nearby health facility.
• Examine admitted children for any signs of co-existing illnesses and provide appropriate medical treatment or referral according to IMNCI guidelines.
• Give appropriate health and hygiene education to the beneficiaries and care takers in individual and group sessions.
• Check vaccinations status of U5 children and refer them for EPI services in nearby health facilities.
• Provide required support or clinical supervision on Community-based Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (C-IMCI) provided by NEWs/CHWs
• Carry out screening for COVID-19

  Quality Management

• Ensure adherence to the provided internal and external protocols and guidelines.
• Ensure accurate record keeping of all nutrition activities, filling in forms, cards, registration books and tally sheets as required.
• Compile reports as required and requested by Health and Nutrition supervisor.
• Conduct on the Job training to Health assistant and Community Health Nutrition Workers (CHNWs) based on need.

Logistics

• Ensure safe storage of all supplies, medicines and medical material and equipment.
• Ensure accurate record keeping of stock movements.
• Assist the Health and Nutrition Supervisor in preparing stock requests

Main Activties 

• To work as part of a Basic Health team covering multiple sites
• Support all U5 children visiting for MHNT services.
• Assess different signs and symptoms for patient’s diagnosis.
• Prescribe the appropriate medication for the patient.
• Determine if this is an initial or follow up visit for this problem.
• Counsel the caretaker and provide them a necessary message especially on usage of medicine.
• Facilitate the referral for complicated patients with official document for advance treatment to higher health centers. 
• Record all necessary information in the existing reporting tools (registration book, vaccination cards of

     service beneficiary etc.)

• Provide health and nutrition educations to the caregivers on breastfeeding (EBF), complementary feeding,
• and hygiene, care of pregnant and lactating women, prevention of illness.
• Update all reporting tools on daily basis.
• Keep and maintain a good filing system for all documents.

• Prepared the reports (Daily, Weekly, and monthly) according to the standard reporting tools.
• Ensure safe storage and handling of the stock.
• Assist line supervisor on performing other duties assigned by the organization.
• Ensure accurate record keeping of all activities according to data collection templates.
• Ensure safe storage and handling of the stock of medicines and equipment.
• Perform any other duties not listed in the JD but requested by Line manager and Health supervisor

Skills Required

• Communication Skills

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