Job Detail

This is a full-time, grant-funded BHA position. The nutrition nurse will be responsible for the screening, prevention and treatment of sever and moderate acute malnutrition also she will be responsible for the work with community in the area of operation and community related activities, meetings, health education, beneficiaries’ identification of the nutrition supply as well as solving field challenges related to the project implementation between the communities. 

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITES

• Explain the goals of the project to community members and visitors
• Screening of all children under 5 years of age and pregnant and lactating mothers to identifying their nutrition status.
• Performing non-stamping services for dressing and serum application
• Conducting educational and health sessions about physical conditions that can be similar to depressive disorders (malnutrition, anaemia, etc.)
• Participate in trainings and transfer information to community health workers and clients

Follow the guidelines approved by the Ministry of Public Health

• Assist doctors on daily performance at health facility registration, pharmacy and report.
• Follow up of severe malnutrition of children by community health workers
• Prepare the monthly report in standard format and send it to the relevant supervisor in standard format
• Preparing a report from the meetings that are held in the field of mental and psychosocial problems
• Use the standard guidelines of the Ministry of Public Health carefully.
• Always evaluate all available equipment and make sure the equipment is normal and report any problems.
• Conducted food demonstration, health education and IYCF sessions for beneficiaries in community

Other

• Adhere to WV Child and Adult Safeguarding policy and standards.
• Adhere to WV accountability standards.
• To be aware and prepared to implement WV Afghanistan Humanitarian and Emergency Affairs plan under the context of (Heart & Badghis, Ghor and Faryab) interventions.