IRC Health officer Jobs 2023

IRC Health officer Jobs 2023 – Nigeria NGO Jobs.

IRC Nigeria looking for “Health officer”.

Applicants with a Diploma in Nursing may apply on or before 30 April 2023.

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is a global humanitarian aid, relief, and development nongovernmental organization. Founded in 1933 as the International Relief Association, at the request of Albert Einstein, and changing its name in 1942 after amalgamating with the similar Emergency Rescue Committee, the IRC provides emergency aid and long-term assistance to refugees and those displaced by war, persecution, or natural disaster.

The IRC has published a job vacancy announcement on 19 April 2023 for qualified Nigeria’s to fill in the vacant post of Health officer to be based in Zamfara, Nigeria.

Recruiter	International Rescue Committee (IRC)
Position	Health officer
Location	Zamfara, Nigeria
Country	Nigeria
Total Vacant Post	N/A
Qualification	Diploma in Nursing
Experience Required	Two to three years
Application Deadline	30 April 2023

IRC Job Vacancy 2023

Job Overview/Summary: The Health Outreach Officer is responsible for patient care at the mobile clinics and supported Health facilities, overseeing the mobile clinic activities in Anka and LGA, Zamfara State. She/he is also responsible for ensuring adherence to the implementation of program activities according to proposal and nationally accepted standards. The Health Outreach Officer reports to the snr Health officer and/or Health Manager.

Major Responsibilities:

Provides accurate diagnosis, treatment, and management of patients in a primary health care setting. Using standard national or internationally endorsed protocols, ensure quality of clinical and non-clinical service provision in health sites by assessing and monitoring performance against standards and guiding and motivating staff to meet and maintain standards.
Promote behaviour, change by providing health and nutrition messages in the communities, in collaboration with community volunteers.
Ensure adequate infection prevention and control standards are maintained at all times in the facility.
Ensure health basic protocols and other IEC materials are well displayed in the facilities and outreach sites.
Establish effective referral mechanism between the mobile clinic and the hospital/IPD.

Qualification & Experience:

Diploma in Nursing/ clinical health officer
Must possess the practicing license or qualifying certificate.
BSc in Nursing, certificate in reproductive health or nutrition is an added advantage.
Two to three years’ experience in clinical medicine or public health.
Proven experience in community-based programming with the ability to motivate and lead community volunteers.
Ability to work with displaced communities with diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
Experience in working in a team and able to lead a team.
Full professional competency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.

Other Details

Contract Type: Full Time
Selection Process: Interview
Salary: negotiable
Application Process: Online

How to Apply IRC Health officer Jobs 2023

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The Closing Date: 30 April 2023

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

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