JOB SUMMARY 

She/he will mainly be responsible for the day-to-day implementation of outreach EPI, health education, and screening, OTP, as per the guideline of mobile health and Nutrition teams. In addition, the position holder is also expected to provide supervision, technical assistance and capacity building to health extension workers and Health workers in health facilities. She/he will be responsible for the daily implementation of mobile health and Nutrition services package as per the standard, supporting health facilities assigned as integrated mobile health & Nutrition modality and daily dispensary and drug supply management. He will also be responsible for day-to-day documentation, people provided for health education, vaccinated children, screened children and mothers, children admitted to OTP, and all provided services accordingly and compile weekly and monthly reports and share with Field office health response coordinator and Woreda health offices.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function with or without reasonable accommodation.

MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSABILITIES

• Improving basic preventive health care at community level with emphasis health, immunization, health and nutrition services

• Strengthening of linkages and coordination mechanisms between community and the Woreda health bureaus

• Strengthening of early referrals mechanism.

• Plan and implement project outlined in the protocol for OTP and SC to achieve objectives of the project. 

• The health and nutrition nurse will help facilitate admission of the patient at the OTP, and SC.

• Train and support the HEWs on prevention and response of major diseases under surveillance and in severe acute malnutrition case management and follow-up (e.g., referral to SC) according to national guidelines.

• Train and support community-based volunteer health workers for the implementation of the community component of the project.

• Always ensure adequately equipped and supplied with the necessary drugs for provision of treatment under curative services, nutritional and clinical requirements at the catchment health facilities - Plumpy'nut, Vitamin A, routine drugs, nutritional equipment’s, nutritional/medical stationeries, etc.

• Conduct planning and promotion of awareness creation on nutrition and preventative health care issues in the community.

Perform other duties as assigned. The duties and responsibilities listed in this document are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and not necessarily all inclusive.