Health Assistant (Re Announced)

About the role

Medair, an international humanitarian organization active in Afghanistan since 1996, is re-announcing a Health Assistant position. The Health Assistant joins a health and nutrition team in a static health and nutrition facility and provides integrated health and nutrition services to targeted communities. The role covers screening children under 5 and pregnant and lactating women, triage, patient flow and record keeping.

Key responsibilities

• Screen children under 5 and pregnant and lactating women for acute malnutrition using MUAC tape, following national IMAM, IMIYCN, MNCI and IYCF guidelines
• Triage children under 5 and pregnant and lactating women, and ensure COVID-19 mitigation measures are followed in waiting areas
• Organize the waiting area and patient flow, and support nursing staff in giving health, hygiene and IYCF messages
• Keep accurate records of all activities using the provided data collection templates, and compile daily, weekly and monthly reports
• Ensure safe storage and handling of nutrition supplies and medicines, and assist in distributing them to beneficiaries
• Supervise the use of standardized HMIS tools and registers, validate and clean data, and analyze trends in service utilization, morbidity and stock consumption
• Collect weekly and monthly reports from CHNVs and support nutrition nurses in on-the-job training of CHNVs
• Set up the nutrition site according to the site plan, including clinical stations, handwashing facilities and waste management

Required profile

• Minimum 2-year diploma in Nursing or Midwifery; Bachelor's or Master's degree preferred
• Minimum 2 years of post-graduate experience in Nursing or Midwifery
• Nutrition training or experience, and IMAM and IYCF training, are desirable
• Fluent written and spoken Pashto; basic understanding of English is desirable
• Ability to work in teams, organize people and prioritize tasks, and to work in rural settings and travel

Interested applicants apply through the online application form linked in the announcement, stating the position title and vacancy number.