Clinical Officer-Pediatrics Services, Marie Stopes International Ethiopia Vacancy Announcement

Under the clinical supervision of paediatrician/specialist, clinical officer responsible to manage outpatient and inpatient clients by obligatory prescribes procedures and medicine to ensure the health of babies; provides advice to parents on healthy development and care of new-born; performs diagnosis on children and performs her/his duties in accordance with accepted standard medical practices and professional code of conduct.

DUTIES/TASKS

• Examines in and outpatients/clients in line with standard medical procedures using various types of diagnostic mechanisms.

• Administers and prescribes drugs based on the analysis of examination, test reports, and findings and provides counselling services.

• Supervises NICU and Emergency and inpatient care under the leadership of a Specialist.
• Teaches family members about diseases and hands-on procedures.
• Identifies and manages signs of physical, sexual, and mental abuse of children.
• Identifies and meets the emotional needs of families and significant others coping with infant/child illness.
• Coordinates patient care and performs and/or assists inpatient care procedures.
• Implements specialist access and egress procedures.
•  Provides MCH and immunization services.
• Disseminates health education/information.
• Puts the interests of clients/patients above all other considerations and ensures the confidentiality of all cases.
• Ensures the maintenance of a high-level standard.
•  Performs newborn resuscitation, essential newborn care, care of newborn or child with problems, and other procedures.
• Prepares and submits reports, as deemed necessary.

• Participates in training programs providing clinical updates for health staff.

• Initiates or collaborates in research undertakings.

• Provides all necessary support to ensure quality improvement in newborn and childcare.

• Performs related tasks as required.

Other Responsibilities

• Support in center service promotion and demand creation by doing field visit to nearby referral points, participate in community conversation sessions.

•  Distributing referral cards to visiting clients and motivating current client to refer other needy clients.

• Actively participate in center business development related task assigned by supervisor.

1.     PERSON SPECIFICATIONS

I.      Qualifications Requirement

a.   Education

MD-General Practitioner/BSs degree as Health Officer or BSc in paediatrics nursing

b.  Experiences

Minimum 2-4 years of experiences in provision of clinical Services, an experience on paediatrics service Provision is highly preferred.

II.   Skills, Attitudes and Attributes

• Awareness of MOH and donor’s guidelines

• Conscious of government, MSI and MSIE regulations

• Awareness of concepts and strategies of quality care

• Attendance of MSIE Pre-service training

• Client cantered care approaches.

• Pro-Choice