YFS provider Intern – Amref Health Africa Vacancy Announcement

Location: Addis Ababa and Bishoftu

Duration of the role: Six Month

Purpose: The position will require engaging health service providers to provide Youth Friendly Health Services to youth in the service outlets of Kefeta and give support and treatment to clients/patients. The YFS providers will also collaboratively work within the service to holistically develop their technical and soft skills, practice/explore their skills, and positively enhance young people’s health.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Take proper history, physical examination, diagnosis, and treatment for clients
• Refer cases with justifiable diagnoses and follow up on the progress of the patient/client on the update
• Give proper counseling, VCT, psychosocial support, and rehabilitation
• Facilitate linkage within the health center and to other health service spots outside the positioned center as well as strive to work on establishing a partnership
• Proper and full documentation of cases in the log book/tally sheet/database of the clients
• Have updated information regarding YFS and SRH
• Incorporate the values and approaches of YFS practically
• Give Health Education to clients and communities
• Follow up, document, and report stock out medications
• Proper handling of expired products and medications
• Submit bi-monthly, quarter, biannual and annual reports
• Respect colleagues, have a positive work spirit
• Meeting with youth, to discuss their vision toward their health plans
• Conduct assessments and participate in outreach programs when required
• Synthesize assessments and outline major findings and recommendations on ways forward
• Actively engage in and contribute to the different consultation meetings, forums, and internal discussion
• Effectively utilize the Amref information management system, HR information system and other financial platforms (ERP)
• Undertake other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor