Midwife supporting PHCs (Akkar / Baalbeck / West Bekaa / Nabatieh / Marjeyoun / Hasbaya / Tyre / Tripoli)
To apply, qualified applicants should send a resume or CV to: [email protected]. To ensure the timely review of your resume, please insert "Midwife supporting PHCs" with mentioning which are you are applying for in the subject line of the email. No phone calls please. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Please don’t wait for the last date to apply, as IOCC might start interviews before the deadline. Preferable that candidate resides in the area of interest and has a car. IOCC is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a professional and diverse workforce.
1- Summary
The Midwife is expected to support women and their families in reproductive health related matters at the PHC level, educate, raise awareness and undertake personal consultations when needed.
2- Responsibilities and Essential Functions
- Act as the entry point to the reproductive health (RH) services at the PHC center.
- Provide regular follow up with pregnant women at the PHC to ensure they attended minimum four antenatal care visits, one post-natal visit to avoid complications.
- Prepare pregnant women for birth through training exercises and educate women on personal hygiene.
- Provide family planning counseling, in addition to counseling on maternal and child health at the PHC level, as well as at community level.
- Conduct health education and awareness sessions with regards to RH services in the PHC and community outreach targeting both men and women.
- Prevent contamination through cleaning material and sterilization of the medical equipment at the PHC.
- Organize and keep complete basic health information and health files for all beneficiaries on RH services.
- Conduct screening for STIs and Pap smear tests as needed.
- Educate mothers about the importance of breastfeeding, immunization, and how to take care of their children.
- Follow-up with home visits as needed.
- Compile monthly statistical report on the number of pregnant women followed up, women & men provided with FP counseling as well as beneficiaries targeted through health education at the PHC and community level.
- Report data on the people reached through outreach RH awareness, number of people referred to the PHC as well as RH indicators at the PHC level (ANC, PNC, FP counseling etc.)
- Ensure credible patient education on Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) to pregnant women, lactating women, and all beneficiaries benefitting from RH services.
- Provide necessary RH services to beneficiaries during the period of the spread of the Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19).
- Ensure proper follow up on beneficiaries benefiting from RH services during the period of the spread of the Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19).
- Abide at all times by the ethics pertaining to the midwifery profession
- Perform other duties as required or assigned.
3-Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA):
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment
- Ability to work under pressure
- Problem solver and results oriented
- Dynamic personality with strong social, interpersonal and intercultural skills
- Good report writing skills.
- Patient and dedicated to work
NOTE:
Daleel Madani, the civil society network, serves as a platform for organisations to post their professional opportunities, but is not involved in the recruitment process. The hiring organisation is solely responsible for the job and candidate selection.
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