Duties and Responsibilities:
• Providing first aid health emergency services.
• Screening of under 5 years of age children on a regular basis to identify cases of malnutrition and lactating and pregnant women.
• Providing regular daily base integrated management of child illness (IMCI) services at health facility.
• Treat under five children suffering from severe and moderate acute malnutrition.
• performing regular growth monitoring for under 2 children. Completing treatment cards and ration cards for children with severe and moderate acute malnutrition.
• Registering cases of malnutrition and promoting their treatment and make a comprehensive registration system for nutrition unit (OPD SAM and MAM).
• Distributing nutritional IEC materials according to the national nutrition guidelines.
• Regular reporting according to the national nutrition guidelines.
• providing first aid health care assistance in urgent cases and other cases that are necessary.
• Accurately measure and record MUAC, weights, heights, oedema and lengths of the beneficiaries according to the nutrition criteria and proper nutrition counseling to client as per Nutrition cluster/ MoPH nutrition guideline or policy.
• Able to Calculate RUTF/RUSF, super cereal and other medical supplies (Vitamin A, Mebendazole, Ferfolic, etc.) to malnourished children and give on weekly basis and biweekly distribution of nutrition supplies to SAM and MAM cases.
• Performing additional tasks (related to the health center services) is requested by the relevant manager.
• Checking the cleanliness of materials and equipment after each use and correctly carrying out the sterilization process of materials.
• Follow up of malnourished children if they do not center through CHW.
• Filling the IMAM report template on monthly basis and report to World Vision
• Filing information on MNS awareness raising or psychosocial support sessions
• Submit relevant forms at the end of each day and restock field supplies as necessary.
• Fully implement the IMAM guideline based on the nature of work.
• Check the stock make consumption report and request for new supplies.
• maintain all equipment in good working order and report any problems or needs.