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Job summaryTo ensure quality health care services for internally displaced people, refugees and host community in Diredawa, Ethiopia. This position will be responsible for ensuring proper day-to-day running of the mobile medical team.Job responsibilitiesEssential Duties / Responsibilities:&nbsp;<ul><li>Assist in Ensuring MTI’s standard of quality in primary health services is met.</li><li>Participates in the planning, implementation, and supervision of the Health and Nutrition projects.&nbsp;</li><li>Develops plans for process and quality improvement and reports findings to the Health Coordinator and Nutrition Coordinator.</li><li>Ensures quality control at all levels of service provision (referrals from the community, primary health care level, pharmacy, referrals for secondary care).</li><li>Ensures strict monitoring of the use and flow of medications at the response site.</li><li>Ensures compliance to program standards at all levels.</li><li>Ensures monitoring and accountability of beneficiary registrars.</li><li>Maintains quality assurance and adherence to healthcare protocols ensuring compliance with RHB standards.</li><li>Ensures data collection meets program requirements, and that all activities are suitably documented.</li><li>Assists in the compliance with government health reporting mechanisms; both in terms of reporting to WHO, RHB, and internal reporting.</li><li>Assess and implement appropriate training in coordination with the health advisor and nutrition coordinator to equip and strengthen knowledge and skills of MHNT personnel.&nbsp;</li><li>Leads development of trainings, feedback sessions and tools for M&amp;E and quality improvement.</li><li>Ensures that programming is of excellent technical quality, suitable to attract donor funding and contributes significantly to MTI’s strategic objectives.</li><li>Provides technical support to project medical personnel to ensure programming objectives are successfully achieved, adhering to international, donor and Ministry of Health Guidelines and policies.</li><li>Ensures appropriate treatment protocols are followed as set forth per National guidelines and/or MTI policies.</li><li>Collaborates and coordinates with other staff at the field office level and at the project site to ensure program goals are achieved and program approach/interventions are being continuously evaluated and adapted.</li><li>Ensures strong linkages between CHW program and Health and Nutrition program.</li><li>Support safeguarding of program participants and employees through promoting an environment of awareness and upholding the code of conduct provisions of Medical Teams Protection from Sexual Exploitation &amp; Abuse, Child &amp; Vulnerable Adult protection, and harassment-free workplace policies. Incumbents will remain alert and responsive to any child and adult safeguarding risks, acquire relevant knowledge and skills which will enable you to promote strong safeguarding practices, understand the child and adult safeguarding policy and procedures, and conduct yourself in a manner consistent with the Safeguarding.&nbsp;</li><li>Make sure the program implementation at Assosa is going in line with FMH/MTI guideline.</li></ul>Quality Management<ul><li>Aiming to achieve the highest quality programming possible within the challenging context in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia</li><li>Ensure all patients are treated based on the Guidelines of the Ministry of Health and the MTI guidelines.</li><li>Ensure rational use of drugs such that only those essential for treatment are prescribed. Do not overprescribe.</li><li>Provide compassionate and respectful care to all patients who present to the clinic.</li><li>Support other staff and colleagues to maintain good infection control practices to prevent spread of illnesses within the clinic and among the staff.</li></ul>Additional activities<ul><li>Support other areas of the office as requested or needed to ensure efficiency and quality of work for all.</li><li>Maintain a clean and safe working environment, disposing of waste appropriately.</li></ul>Department: MedicalTeam: Program Teams&nbsp;Reports to (position):&nbsp;Field Coordinator&nbsp;Workdays &amp; Hours: Monday-Saturday, 40-48 hours/week, occasional weekends and public holidaysTravel: Regular travel to field sitesIf Manager of Staff, Positions Supervised: Team leaders, Nutrition Specialist &amp; Health Specialist of our Amhara region field office&nbsp;(directly &amp; indirectly)

Health and Nutrition Program Manager

Job summaryTo ensure quality health care services for internally displaced people, refugees and host community in Diredawa, Ethiopia. This position will be responsible for ensuring proper day-to-day running of the mobile medical team.Job responsibilitiesEssential Duties / Responsibilities:&nbsp;<ul><li>Assist in Ensuring MTI’s standard of quality in primary health services is met.</li><li>Participates in the planning, implementation, and supervision of the Health and Nutrition projects.&nbsp;</li><li>Develops plans for process and quality improvement and reports findings to the Health Coordinator and Nutrition Coordinator.</li><li>Ensures quality control at all levels of service provision (referrals from the community, primary health care level, pharmacy, referrals for secondary care).</li><li>Ensures strict monitoring of the use and flow of medications at the response site.</li><li>Ensures compliance to program standards at all levels.</li><li>Ensures monitoring and accountability of beneficiary registrars.</li><li>Maintains quality assurance and adherence to healthcare protocols ensuring compliance with RHB standards.</li><li>Ensures data collection meets program requirements, and that all activities are suitably documented.</li><li>Assists in the compliance with government health reporting mechanisms; both in terms of reporting to WHO, RHB, and internal reporting.</li><li>Assess and implement appropriate training in coordination with the health advisor and nutrition coordinator to equip and strengthen knowledge and skills of MHNT personnel.&nbsp;</li><li>Leads development of trainings, feedback sessions and tools for M&amp;E and quality improvement.</li><li>Ensures that programming is of excellent technical quality, suitable to attract donor funding and contributes significantly to MTI’s strategic objectives.</li><li>Provides technical support to project medical personnel to ensure programming objectives are successfully achieved, adhering to international, donor and Ministry of Health Guidelines and policies.</li><li>Ensures appropriate treatment protocols are followed as set forth per National guidelines and/or MTI policies.</li><li>Collaborates and coordinates with other staff at the field office level and at the project site to ensure program goals are achieved and program approach/interventions are being continuously evaluated and adapted.</li><li>Ensures strong linkages between CHW program and Health and Nutrition program.</li><li>Support safeguarding of program participants and employees through promoting an environment of awareness and upholding the code of conduct provisions of Medical Teams Protection from Sexual Exploitation &amp; Abuse, Child &amp; Vulnerable Adult protection, and harassment-free workplace policies. Incumbents will remain alert and responsive to any child and adult safeguarding risks, acquire relevant knowledge and skills which will enable you to promote strong safeguarding practices, understand the child and adult safeguarding policy and procedures, and conduct yourself in a manner consistent with the Safeguarding.&nbsp;</li><li>Make sure the program implementation at Assosa is going in line with FMH/MTI guideline.</li></ul>Quality Management<ul><li>Aiming to achieve the highest quality programming possible within the challenging context in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia</li><li>Ensure all patients are treated based on the Guidelines of the Ministry of Health and the MTI guidelines.</li><li>Ensure rational use of drugs such that only those essential for treatment are prescribed. Do not overprescribe.</li><li>Provide compassionate and respectful care to all patients who present to the clinic.</li><li>Support other staff and colleagues to maintain good infection control practices to prevent spread of illnesses within the clinic and among the staff.</li></ul>Additional activities<ul><li>Support other areas of the office as requested or needed to ensure efficiency and quality of work for all.</li><li>Maintain a clean and safe working environment, disposing of waste appropriately.</li></ul>Department: MedicalTeam: Program Teams&nbsp;Reports to (position):&nbsp;Field Coordinator&nbsp;Workdays &amp; Hours: Monday-Saturday, 40-48 hours/week, occasional weekends and public holidaysTravel: Regular travel to field sitesIf Manager of Staff, Positions Supervised: Team leaders, Nutrition Specialist &amp; Health Specialist of our Amhara region field office&nbsp;(directly &amp; indirectly)

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