Medecins Sans Frontieres/ Doctors Without Borders (MSF)
Health Assistant
Application Deadline: 1 Jul 2024
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Summary
Vacancy: --
Age: 18 to 59 years
Location: Cox's Bazar
Minimum Salary: Tk. 39000 (Monthly)
Published: 26 Jun 2024

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Requirements
Education
Para Medical or Nursing/Health Assistant course is required, and relevant training is desirable
Additional Requirements
Age 18 to 59 years
Desirable: 06 Months experience in similar position.
Local language.Bangla/ Rohingya/ Chittagonian) essential. Mission language (English) desirable.
Responsibilities & Context
Main Purpose

Assisting in the nursing activities with hospitalized patients, according to nurses and doctors prescription, universal hygiene standards and MSF protocols, standards and procedures in order to ensure the delivery of quality medical care for patients.

Accountabilities

As directed assisting the nurse in organizing and providing care and treatments to patients, respecting at all times, the rules of hygiene, safety, comfort, dignity, medical secret and patient confidentiality. As requested responding to nurse’s requirements in case of an emergency.
Participating in the surveillance and monitoring of the patient and reporting to the nurse any relevant information. Compensating patients’ possible lack of autonomy by assisting and helping them in feeding, personal hygiene, movements and general comfort
Reporting any problem arising in the care unit, especially the loss, robbery or damage of equipment or medicines.
Ensuring cleanliness of his/her working environment (including facilities, material, linen, equipment, and carrying out the sorting and disposal of waste)
Working together with the nurses, cleaners and care-takers.
Participating actively in the hospital platform (meetings, committee,.), trainings and in the basic health education sessions
Participating in any other related activities as requested by the line managerPerforming minor maintenance and cleaning of the biomedical equipment following user manual and protocols. Alerting the supervisor in case of malfunctioning of any device.
MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities

General Responsibilities :

As directed by the nurse in the health facility (OPD and IPD settings) , respecting at all times, the rules of hygiene, safety, comfort, dignity, medical secret and patient confidentiality. Giving response to nurse’s requirements in case of an emergency
Reporting to the nurse any health relevant information in the OPD area and IPD (wards),Compensating patients’ possible lack of autonomy by assisting and helping them in feeding, personal hygiene, movements and general comfort
Reporting any problem arising in the care unit, especially the loss, robbery or damage of equipment or medicines.
Ensuring cleanliness of his/her working environment (including facilities, material, linen, equipment, and carrying out the sorting and disposal of waste)
Working together with the nurses, cleaners and care-takers
Participate trainings and in the basic health education sessions
Performing minor maintenance and cleaning of the biomedical equipment following instruction . Alerting the supervisor in case of malfunctioning of any device.
Reception and follow up of patients:

Receiving and installing the patients on their arrival in the service
Informing patients of how the service functions and the modalities to be followed
Helping the nurse to take and interpret parameters (temperature, heart and respiratory rates, blood pressure, state of consciousness, weight, etc)
Carrying out all care delegated by the nurse: damping down, changing urine collectors, parachecks, etc.
Taking daily measures to ensure the hygiene and comfort of bed-ridden patients: washing, installation for eating meals, changing position, etc
Seeing to patients’ security
Helping to position patients correctly during medical acts
Watching over food intake and helping during meals if necessary
Watching over adequate liquid intake
Informing the nurse in case of changes in health status
Reassuring and informing patients and the persons accompanying them throughout their facility visit.
Setting up health education sessions according to needs.
Hygiene in the service:

Ensuring adequate hygiene conditions in the patients’ environment: clean beds, clean floors, clean furniture, etc
Carrying out the sorting and correct disposal of waste
Ensuring the availability of water, soap and disinfectants for hand washing and general hygiene in the service
Preparing disinfectant solutions following doses, dilution and usage conditions
Cleaning and decontaminating used instruments according to the protocol in use
Ensuring they are sent to the sterilization service/recuperating and storing instruments already sterilized
Liaison between the different services:

Ensuring the transfer and transport of patients between the different services and departments
Transporting samples destined for the laboratory and collecting the results on a daily basis
Helping to keep the pharmacy in order
Specific tasks:

Upon completion of certificate training by MoH/ recognized by MoH, he/she can be attached/delegate to support :

Surveillance: collection and compilation of regular clinic data as per delegation
Nutrition: nutritional assessments including measurement of BMI and MUAC, monitoring of malnourished children under supervision by ward/in charge in ATFC/ITFC which includes daily weight measurements/ preparation of feeds and monitoring of feeding schedules etc.
EPI program, including routine and vaccinations campaigns which may involve registration of patients, pushing of vaccines through intra-muscular route, proper disposal of vaccine waste as per guideline and support in report documentations.

Compensation & Other Benefits
Two (2) annual leave days per month worked.

Medical insurance for employee and direct dependents.

2 Festival Bonuses after completion of one year of uninterrupted continuous service.

Workplace
Work at office

Employment Status
Full Time

Job Location
Cox's Bazar

Read Before Apply
Please send your CV, motivation letter, working certificates, National ID Card, and other relevant documents with your application and write the code HAGYL/01072024, and your name on the subject line for applications by 01/07/2024.

Apply Procedure
Hard Copy
Email to: [email protected] with subject stating the code HAGYL/01072024, and your name.