Migration Health Nurse Consultant

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Migration Health Nurse Consultant

Job ID: 21054
Location: Abuja
Initial Contract Duration: 6 months
Contract type: Consultancy (Up to 11 months)
Grade: UG

Responsibilities
Tasks to be performed under this contract:

• Follow and implement the Health Assessment Programme’s checklists and SOPs and maintain standard universal precautions within MHAC.
• Prepare administrative reports and program updates as necessary.
• Perform other duties as may be assigned
• Ensure proper identification and follow-up by:
  • Ensuring ID verification for each step of the health assessment process; and,
  • Comprehensive history taking;
  • Keeping a register of applicants who undergo health investigations and testing.
  • Accurate and thorough Biodata collection;
• Medical examinations:
  • Treatment and referrals;
  • Imaging;
  • iBlood, urine or sputum collection as required;
  • Other technical areas as may be required.
  • TB management;
  • Such as checking vital signs, weight, height, visual acuity;
  • Laboratory testing;
  • Documentation, certification and information transmission; and,
  • Pre-departure procedures and medical movements;
  • Vaccinations;
• Perform daily nursing activities in the Migration Health Assessment Clinic (MHAC) to fulfil the technical requirements of the resettlement countries in the areas of:
• Maintain collaborative relationships with various partners to facilitate follow-up and relevant information sharing. Partners include internal IOM departments, other health providers, panel physicians, embassies other UN agencies or NGOs and others as applicable.
• Provide information and detailed explanations to the migrants and/or refugees in relation to:
  • Treatments and referrals.
  • The migration health assessment process; and,
• Provide pre and/or post counselling to migrants or refugees on TB or HIV education, prevention and management as appropriate.
• Collect statistical information and share with the Senior Migration Health Nurse or CMHO as per pre- set and agreed-upon format.

Performance indicators for the evaluation of results

• Prepare and submit report on tasks accomplished on Monthly basis.
• Maintain collaborative relationships with various partners to facilitate follow-up and relevant information sharing. Partners include internal IOM departments, other health providers, panel physicians and others as applicable.
• Follow and implement the Health Assessment Programme’s checklists and SOPs and maintain standard universal precautions within MHAC.
• Collect daily statistical information of task accomplished and share with the Senior Migration Health Nurse or CMHO as per pre- set and agreed-upon format.
• Provide counselling to migrants to Migrants on the Health Assessment process, TB or HIV education, prevention and management as appropriate.
• Resumption and closure from work based on the stipulated time, completion and submission of time sheet.
• Performance of daily nursing activities in the Migration Health Assessment Clinic (MHAC) to fulfil the technical requirements of the resettlement countries.

Qualifications
Required Qualifications and Experience
Education:

• A valid license to practice nursing in Nigeria
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing Science

Experience:

• Training or working experience in the areas of Tuberculosis management, immunizations, mental health, communicable diseases, laboratory testing or public health is an advantage
• Excellent technical skills, including in phlebotomy
• Minimum of three years relevant clinical experience

Skills:

• Counselling, health promotion, public health or migration health skills/experience is a plus.
• Good knowledge of clinical care especially in the Primary or secondary Health Care settings.
• Good communication skills and proven ability in working in a team.
• Self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision; ability to work with tight deadlines
• Demonstrated ability to maintain detail, accuracy, and confidentiality.
• Computer literacy required: MS Office suite (Word, Excel, Access)

Languages:

• Fluency in English (oral and written) required.
• Desirable, working knowledge of the local language.