Community Medical Personnel

Jireh Doo Foundation (JDF) is a registered Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) with Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), founded in Makurdi, Benue State in 2003 by Josephine Habba and became operational that same year. The journey started with reaching out to the underserved in the Makurdi, Benue State which included single mothers, their children, People Living with HIV/AIDS, Orphans, and Vulnerable Children, young people who had no direction, Displaced Persons due to natural and man-made causes, as well as advocating for policies that favored these target groups. The work JDF was doing was so impactful that other both National and International Nongovernmental organizations wanted to one level of partnership or the other. We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Community Medical Personnel Locations: Makurdi - Benue and Maiduguri - Borno

Employment Type: Full-time Duties and

Responsibilities

Apply medical knowledge and skills to diagnose and prevent illness. Carry out outpatient and inpatient consultations, prescribing necessary treatment in accordance with JDF protocols. Keep the patient and/or his/her family informed about the illness and provide appropriate explanations about the treatment to follow, ensuring they have understood. Follow up the evolution of hospitalised/IDP patients through daily visits, consultations and examinations; prescribe necessary treatment following Health Sector protocols; decide whether patients can be discharged or transferred to other departments (in collaboration with other doctors); and inform families about the patient’s evolution. Check and control the rational distribution of medicines and equipment under his/her responsibility; ensure the quality, disinfection and sterilisation of medical materials; and assure general compliance with standing hygiene standards. Participate in the collection and analysis of epidemiological data, checking its validity, and inform the line manager or project coordinator of any problem or complication of patients’ illness, medical error, or issues with the proper functioning of the department, equipment or materials. Ensure ongoing training of the medical/paramedical multidisciplinary team in order to optimise the quality of care. Know and ensure that all JDF medical protocols are followed and implemented; check that universal precautions are always followed; reduce bio-hazard risks and improve infection control. Ensure professional confidentiality is respected. Manage the team under his/her direct responsibility according to JDF HR policies and procedures; supervise performance; organise and schedule shifts and rotations; and participate directly in emergencies and on-calls if necessary.