Medical Teams International Calling: 

Daring to love like Jesus, we boldly break barriers to health and restore wholeness in a hurting world.

Job Summary

To ensure quality health care services for vulnerable refugee and host populations in Amhara , Ethiopia. This position will be responsible for ensuring proper day-to-day running of the mobile medical team.

Essential Duties / Responsibilities:

• Assist in Ensuring Medical Teams International(MTI’s) standard of quality in primary health services is met
• Participates in the planning, implementation and supervision of the MHNT
• Develops plans for process and quality improvement and reports findings to the Health  and Nutrition  manager
• Ensures quality control at all levels of service provision (referrals from the community, primary health care level, pharmacy, referrals for secondary care)
• Ensures strict monitoring of the use and flow of medications at the MHNT.
• Ensures compliance to program standards at all levels
• Ensures monitoring and accountability of beneficiary registrars
• Maintains quality assurance and adherence to healthcare protocols ensuring compliance with RHB standards
• Ensures data collection meets program requirements, and that all activities are suitably documented
• Assists in the compliance with government health reporting mechanisms; both in terms of reporting to WHO, RHB, and internal reporting
• Assess and implement appropriate training in coordination with the medical coordinator to equip and strengthen knowledge and skills of MHNT personnel
• Leads development of trainings, feedback sessions and tools for M&E and quality improvement
• Ensures that programming is of excellent technical quality, suitable to attract donor funding and contributes significantly to MTI’s strategic objectives
• 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
• Ensures appropriate treatment protocols are followed as set forth per National guidelines and/or MTI policies
• Collaborates and coordinates with the Community Health Coordinator to ensure program goals are achieved and program approach/interventions are being continuously evaluated and adapted
• Ensures strong linkages between CHW program and MHNT program
• Ensure the 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 & Abuse, Child & Vulnerable Adult protection, and harassment-free workplace policies.

Quality Management

• Aiming to achieve the highest quality programming possible within the challenging context of Tigray, Ethiopia
• Ensure all patients are treated based on the Guidelines of the Ministry of Health and the IMCI guidelines
• Ensure rational use of drugs such that only those essential for treatment are prescribed. Do not overprescribe.
• Provide compassionate and respectful care to all patients who present to the clinic
• Support other staff and colleagues to maintain good infection control practices to prevent spread of illnesses within the clinic and among the staff

Additional activities

• Support other areas of the office as requested or needed to ensure efficiency and quality of work for all
• Maintain a clean and safe working environment, disposing of waste appropriately

Work Days & Hours: Monday-Saturday, 40-48 hours/week, occasional weekends and public holidays

Department: Medical

Team: Program Teams

Reports to (position): Health and Nutrition Manager

Travel: Regular travel to field offices

• Medical Doctor, Nurse, or Health Officer

EXPERIENCE

• At least 3 yrs experience working in direct health service delivery.2 years’ experience managing operation of health services.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Knowledge of development & humanitarian issues and concepts
• Fluent spoken and written Afar, Amharic and English.
• Strong interpersonal and team skills
• Proven ability to be flexible in demanding situations
• Excellent communicator
• Ability to adapt to a changing environment
• Negotiation and representation skills
• Analytical and problem solving Computer literate, able to work efficiently in Microsoft office on standard or mobile platforms

SKILLS:

• Humanitarian motivation
• Emotionally and spiritually mature
• Team player – practical, desire to support the field teams.
• Willingness to pitch in and get the job done
• Understanding and sensitivity to cross cultural issues
• Flexible and adaptable to ever changing environments
• Ability to remain calm under pressure
• Able to build new relationships and gain people’s trust quickly
• Integrity in representing Medical Teams Willing to travel to insecure environments

ABILITIES:

• Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment
• Ability to prioritize tasks
• Ability to embrace and promote MTI’s mission and vision
• Ability to uphold and exemplify the organization’s core values
• Ability to represent the organization in a professional manner to donors, volunteers, and the public

PHYSICAL CONDITIONS

• This position requires occasional travel to health facilities located in remote areas with very basic living conditions.

Note: Use ” Mobile Health and Nutrition Team Lead ” as the subject line of your email !