UNC Project
COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE (EDUCATOR)
Job Summary
A Community Health Nurse (Educator) at UNC Project assesses individual and community needs for health education, plans effective recruitment and retention programs. S/he is also responsible for implementation of sensitization programs and evaluation of effectiveness of the health education programs.
Specific Duties / Responsibilities
Assessing individual and community needs for health education
- Obtain health related data about social and cultural environments, growth and development factors, needs and interests.
- Distinguish between behaviors that foster, and those that hinder, recruitment and retention
- Infer needs for the sensitization on the basis of obtained data.
Planning effective recruitment and retention programs
- Recruit community organizations, resource people, and potential participants for support and assistance in program planning.
- Develop a logical scope and sequence plan for a health education program
- Formulate appropriate and measurable program objectives
- Design sensitization programs consistent with specified program objective
Implementing sensitization programs
- Exhibit competences in carrying out planned sensitization programs
- Infer enabling objectives as needed to implement sensitization programs in specified settings
- Select methods and media best suited to implement program plans for specific learners
- Monitor educational programs, adjusting objectives and activities as necessary
Evaluating effectiveness of health education programs
- Develop plans to assess achievement of programs objectives
- Carry out evaluation plans
- Interpret results of program evaluation
- Infer implication from findings for future program planning
General
- Provide clinical care for research clients to the best of his\her ability and in line with Malawi Government regulations and policies
- Resolve complaints timely and seek assistance where necessary,
- Perform HIV, pregnancy, hemoglobin, blood glucose, lactate, blood gas and other assigned point-of-care testing and related quality control as per SOP.
- Ensure collection of accurate and legible data
- Ensure that subjects are given detailed information about the study before commencement of any study procedures,
- Endeavor to understand subjects’ views/problems
- Develop an awareness in the study subjects of the days study Procedures
- Ensure that all other study activities are performed in line with ‘Good Clinical Practices’
- Participate in the development of Study Operational Procedures (SOPs) for all studies involved in,
- Conduct study procedures according to the SOPs
- Ensure completeness of data collected
- Check for accuracy of data collected before data dissemination
- Participate in completing quality control reports
- Participate in dispelling misconceptions about the study in the community through the Community Advisory Board (CAB)
- Perform any other duties assigned
Education and Personal Development
- Take own initiative in learning basic computer skills
- Take responsibility for own personal and professional development through advice from superiors and colleagues
- Participate in orientation of new research personnel
- Ensure personal and professional development by undertaking short/long term course.
Qualifications and Experience
- Diploma / Degree in Nursing PLUS Certificate in Community Health
- Diploma / Degree in Community Health
- Registered with Nurses and Midwife Council of Malawi
- From none to 8 years’ experience
Please send your applications via email to:
The Country Director
UNC Project
Lilongwe
Email: administration@unclilongwe.org
Deadline for receiving applications:
Thursday, July 18, 2024
Only shortlisted candidates will be acknowledged.