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Position Title : Assistant Technical Officer, Primary Health Care

Location : Gembu and Baissa , Taraba State

Supervisor : Project Coordinator

Basic Function :

The Assistant Technical Officer, PHC will provide technical and programmatic support to implement high quality clinical care and support activities with primary focus on integrated medical services at the LGA level. He will triage, examine, diagnose and treat patients in need of primary health care at the facility. Based on the diagnosis, the ATO-

PHC will prescribe appropriate treatment to patients and suggest follow up as required.

Duties and responsibilities :

• Provides accurate diagnosis, treatment and management of patients in a primary health care setting.
• Assess patients and refers them for specialized health care (as required)
• Participate in the delivery of quality health care to patients in a primary health care setting.
• Adheres to relevant Code of conduct and ethics.
• Participate in outreach and community health programs (as required)
• Provide health education to patients.
• Contribute to the development of lessons learned from programs and projects related to Clinical, nutritional and integrated medical services and apply these lessons to modify existing programs and improve the design of new programs.
• Assist in strengthening a system of reporting on program progress against stated objectives and monitoring and evaluation frameworks.
• Contribute to the development of program strategies, subproject documents and work plans.
• Works closely with assigned team to ensure activities are implemented according to standard operating procedures (SOP’s).
• Build capacity of Community Health Workers (CHWs) through organized trainings.
• Remain informed on current programs in the field of Clinical Management of integrated medical services and related developments by reviewing current literature and staying alert to any implication of such experience and research to the project implementation especially the Clinical Management of integrated medical services at the facility level.
• Compiles and submits periodic reports.
• Ensure adequate infection prevention and control standards are always maintained.
• Participates in Continuing Professional Development ( training, mentoring)
• Performs any other duties as may be assigned.

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This job posting summarizes the main duties of the job. It neither prescribes nor restricts the exact tasks that may be assigned to carry out these duties. This document should not be construed in any way to represent a contract of employment. Management reserves the right to review and revise this document at any time.

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