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Bandhu Social Welfare Society
Medical Assistant
Application Deadline: Nov 30, 2024
Summary
Published: Oct 16, 2024 Vacancy: 1 Gender: Any
Age: At least 35 years Career Level: Mid Level Experience: 3 Year
Salary: Tk. 18575 (Monthly) Location: Chittagong
Requirements

Education


  • Diploma, Diploma in Medical Technology

Experience


  • 3 Year

Additional Requirements


N/A

Responsibilities & Context

  • Provide quality STI and other health services to the Hijra and other marginalized population at service centers, which include DICs, Sub-DICs, Outlets and Satellites, and community settings.

  • Provide differentiated HIV testing services (HTS) (including HIV self-testing, partner testing, index testing, couple testing, social-network based testing) to the the Hijra and other marginalized population at service centers and community settings.

  • Conduct physical examinations of the beneficiaries maintaining proper infection prevention procedure and ensure privacy during physical examination.

  • Record present and past medical complaints of beneficiaries properly in the health card and prescribe medicines as per the treatment protocol; ensure proper dispensing of drugs including STI to beneficiaries of the service centers and maintain records accordingly.

  • Provide prescriptions or facilitate referral for STIs of the Hijra and other marginalized population

  • Provide referral services to the Hijra and other marginalized population for complicated STIs and other required services to GoB health facilities.

  • Provide counseling assistance in regards to personal risk assessments, perform 4Cs according to National as well as project guideline during counseling; demonstrate proper use of health product;

  • Ensure availability and maintenance of proper clinical set up (e.g. patient bed, spot light, patient screen, adequate lighting facilities, running water supply etc.), infection prevention equipment and clinical equipment (e.g. BP machine, thermometer, weight machine, proctoscope etc.). Ensure that they are in operation and properly used.

  • Ensure that adequate medicines are kept in the store in proper environment as per the standard practice and relevant SoP; update medicine stock register regularly, review medicine stock, notify regarding any stock-out/short expiry situation to concerned authority at least four (4) months back and prepare medicine requisition when required.

  • Ensure ethical issues like confidentiality, non-discriminatory attitude towards the Hijra and other marginalized population are maintained; and treat beneficiaries with respect and dignity

  • Store the blisters of STI medicine (i.e., Cefixime and Azythromycine) at service centers until the verification by PR or SR representatives.

  • Keep records of incineration of the blisters after the verification by the PR or SR.

  • Ensure proper application of all monitoring tools for monitoring clinical activities (i.e., STI, HTS, verbal TB screening, referral etc.);

  • Review overall clinic performance regularly and guide the staff and report to the concern Program specialist.

  • Perform verbal TB screening of all patients attending the clinic; ensure accompanied referral of presumptive TB cases to TB DOTS center for diagnosis and/or treatment and follow-up of TB positive cases to ensure treatment adherence.

  • Perform HTS activities as per schedule; provide pre-test information and post-test counseling, perform HIV testing (with whole blood/oral fluid) according to algorithm after proper consent, deliver report to the clients, keep record maintaining confidentiality; maintain appropriate bio-safety measures during testing in order to ensure quality of test, ensure referral, linkage and enrollment of HIV positive clients to the GoB ART centers by himself or peer navigator.

  • Prepare list of requisition for HTS reagent and consumables; maintain stock register of HTS reagent and consumable regularly.

  • Store and document QC samples to be send to the icddr, b laboratory; store reagents and samples maintaining cold chain in order to organize and preserve samples properly.

  • Ensure proper registration of clinic patients on each clinic day and maintain all relevant records and files with maintaining confidentiality; submit monthly report to the DIC Manger/Sub DIC in charge on time.

  • Prepare monthly HTS report and submit to SR focal person timely.

  • Overall maintain confidentiality of all records; correct and timely reporting (including TB-based data entry on time); committed to achieve project targets; compliant with National and project guidelines, SOPs, instructions etc; maintain referral mechanism.

  • Execute any other assignment as per the project requirement assigned by the supervisor


Compensation & Other Benefits
  • Salary Review: Yearly
  • Festival Bonus: 2

Work Place

Work from Office

Employment Status

Type: Full Time/Permanent

Shift: Day Shift

Job Location

Chittagong

Company Information
Company Name: Bandhu Social Welfare Society

Address: Mailing Address: 99 Kakrail (3rd and 4th Floor), Dhaka-1000


Business Type:

Bandhu started its journey in 1996. It is formally registered with Ministry of Social welfare and NGO Affairs Bureau since July 1997. All activities of the organisation are in line with the guidance provided by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW) and Ministry of Social Welfare (MOSW) of the Government of Bangladesh.  The principles, activities and approaches of Bandhu correspond to national priorities for health care interventions and directly linked with current National Strategic Plan for HIV/AIDS response. Bandhu’s activities have significantly contributed to attaining Millennium Development Goals (MDG) by the government, particularly Goals 1, 3 and 6. Bandhu has developed its 4th Strategic Plan (2017-2021) to ensure that its program interventions on health and health rights, implemented through 37 well-equipped field health centers in 22 districts and 25 partner CBOs across the country, can add significant value to national response on health for achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) particularly 1, 3, 5, 16 and 17.

Over the last 20 years Bandhu has expanded its work in the area of Sexual and Reproductive Health including HIV/AIDS and health rights and complementing and contributing to the national response in these areas which are under government focus.

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