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Family Planning Counselor

Jhpiego Verified

Multiple Cities, Pakistan

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Posted Aug 29, 2016

Overview:

Jhpiego is an international non-profit health organization affiliated with The Johns Hopkins University, USA. For more than 40 years and in over 150 countries, Jhpiego has worked to prevent the needless deaths of women and their families. Jhpiego is dedicated to improving the health of women and families in developing countries.

The Family Planning Counselor will work with the attached maternity units at the selected tertiary/secondary care hospitals of the province/districts in accordance with MCSP– Jhpiego protocols and guidelines to motivate and counsel the clients for family planning methods with a particular focus on long term contraceptive methods.

Responsibilities:               

  • Counsel the clients for healthy timing and spacing and family planning services  in ANC, LR, post-natal clinics and wards, as instructed.
  • Provide a referral card/FP choice card for receiving FP services for interval ,immediately after delivery or delayed postpartum period.
  • Ensure that all client are counseled and FP stamps on their ANC Cards indicating the specific method chosen/selected before leaving the facility
  • Keep record of all clients counseled, selected and accepted FP/PPFP service .
  • Collect and report the data from the FPTU attached facilities on weekly and monthly basis
  • Facilitate and ensure that commodities (e.g. PPIUCD, implants)  are available in sufficient amount at the clinical training sites
  • Develop a system for follow-up of clients who were counseled and accepted for FP/PPFP at ANC
  • Provide health education to clients on personal hygiene, healthy timing and spacing for pregnancy, and follow up care.
  • Maintain and ensure Infection Prevention (IP) practices at clinical training site and report for any short falls
  • Provide support in training events by identifying clients for skills demonstration.
  • Ensure availability of IEC materials at the FP corners, ANC/PNC clinics.
  • Work collaboratively with other program staff to ensure necessary program planning, development and management activities function smoothly and efficiently

Required Qualifications:

  • Qualified health professional in nursing/midwifery / Lady Health visitor/ family welfare worker /family welfare counselor
  • Work experience of a minimum of 2-3 years as a counselor in hospital setting, FP counselling experience will be preferred
  • Excellent interpersonal communication skills. Ability to relate well to a diverse patient population, health care providers, clinic support staff, and peers.
  • Knowledgeable and experienced in the discussion of reproductive health, sexuality, contraception, pregnancy options OR similar issues requiring a high level of sensitivity to client responses, confidentiality, and theoretical knowledge
  • The contract duration will be 1 year.

Note: The successful candidate selected for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation.

Job Details

Job Channel:
Women Jobs
Industry:
N.G.O./Social Services
Functional Area:
Health & Medicine
Total Positions:
14 Posts
Job Shift:
First Shift (Day)
Job Type:
Contract
Job Location:
Quetta, Rawalpindi, Badin, Jamshoro, Nawabshah, Sheikhupura, Lasbela, Pakistan
Gender:
Female
Minimum Education:
Bachelors
Degree Title:
Qualified health professional in nursing/midwifery / Lady health visitor/ family welfare worker /family welfare counselor
Career Level:
Experienced Professional
Minimum Experience:
2 Years (A counselor in hospital setting , FP counselling experience will be preferred)
Apply Before:
Sep 02, 2016
Posting Date:
Aug 29, 2016

Jhpiego

N.G.O./Social Services · 51-100 employees - Badin, Jamshoro, Lasbela, Nawabshah, Quetta, Rawalpindi, Sheikhupura
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Jhpiego is an international, non-profit health organization affiliated with The Johns Hopkins University. For 40 years and in over 155 countries, Jhpiego has worked to prevent the needless deaths of women and their families. Jhpiego works with health experts, governments and community leaders to provide high-quality health care for their people. Jhpiego develops strategies to help countries care for themselves by training competent health care workers, strengthening health systems and improving the delivery of care. Jhpiego has been working in Pakistan since 1997 when it provided technical assistance under a series of maternal and reproductive health projects funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). One of the Project aims in Pakistan is to improve the quality of public and private sector health services. Healthcare providers will be trained; health facilities renovated and services will be expanded and improved. We also will improve access of women and children to health services especially the poor and those who do not or cannot go for health care, by educating communities and families and setting up better transport and communications systems. By 2017, thousands of deaths of women, newborn babies and infants will have been prevented as a result of the USAID/Pakistan MCH Program. USAID/Pakistan has, in cooperation with the USAID Office of Inspector General, established the Anti-Fraud Hotline to provide an avenue for the reporting of fraud, waste, and abuse which may be associated with USAID funded projects in Pakistan. Complaints are handled with complete confidentiality and individuals are encouraged to report when corruption, fraud, waste or abuse may exit in the USAID/Pakistan projects. Reports can be filed anonymously via the easy-to-use Hotline (toll-free number 0800 84700); e-mail at [email protected]; fax at 021-35390410; postal address at 5-C, 2nd Floor Khayaban-e-Itthad, Phase VII, DHA, Karachi, Pakistan; and on the website www.anti-fraudhotline.com.”

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