Posted Jun 20, 2022 135 views
The ACF-FIELD OFFICER will be responsible for Coordination, Selection of hotspots, conducting ACF activities, maintaining records and reporting, and program-related activities in the field.
Essential Job Responsibilities:
- Coordinate with District TB Coordinator, Provincial Coordinator, District Field supervisor, District Lab Supervisor, Private Healthcare Facilities, Private Labs, Xpert sites, and other stakeholders for effective implementation of the ACF activities
- Responsible for the selection of hotspots for the chest camps in the district with the support of local focal DFS and in consultation with the district health department (District Health Officer /District TB Coordinator (DTC) under the guidance of the Provincial Coordinator.
- Responsible for the implementation of the ACF activities in the field in close coordination with district health authorities and in support of the Provincial Coordinator
- To organize and conduct the Area Notable meetings and chest camps according to operational guidelines with the support of local DFS
- He will be responsible to maintain infection prevention / Covid/waste disposal / proper use of PPEs and SOPs during all camps.
- He will be responsible for the data entry of chest camps both hard and soft.
- Responsible for maintaining chronological records (programmatic and financial) including activity photographs, minutes of meetings and field monitoring reports, etc. of all the field activities at the district level
- Responsible for submission of programmatic and financial records to the regional office of all ACF activities on monthly basis in line with the Operational Guidelines
- Timely submission of his monthly work calendar and ensure to follow the timelines and self-monitoring
- To meet the assigned targets of TB cases registration and activities, also ensuring the quality of the work
- To conduct regular visits of Bac positive patients for contact screening registered from Chest camps
- To ensure proper registration of TB cases with the support of local DFS and update the chest camp record sheet accordingly
- To understand the crucial importance of 100 percent contact screening for control of the spread of TB and do one hundred percent contact screening of the TB case on regular basis.
- To support hospital staff in maintaining TB R&R tools and anti-TB drug stock for patients registered from chest camps.
- To develop a regular follow-up mechanism for the identification of TB suspects, MDR suspects, and registration of new bacteriologically positive cases.
- Ensure the registration of Rifampin-resistant cases at the PMDT site diagnosed from chest camps.
- Ensure that the CARM box should be placed in a visible place and freely accessible to the project participants during all chest camps
- To support and facilitate supervisory visits from the national, provincial, and district levels.
- Any other task or responsibility as assigned by the Project Manager/ Regional Coordinator.
Supervisory Responsibility: None
Accountability:
Reports directly to: Provincial Coordinator
Knowledge and Experience:
- Bachelors with a minimum of two years experience working in the development sector.
- Excellent communication, counseling, coordination, and training skills are required.
- Preference will be given to individuals having work experience in similar position.
Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be called for an interview. The organization reserves the right to accept or reject any or all CV(s) without assigning any reason
We are an equal opportunity employer and Females are strongly encouraged to apply
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Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions into action — helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within. Now, and for the future. Mercy Corps has operated in Pakistan since 1986. Mercy Corps’ work in Pakistan originated from its support to Afghan refugee communities, focused on providing access to water, health improvement and vocational training for the refugee community in Balochistan Province. In recent years, Mercy Corps has expanded both sectorally and geographically throughout the country, and is now one of the lead agencies providing health services especially tuberculosis control and maternal, neonatal and child health. It has been a major player in all emergency relief efforts in the country, responding to the earthquake of 2005 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; flooding and earthquake in Baluchistan in 2007 and 2008; and to the Sindh floods of 2010 and 2011. In addition to public health and emergency response, Mercy Corps currently implements programming in the sectors of youth engagement, water/ sanitation, and economic development.
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