Job Description:

1.      Nutrition Counsellor

·        Conduct counselling for pregnant and lactating women and mothers of all under two years' children            on appropriate infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices.

·        Conduct growth monitoring of all under two years' children and register them.

·        Conduct anthropometric measurements (weight, height, and age), MUAC, and check edema of all              under-five children.

·        Classification of all under-five children in categories of well-nourished, Moderate Acute Malnutrition            (MAM), and Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM).

·        Refer to proper services based on the classification to address nutritional status.

·        Conduct regular nutrition education at the health facility

·        Food demonstration at the health facility

·        Take part in CHW monthly meeting and ensure nutrition issues are supported.

Prepare the nutrition monthly reports 

2.      Nutrition Nurse

·        To explain the program to the community prior to carrying out activities.

·        Screening of all children under 5 and lactating and pregnant women.

·        Make a comprehensive registration system for nutrition unit (OPD-SAM).

·        Facilitate the holding of cooking demonstrations for locally available foods in HFs.

·        To accurately measure and record MUAC, weights, heights, and lengths of the beneficiaries                        according to the nutrition criteria.

·        Prepare nutrition counselling to client as per MoPH nutrition guideline or policy.

·        Calculate RUTF and other medical supplies (Vitamin A, Mebendazole, Ferolic, etc.) to                                malnourished children and give on weekly basis

·        Follow up of malnourished children if they don’t Center through CHW

·        Filling the IMAM report template on monthly basis and report to BPHS partners

·        Preparing report for cooking demonstrations monthly bases.

·        Submit relevant forms at the end of each day and restock field supplies as necessary.

·        Fully implement the IMAM guideline for OTP.

·        Check the stock make consumption report and request for new supplies.

        To maintain all equipment in good working order and report any problems or needs

 

Experience, Nutrition background at least 1-2 years

 

language requirement,  Pashto and Dari

Qualification: 12th Grade 

 

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Vacancy Reference NO. VAC-10111

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