Lady Health Visitor (LHV)
- SMK

Relevant Experience:

• LHV Diploma or RN from any recognized nursing institution
• Registered with Pakistan Nursing Council.
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• Intermediary level communication skills, both verbal and written with clients and staff
• Ability to work under pressure
• Demonstrate polite and courteous behavior at all times
• Demonstrate positive and receptive attitude to those in authority and to customers

• LHV must aware about AKHS,P policy, vision, mission and value and ISO 9001-2008

• Register all families of target population.
• Register all pregnant mothers; examine them regularly as per policy during the antenatal and postnatal period.
• Identify high-risk mothers, children and manage proper referral.
• Carry out growth monitoring of 1-5 year old children as per unit policy and identify malnutrition as per degree and manage accordingly.
• Ensure breast feeding practices and starting weaning diets at 6 months of age.
• Ensure implementation of IMCI and Reproductive health care according to the provided standards.
•  Maintain standard cold chain maintenance and enhance good coverage of EPI and TT vaccination.
• Organize, implement and supervise health promotion activities with Family Health Workers to raise awareness of preventive measures, hygienic practices and nutritional status.
• Maintain good internal control system and MIS system and ensure timely submission of reports.
• Ensure implementation of infection control strategies and Nursing quality assurance strategies in the units.
• Maintain hygienic environment of health unit and ensure the proper disposal of the unit waste.
• Ensure implementation of health education/promotion activities in coordination with field team
• working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, which may include GPs.
• providing emotional support regarding issues such as postnatal depression, bereavement, disability, family conflict and domestic violence;
• supporting and training new health visitors and support staff;
• Should be fully aware of the mission and key objectives of the AKHS, P and endeavors to implement with team spirit within the department.
• Well aware about ISO policy and follow ISO protocol.
• Conduct health, education session according to world health days and morbidity, communicable and non-communicable diseases
• Must be regular and punctual of his / her duties.

 Perform all other duties that are assigned by the supervisors.

• Can perform the duties in replacement of absent or not available, staff as per need.
• Participates in the conferences and workshops as required.
• Attend all community/Unit meetings.
• Participate in research activities and studies as carried out by the organization.
• Assist and organize health-screening program for all school age children and adults.
• Assist in organizing self-help group.

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