Lady Health Visitor (LHV)

Job summary:

The job will involve a large amount of clinical activities and field visit once a week. The Lady Health Visitor will handle baby deliveries, Family planning, examining ANC/PNC and nutritional assessment. She will develop a thorough overall knowledge and understanding of the projects/programs, so as to be familiar with Organization implementing strategies and therefore she can effectively report on them.

Relevant Experience:

For the post of Lady Health Visitor a Nursing/Lady Health Visitors/Health Tech diploma, Community Midwife (CMW) from a recognized institution and having three year experience is considered necessary.

 Job Description:

Key Responsibilities:

Running daily clinics in association with Female Medical Officer  and Medical Technician at THQ level to handle and assist in the following activities:

• Patient examining and taking history especially antenatal and postnatal women and providing them antenatal card
• Carry out nutritional assessment of women and children and refer sewer malnourished children and women to other organizations/department for further treatment/food supplement and keep proper record.
• Handle/mange baby deliveries under supervision of Lady doctor referred
• Health education and councilling  to woman, either individually or in groups at clinic and at field level with focus to family planning, danger sign during pregnancy, ANC/PNC , breastfeeding, balance/weaning diet.
• Giving injection, dressing and immunizations to woman and other patients.
• Regular field visits (once a week) as required for health education session and facilitation to HMC members and patients with focus to of malnourished children, antenatal and postnatal cases and giving health talks.
• Keeping the health unit’s birth registers, ANC/PNC, FP, OPD, PWDs and GBV.
• Provide and submit weekly reports of the activities/patients (general, antenatal, malnourished children, FP, ANC, PNC, Baby Deliveries, and DNC) to the office.
• Responsible to the Health Unit’s female medical officer for day-to-day clinical and medical activities and work assignments, including international health Days.
• Participate in free medical camps organized at field level
• Participate in monthly/quarterly review and planning meetings
• Coordinate with other team members of CWSA, NGOs and line department as and when required.
• any thematic task assigned by Supervisor/Manager.