Health Assistant

Job Responsibilities

• Ensure proper functioning and quality healthcare services by all the Ferdousi Healthcare Centers under his/her jurisdiction through regular visits, follow-up and supervision.
• Oversee the availability and quality of health check-up facilities and equipment at the Ferdousi Health Care Centers.
• Render health check-up and consultation services to the registered patients on a routine basis as per set weekly schedule.
• Make referral and follow-up of patients requiring consultation services by specialized consultants/physicians and healthcare service providers.
• Provide necessary technical notes on the applications of the patients requiring support from Insaniat fund for treatment purpose.
• Advice on and oversee procurement, storage of medicine as well as its distribution (as applicable) to the registered patients.
• Provide inputs for development and effective utilization of awareness raising and educational materials on health and hygiene, water and sanitation, safe motherhood, reproductive health and adolescents’ health issues.
• Oversee quality of health awareness/education sessions facilitated by the Health Assistants and render professional inputs as necessary.
• Identify capacity development needs for the Health Assistants and recommend necessary measures.
• Perform as a resource person to organize, conduct or facilitate training/orientation on primary healthcare, reproductive health, adolescent health, nutrition and water and sanitation issues etc.
• Provide professional inputs to organize campaign, day observation events on health awareness issues.
• Take appropriate measures to ensure flawless documentation and reporting by all Ferdousi Health Care Centers to comply with auditing and monitoring requirements.
• Advice on and take measures to ensure compliance of applicable legal and regulatory issues for providing healthcare services through the health centers.
• Take initiative to upgrade physical facilities, range and quality of services of the health centers to turn as a local hospital.
• Maintain regular communication with CZM Head Office to seek advice on professional issues and remain on track in respect of internal compliance.
• Maintain liaison with local government and private health service providing agencies/bodies to explore opportunities for professional collaboration.
• Perform other duties as may be required to serve the purpose of the position and interest of the organization.