Health Officer

The Health Officer will provide medical assistance and counseling in response to the needs of refugees and asylum-seekers with major and minor health problems. The HO will perform a variety of tasks and duties intending to support the ongoing of the project implementation, to make the project and related activities successful, to find the best solutions for beneficiaries DUTIES Act as a reference point to refugees in need of medical assistance Provide guidance and proper referral to refugees seeking primary or secondary health care with the assistance of the medical consultant if needed Coordinate with different associations and NGOs to ensure appropriate referrals and assistance of vulnerable cases and to avoid duplication Receive and assess patients coming to the center and provide assistance as necessary Ensure home visits for patients in need: disabled, elderly, conduct health assessment, and provide guidance to the families on how to care for the patients Keep track of the cases and report about them on a monthly basis Follow-up on medical cases in need of assistance in secondary health care settings: collect needed documents – get Caritas consultant approval – contact hospitals and patients – ensure collection of related bills – perform related data entry and reporting Follow-up with hospitals for inpatient cases, and perform hospital visits for certain patients when needed Analyze, create and share the needs among refugees related to health education Prepare health educational materials and flyers to be used for awareness sessions Conduct health awareness sessions to groups of refugees. Plan, contact participants, implement sessions, ensure related documentation and reporting Responsible of the equipment and medical supplies available at the center if any, in term of request and regular check-up Attend the health meetings and represent Caritas health unit as needed Attend meetings with hospitals to improve coordination and medical services. Coordinate daily and regularly with the social workers, and the head of the health unit Perform data collection related to services provided to refugees Issue relevant reports as needed Perform other duties related to health projects for refugees as needed SKILLS Business Skills Proven ability to work well with, and relate to, people at all levels and from diverse cultural and educational backgrounds, and maintain a high standard of personal conduct Able to work in harsh, unstable and difficult conditions, independently and in a team Able to establish and maintain effective working relations with people of different cultural backgrounds and languages Strong cross cultural skills and resilience are very important Good organizational skills Computer Skills Microsoft office – all applications Software applications required for daily operations