Health Officer - Tripoli

Summary and Background: The health officer (HO) will be in charge of supervising a set of supported primary health care centers providing health services to beneficiaries. The HO will oversee all PHC components implemented according to the agreed standards in addition to coordinating with the surrounding community. Main Tasks: Closely coordinate with the PHC clinics and mobile medical teams to monitor their performance in implementing IMC activities Conduct daily visits to supported facilities, for supervision, monitoring, data collection, and feedback. Coordinate with the clinic focal point to ensure implementation of services including reproductive health, child health care and nutrition in addition to refering patients for specialized services. Closely work with the Medical Consultant to provide feedback on patients and support with diagnostic tests Follow up on the implementation and management of the chronic care program for control of chronic diseases. Conduct outreach medical follow up or home visits as needed. Conducts, together with the Senior HO, needs assessments and participatory assessments to identify gaps and improvements Work closely with the Program Assistant to ensure all proper documents are available for payments at the clinics and mobile medical units. Coordinate with the pharmacist in the area to ensure adequate supply of pharmaceutical donations to the designated health facilities Coordinate with the area manager to ensure appropriate provision of medical donations including equipments and supplies. Collect the necessary data needed by the Area Manager to prepare the Monthly Qualitative and Quantitative reports Ensure proper implementation of the health information system in the clinics to collect monthly data Provide all monthly data for reporting Coordinate with the M&E Officer to collect all requested data and analysis Perform any other duties as required Minimum requirements:   University degree in nursing or medical related field NGO experience is preferable Strong communication skills Fluent in English and Arabic Ability to work under stress and in emergencies.   Actively promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards within International Medical Corps and amongst beneficiaries served by International Medical Corps. International Medical Corps is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability or status. Compliance & Ethics:  Promotes and encourages a culture of compliance and ethics throughout International Medical Corps. As applicable to the position, maintains a clear understanding of International Medical Corps’ and donor compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards.  Conducts work with the highest level of integrity. Communicates these values to staff and to partners and requires them to adhere to these values. The duties and responsibilities listed are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all inclusive.