Health Assistant

The Health Assistant contributes to Medical Teams International by preparing and presenting health education sessions to the population and mobilizing the community to adopt healthy lifestyles. This role leads implementation of EPI outreaches, nutrition services, reproductive health services, disease surveillance, and outbreak response at the community level.

Requirements

• Supervise, coordinate, and work with VHTs to implement community health interventions.
• Organise and conduct community feedback sessions.
• Collaborate with the Public Health Officer to develop and implement health promotion and disease preventive interventions.
• Maintain relationships with community partners and coordinate local level activities.
• Lead the selection and capacity building of VHTs.
• Prepare materials and deliver health education sessions.
• Strengthen linkage of health facilities to the community through regular feedbacks.
• Conduct disease surveillance activities to predict outbreaks.
• Identify people with medical problems and contact medical team to make referrals.
• Carry out home visits based on referrals of health workers and volunteers.
• Analyse data and submit reports as per schedule.
• Ensure that medical practices are conducted with the highest level of integrity and ethics.

Benefits

• Generous Paid Time Off
• 401k Matching
• Retirement Plan
• Visa Sponsorship
• Four Day Work Week
• Generous Parental Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Relocation Assistance