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JOB PURPOSE
The Clinical Officer will provide comprehensive, high-quality, integrated clinical and nutritional care to patients attending the Nutrition Stabilization Centre (SC/IPD) and Outpatient Department (OPD) at IRC Pamir PHCC.
The position holder will be responsible for the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, monitoring and follow-up of patients admitted to the Stabilization Centre, particularly children with complicated Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM), in accordance with national and WHO guidelines and IRC clinical protocols.
Additionally, the Clinical Officer will provide general outpatient consultations, manage common medical conditions, identify and manage medical emergencies, ensure timely referrals and support continuity of care between inpatient and outpatient services.
The position holder will contribute to improving the quality, safety, effectiveness and accountability of integrated health and nutrition services for refugees and host communities.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
A. Clinical Management – Nutrition Stabilization Centre (SC/IPD)
Provide daily clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management of children admitted with complicated SAM and associated medical complications.
Ensure strict adherence to national CMAM guidelines, WHO protocols and IRC clinical standards for inpatient management of SAM.
Conduct comprehensive admission assessments, including anthropometric measurements, nutritional status, clinical history, physical examination and identification of danger signs.
Initiate and supervise appropriate inpatient treatment, including therapeutic feeding (F-75, 00 and other prescribed therapeutic feeds), routine medications, treatment of infections, electrolyte imbalances, hypoglycemia, hypothermia, dehydration and other complications.
Ensure appropriate management of SAM according to the stabilization, transition and rehabilitation phases.
Monitor patients' clinical and nutritional progress through regular reviews, monitoring of vital signs, feeding tolerance, weight changes, fluid balance and treatment response.
Identify complications and ensure timely escalation or referral of critically ill patients to higher-level facilities.
Ensure appropriate transition and discharge of clinically stable patients to OTP or other relevant nutrition services in accordance with national admission and discharge criteria.
Provide appropriate counselling and education to caregivers on feeding practices, hygiene, danger signs, medication adherence and follow-up appointments.
Ensure accurate completion of patient clinical records, treatment charts, feeding charts, admission and discharge registers.
B. Outpatient Department (OPD) Clinical Services
Conduct daily outpatient consultations for children, adults, pregnant and lactating women and other patients attending Pamir PHCC.
Take comprehensive medical histories, conduct physical examinations, establish clinical diagnoses and prescribe appropriate treatment.
Manage common childhood illnesses, including malaria, pneumonia, diarrhoeal diseases, acute respiratory infections, skin infections and other communicable diseases.
Assess and manage common adult medical conditions in accordance with approved national and…