Mobile Health and Nutrition Nurse Assistant

The position holder (MHNT Nurse-Assistant) will provide integrated preventive, promotive and curative services for children, women and vulnerable populations through mobile health outreach services and support nutrition, immunization and disease prevention activities

• Provide integrated child health, nutrition, and immunization services in line with national guidelines and IMNCI protocols.
• Assess, treat, and refer sick children, including management of common childhood illnesses and complicated cases.
• Conduct growth monitoring, MUAC screening, malnutrition identification, SAM/MAM management support, and IYCF counseling.
• Deliver routine immunization services, manage vaccine cold chain, and conduct defaulter tracing.
• Promote preventive health, hygiene, sanitation, disease prevention, and community health awareness activities.
•  Support disease surveillance, active case search, and risk communication/community engagement initiatives.
• Ensure proper management of medical supplies, equipment, stock records, infection prevention, and waste management practices.
• Provide emergency first aid, stabilization, referrals, and support outbreak response activities.
• Maintain accurate patient records, HMIS data, and timely submission of weekly and monthly reports.
• Promote child protection, safeguarding, gender equality, inclusion, and the rights of children and vulnerable groups in all program activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Safeguarding Children and Program Participants (Safeguarding) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI) 

• Understands and puts into practice the responsibilities under Safeguarding and GEI policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), ensuring that concerns are reported and managed per the appropriate procedures.
• Ensures that all staff in the unit/function/department are properly inducted on and understand their role in upholding Plan International’s safeguarding and GEI policies;
• Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in day-to-day work.
• Ensures that Plan Ethiopia contributes to Plan International’s global efforts to ensure safeguarding and GEI, including making sure that relevant reporting and data are submitted.