Posted on: Sat 03-09-2022

ExC pharmaceutical is a chain of retail stores focused on meeting the health needs of our community; we do this by providing quality healthcare through excellent service. We also provide access to medication and vaccines to both healthcare providers and the general public. We are focused on supporting our clients to live healthier lives.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Community Health Worker

Location: Lagos

Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• Assist the client or communities to adopt a healthy behavioral pattern through data collation and collection to identify community health needs as well as implement programs in the community that promote, maintain, and improve individual and community health.

Responsibilities

• Administer immunizations or other basic preventive treatments.
• Advise clients or community groups on issues related to diagnostic screenings, such as breast cancer screening, diabetes screenings etc.
• Advise clients or community groups on issues related to improving general health, such as diet or exercise.
• Advise clients or community groups on issues related to self-care, such as diabetes management.
• Maintain updated client records with plans, notes, appropriate forms, or related information.
• Advise clients or community groups on issues related to sanitation or hygiene, such as hand washing.
• Advise clients or community groups to ensure parental understanding of the importance of childhood immunizations and how to access immunization services.
• Organize and attend community meetings or health fairs to understand community issues or build relationships with community members.
• Reach out to clients on a daily basis using a variety of mediums (phone, mails, chats, in-person) to check up on their progress, answer questions, make recommendations and changes to their programs if necessary.
• Distribute flyers, brochures, or other informational or educational documents to inform members of a targeted community.
• Monitor nutrition of children, elderly, or other high-risk groups.
• Perform basic diagnostic procedures, such as blood pressure screening, or communicative disease screening.
• Provide basic health services, such as first aid.
• Provide feedback to ExC Pharmaceuticals regarding improving service accessibility or acceptability.
• Review currently existing programs and health initiatives to ensure they are up-to-date, effective and safe for their intended audience(s).
• Complete administrative tasks on an ongoing basis to ensure proper and organized record keeping

Requirements

• A relevant University Degree
• 1 - 2 years health / social services experience
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines
• The ideal candidate MUST be resident on the Island, Lekki or environs.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

Application Closing Date

10th September, 2022.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.

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