Clinician Volunteer at Care Best Initiative (2023 Job Recruitment)

Care Best Initiative (CBI) is a fast-growing, woman-led, and youth-driven Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) founded in 2019 and presently operational in states within North-East, Nigeria. Our objectives are to save lives, alleviate the suffering of children, women, and other vulnerable people; and maintain human dignity during and in the aftermath of man-made crises and natural disasters; as well as to prevent and strengthen preparedness for the occurrence of such situations; and to promote the right of children, women and vulnerable people in the society. Our actions are multi-sectorial inclined, gender-sensitive, and socially inclusive.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Clinician Volunteer

Location: Borno

Responsibilities

• Interview patient, review records, and confer with other professionals to evaluate the condition of the patient.
• Counsel patient individually and/or in group sessions to assist with meeting treatment goals.
• Formulate treatment plans based on a comprehensive biopsychosocial assessment of the patient.
• Monitor the condition of assigned patient to evaluate success in therapy and adapt treatment as necessary.
• Assesses patient’s continuing care needs, contacts appropriate aftercare resources, and arranges for transfer or admission to appropriate health facilities and/or liaison with self-help organizations.
• Complete adequate and timely clinical documentation including all individual and group treatment notes, intake packets, termination/transfer, billing sheets, insurance forms, etc. in compliance with regulatory and organizational standards.
• Share responsibility for educational and group treatment programming..
• Attend staff meetings and supervisory sessions as required and participate in patient evaluations.
• Builds and maintains effective working relationships with internal and external providers.
• Any other Duty as may be required by the supervisor.

Requirements

• Minimum of an OND in Health Administration or related field
• Minimum of 2 years working in a clinical setting
• Superior interpersonal communication skills and the ability to exercise empathy when working with patients and their families
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Demonstrate an understanding of standard clinical procedures, laws and regulations
• Fluency in English and Hausa

Application Closing Date
24th February, 2023.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Cover Letter as a single PDF document to: recruitment.carebestinitiative@gmail.com using the job title as the subject of the mail.