Community Midwife, Jamaica

Maintains good inter personal relationship with clients/community, and all members of the Health Team (Central and Local Government Agencies)

Other Interests
Demonstrates active participation in her professional and other community organizations.

Duties and Responsibilities:
Clinical Functions
• Participates in identifying special needs in community in relation to Maternal and Child
Health.
• Prepares regular schedules for ante-natal visits/post-natal/child welfare visits.
• Gives ante-natal care at clinics and arranges follow-up.
• Estimates haemoglobin level of clients, using appropriate reagents.
• Refers high risks patients to type II, III and IV Health Centres and hospitals as
appropriate.
• Collects specimens for laboratory tests (stools, blood, pap smears).
• Conducts follow up visits of obstetric high risk patients and defaulters.

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Matron, Jamaica

This level differs from the Departmental Sister in that he/she assumes greater administrative/managerial responsibilities and supervises the entire nursing service in a hospital.

Supervises Departmental Sisters. Manages government housing facilities for nurses i.e. (nurses home)

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education
Certificate/Diploma/BScN from accredited School in General Nursing
Midwifery Certificate: 1st Level Certificate, 2nd Level Management/Advanced Nursing Administration.

Special Requirements
Registered with Nursing Council of Jamaica as RN, RM. Minimum of six (6) years professional education including Nursing/Hospital Administration and four (4) years exclusive clinical experience.

Experience
Four (4) to five (5) years management practice in addition to clinical practice.

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HIV/Aids Programme Officer, Jamaica

Under the general guidance of Resident Coordinator(RC)/Representative (RR) and Deputy Resident Representative (DRR), UNDP Jamaica, and the direct supervision of the Assistant Resident Representative (P), UNDP Jamaica, the HIV/AIDS Programme Officer is responsible for a) implementation of UNDP Jamaica HIV/AIDS programme; b) coordination with other UN agencies in Jamaica as UNDP focal point for HIV/AIDS, particularly in close consultation with the UNAIDS Jamaica; and c) mobilization of resources for the programme developed.

The Officer works in close collaboration with the operations team, programme staff in other UN Agencies, UNDP HQs staff and Government officials, technical advisors and experts, multi-lateral and bi-lateral donors and civil society ensuring successful UNDP programme formulation, implementation and resource mobilization.

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School Nurse, Jamaica

To provide and co-ordinate health care to the school population

Exercise professional judgment in making decisions

Communicate appropriately and effectively with students, parents, administrators and other school personnel

Initiate referrals to the appropriate persons for intervention, remediation and follow-through

Maintain, evaluate and interpret cumulative health data/records to accommodate the individual needs of students

Plan, implement and keep abreast of school health management protocols.

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