10 Million For Kidnapped Nurse

The kidnappers who abducted a nurse identified as Ephraim Ajuji, working at a government-owned cottage hospital in Dadin Kowa, Gombe State.


This was disclosed by the daughter of the victim, Mary Ephraim, on Tuesday.


Mary, 18, who sustained a machete cut on her head from the attack, told Daily Trust that the kidnappers called the family around 7am Tuesday morning and demanded the sum of N10 million as ransom.


She said the kidnappers threatened to kill the nurse if the ramson was not paid.


According to Mary, she sustained the cut on her hand while struggling with kidnappers who came for her father.


She said: “They collected my phone, that of my father and mother.


“They later left behind that of my father saying they will communicate with us through it

“They used my father’s phone to demand N10m as ransom this morning at 7am.”

- Daily Post

Nurse Kidnapped in Gombe State

Commissioner of Police, Olukolu Tahir Shina, has confirmed the kidnap of a nurse, Ephraim Ajuju, working with a government-owned hospital in Dadin Kowa, Gombe State.


The nurse was abducted at his residence Tuesday morning by hoodlums armed with locally manufactured guns.


“One Ephraim Ajuji was kidnapped by seven armed hoodlums wielding dane guns” he said.


Shina said all efforts to bring down the criminals are on, adding that the State Intelligence Bureau (SIB) in collaboration with agents from the Department of State Security and members of a vigilante group are working to ensure the safe release of the nurse.


“They are now tracking the criminals. It’s our believe that they will eventually be arrested and the man released” he added.

Health Nurse-Midwife at IRC

International Rescue Committee (IRC) is recruiting for fulltime Health Nurse-Midwife.

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster.

At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Health Nurse-Midwife
Location: Damaturu, Yobe

Scope of Work

• The Nurse-Midwife is responsible for supportive supervision and patient care at health facilities and mobile clinics. The Nurse reports to the team leader or Health Manager.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Conduct skills assessments of PHC staff in nursing care and midwifery
• Support RH activities at each facility or mobile clinic on rotational basis.
• Prepare and implement training plan, including on-the-job coaching and competency based trainings
• Assist the PHC staff in RH activities at the facilities and at the mobile clinics ensuring skills transfer is taking place in Basic emergency obstetric care, family planning, STI counseling and treatment, ANC, PNC and postabortion care.
• Support the Community Mobilizer in messages targeting all pillars of Safe Motherhood.
• Collect weekly activity reports from the facility midwife, review, discuss and update action plans for the following week.
• Ensure RH protocols and other IEC materials are well displayed in the facilities and outreach sites.
• Support an effective referral mechanism between the facilities/mobile clinics and the hospital.
• Human Resource Management
• Supervise and monitor PHC midwifery staff.
• Build staff capacity through on job coaching, skills training and supportive supervision.
• Jointly with the team, provide ongoing education for clinic staff and CVs.

Operations:

• Maintain an updated record and compile and submit monthly reports of all services given.
• Monitor and ensure the proper usage of health and program supplies.
• Prepare weekly work plans and ensure timely implementation of the project activities.

Communication and Reporting:

• Support Health Clinical Officer in compiling statistical reports from the facilities and mobile clinics for submission weekly, monthly and annually.
• Ensure adequate flow of information for all supervisees with constant feedback as may be required.
• Carry out other relevant or requested duties as may be required.

Key Result Areas:

• Improvement of key health indicators mainly maternal mortality ratio, neonatal mortality ratio, and community population coverage.
• Increased uptake of health services as a strategy of reducing mortality
• Increased uptake of positive practices related to health, nutrition and hygiene.
• Timely and quality health care services to displaced persons, refugees and other vulnerable groups.
• Community volunteers actively participate in health services within their community

Qualifications: 

• Registered Nurse-Midwife
• A mature person of high professional discipline and moral integrity, able to work under stress as the situation may dictate.
• Must possess the practicing license or qualifying certificate.
• Certificate in child health or nutrition is an added advantage.

Competencies:

• Two to three years’ experience in midwifery.
• Proven experience in community based programming with the ability to motivate and lead community volunteers.
• Proven ability to coach and train health workers
• Ability to work with displaced communities with diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
• Experience in working in a team.
• Flexible to travel and work in different locations.
• Ability to speak local languages will be added advantage.
• Proficiency in computer skills, especially in MS Word and Excel is an added advantage.

Benefits

• Monthly salary, 13th Month Salary Inclusive, Health Insurance Coverage for Family, Pension, Creche Facilities available for Women with babies under 24 Months.

How to Apply: 
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications, addressed to the Country Director IRC by e-mail. 

IRCNigeria.Recruitment@rescue.org

Or

Hand delivered Application should be sent only to the IRC field office in Damaturu, Yobe.

Note: Applications will be selected on rolling bases and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for Interview.

Nutrition Health Field Officer at ICRC

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC),  is looking for a suitable candidate to fill the vacancy below.

Title: Nutrition Health Field Officer

 

Location: Borno

Main Responsibilities:

• Serves as focal point for all matters related to the ICRC supported Nutrition component in primary health care program in his/her area of responsibility
• Understands the ICRC Primary Health Care (PHC) &; Nutrition objectives and is able to communicate them to interlocutors
• Attends nutrition cluster meetings as an observer and reports back to the ICRC Nutrition Mobile Delegate
• (NUT PHC)/ Health Delegate on information shared and/or obtained.
• Liaises and attends regular meetings with the relevant hospital management committee for Follow up, flow of communication and instilling ownership and capacity to the committee.
• Monitors and analyses consumption and any inconsistencies in stock, reporting back to the Nutrition Delegate
• Together with Health Delegate ensures appropriate and timely responses to emergencies
• Conducts nutritional assessments when and where required

Required Qualifications:

• Health Nutritionist registered with the relevant authorizing body in Nigeria
• Very good computer skills, including spreadsheets
• Good command of Hausa, Bura, Margi and Kanuri languages
• Good knowledge of public health, and of local health services, staff and system
• Good knowledge of the Ministry of Health and Medical Nutrition programs in Nigeria
• Excellent knowledge of written and spoken English
• At least 3 years work experience in public health nutrition

Personal Attributes:

• Well-developed analytical skills
• Good communications and negotiation skills, confident in talking in front of a large public, sense of responsibility
• Field oriented and good networking
• Excellent team spirit and acquired capacity to manage stressful situations
• Flexibility and quick response capacity to endure recurrent changes in working schedule
• Be able to maintain respect to his/her colleagues, interlocutors and profession/duty in different circumstances
• Highly developed analytical, planning and organizing skills
• Prepared to spend at least 70% of time doing field visits

Persons interested and qualified should send application letter, curriculum vitae and contact details of three referees to ABJ_Recruitment_Services@icrc.org

Please clearly indicate the job title as the subject of your application

(Applications intended for this role without this subject will not be treated)

The deadline for the submission of applications will be 13.10.2017, 16:30 h. Late application will not be considered

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

However, ICRC will not request for any monetary payments from applicants at any stage of the recruitment process.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an impartial, neutral and independent organisation whose exclusively

humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of armed conflict and other situations of violence and to provide them with assistance.

Staff Nurse/Midwife at Green Field Health Management

Green Field Health Management Ltd is recruiting for full-time Staff Nurse/Midwife (RN/RM).

JOB DETAILS
Green Field Health Management Ltd, a national health management and maintenance organization with Headquarters at Enugu and branches across the six geopolitical zones of the country, requires for immediate employment the vacant positions below:




Job Title: Staff Nurse/Midwife (RN/RM)

Locations: Abuja, Kaduna


Responsibilities and Attributes

• Hospital accreditation;
• Quality assurance visitations;
• Vetting of bills; Medical claims; Issuing of authorization codes;
• Client and Hospital visitation;
• Good interpersonal relationship skills as well as strong work ethics and confidence;
• Good critical thinking skills; clinical expertise and good judgment in handling schedules;
• Excellent leadership quality and team moving skills.

JOB REQUIREMENTS
MIN REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:

• 2 year(s)

MIN QUALIFICATION:

• Bachelor's Degree/HND

DESIRED COURSES:

• Nursing

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
Requirements
Candidate must possess the following:

• Must be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria as staff nurse (RN) / Midwife (RM),
• Must have 2-4 years cognate experience in a reputable organization, preferably Health Management Organization
• Age: Not more than 40 years

Remuneration
Very attractive, highly competitive and negotiable.


How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications with a detailed resume and three verifiable references, attaching all credentials and Birth Certificates or Statutory Declaration of Age to: Hodadmin@greenfieldhmo.org

Or

Head, Administration and Human Resources Department,
Green Field Health Management Limited,
Plot 14, Market Garden Pocket Layout,
By Isiadinso Close,
G.R.A,
Enugu State.

Note:Only short listed candidates will be invited for interview.

Application Deadline: 11th October, 2017.