Kenya Registered Community Health Nurse (KRCHN)
- Lodwar, Kenya
- Contract
- Opportunity Type: Current Opening
Company Description
Amref Health Africa was founded in 1957 and has since grown to become the largest African-based international health development organization, currently implementing more than 180 programs, reaching more than 40 million people across 35 African countries, and a staff complement of over 2,000. Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, Amref Health Africa has offices in ten African countries – Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Guinea (Conakry), Kenya, Malawi, Senegal, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. An additional eleven advocacy and fundraising offices are located in Europe and North America.
Amref Health Africa is driven by its vision of ‘Lasting health change in Africa’ and its mission ‘To catalyse and drive community-led and people-centred health systems while addressing social determinants of health.’ We believe that the power to transform Africa’s health lies within its communities and therefore strive to ensure that health systems are not only functional but communities are empowered to hold these systems accountable for delivering of quality and affordable health care.
Qualified residents from Turkana County are highly encouraged to apply
Job Description
SCOPE OF WORK
The Registered Community Health Nurse will work in a health facility set up to support integrated services including RMNCAH, and Nutrition Services in Turkana County through a Primary Health care model. He or she will work to Improve access to quality antenatal care (ANC) services through community mobilization, outreach, and health system support, increase immunization coverage among children under five and pregnant women through community-based strategies, and Enhance access to integrated MNCH outreach services for underserved and nomadic populations of Turkana.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Conduct community-based pregnancy mapping and nutrition screenings through Community health promoters (CHPs).
- Conduct facility-based out-patient pregnancy intention screening
- Conduct onsite mentorship for CHPs on prenatal care and early identification of risk factors affecting future pregnancies among women of reproductive age.
- Implement maternity open day forum dubbed ‘mama na rafiki’ initiative
- Support Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response (MPDSR) audit meetings at community and facility level
- Support mobile integrated outreaches targeting pastoral populations.
- Support community defaulter-tracing and follow-up systems via CHPS
- Support reporting in Disease Surveillance and Outbreak Response for vaccine preventable diseases
- Support functionality and reliability of vaccine supply and cold chain systems at the community and facility level to ensure availability and potency of vaccines.
- Support referral pathways for clients and documentation of referral tools
- Provide cervical cancer screening and management among Women of Reproductive Age (WRA)
- Compile and submit program weekly, biweekly, and monthly report of all activities implemented.
- Support documentation, reporting and Data reviews at the health facility and community levels
Qualifications
EDUCATION
- Diploma in Kenya Registered Community Health Nursing from a recognized institution.
- Registered with the Nursing Council of Kenya and have a Valid Practice License
EXPERIENCE
- At least 2-years’ experience in implementation of RMNCAH services at facility and community level
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work effectively in hard to reach areas
- Ability to work with diverse teams.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and other relevant software.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
Work Environment
- Work environment is in ARID and Semi-ARID Area with frequent travel
Hours of Work
- The job holder may be required to work outside normal working hours due to the nature of the work in general
Additional Information
Qualified residents from Turkana County are highly encouraged to apply
Your application should include a cover letter detailing why you are the best fit for this position and your CV with relevant skills and experience. Closing date will be Friday 1st August 2025.
Amref Health Africa does not require applicants to pay any money at whatever stage of the recruitment and selection process and has not retained any agent in connection with recruitment. Although Amref may use different job boards from time to time to further spread its reach for applicants, all open vacancies are published on our website under the Vacancies page and on our official social media pages. Kindly also note that official emails from Amref Health Africa will arrive from an @amref.org address.
Amref Health Africa is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Amref Health Africa is is dedicated to diversity and is an equal-opportunity employer with a non-smoking environment policy.
