Clinician Volunteer at Care Best Initiative (CBI)

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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Demonstrate an understanding of standard clinical procedures, laws and regulations
• Fluency in English and Hausa
• Superior interpersonal communication skills and the ability to exercise empathy when working with patients and their families

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Cover Letter as a single PDF document to: [email protected] using the job title as the subject of the mail

Application Deadline  24th February, 2023.