JOB TITLE: External Facilitator (Ultra Sound Scan Training)
JOB LOCATION: Maiduguri, Borno
JOB DETAILS:
- Ultrasound imaging (sonography) uses high-frequency sound waves to view inside the body. Ultrasound imaging uses sound waves to produce pictures of the inside of the body.
- It is used to help diagnose the causes of pain, swelling and infection in the body’s internal organs and to examine a baby in pregnant women and the brain and hips in infants. It’s also used to help guide biopsies, diagnose heart conditions, and assess damage after a heart attack. Ultrasound is safe, noninvasive, and does not use ionizing radiation.
- But in our context we are going to use the ultra-sound machine only on the pregnant woman- to confirm viability of the fetus, gestation, fetal heart rate and any anomalies aligned to the fetus and on request with the medical supervisor.
Goal, Aim & Purpose of the Ultra-Sound-SRH Activities(MdM):
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- It will help to reduce the rate of referral due to conditions that requires USS.
- It will help MDM to render a quality ANC services.
- It will improve the knowledge of the health care providers thereby undergoing training on the use of USS.
- Through the use of USS, it will drastically encourage women to come for ANC there by increasing the data rate.
- There will be high rate of healthy pregnancy and less obstetric emergency like ruptured ectopic pregnancy.
Uses:
Ultrasound imaging is a medical tool that can help a physician evaluate, diagnose and treat medical conditions. Common ultrasound imaging procedures include:
- Abdominal ultrasound (to visualize abdominal tissues and organs)
- Bone sonometry (to assess bone fragility)
- Breast ultrasound (to visualize breast tissue)
- Doppler fetal heart rate monitors (to listen to the fetal heart beat)
- Doppler ultrasound (to visualize blood flow through a blood vessel, organs, or other structures)
- Echocardiogram (to view the heart)
- Fetal ultrasound (to view the fetus in pregnancy)
- Ultrasound-guided biopsies (to collect a sample of tissue)
- Ophthalmic ultrasound (to visualize ocular structures
Duties & Responsibilities of the Person in Charge
- Prepare the examination room and ultrasound equipment to conduct examinations.
- Recognize and record the appropriate anatomy and pathology using sonographic equipment
- Care properly for sonography equipment and report equipment failure
- Write reports based upon the scan results and completion
- Alert appropriate to Doctor any abnormalities that need immediate attention.
- Use the ability to solve problems and make decisions.
- Work independently or with minimal supervision and as part of a team.
- Display good work ethic and friendly and cheerful disposition.
- Maintain the strictest levels of confidentiality.
- Explain the ultrasound procedure to the patient in order to avoid confusion.
- Maintaining ultrasound equipment and sterilizing the room and the equipment.
Indication For Use:
- 1st consultation to check on foetus position: intra/extra uterine (ectopic) pregnancy.
- To Confirm intrauterine growth and activities.
- Any time if doubt on foetus heart beat through clinical exam: alive?
- Last trimester/consultation to check on foetus position: presentation (breech, transverse, etc); to check on foetus weight.
- Evaluation of foetal growth and gestational age.
- Evaluation of PROM and preterm labour.
- To evaluate suspected placenta Abruptio.
- To evaluate suspected foetal demise.
- Others include; vaginal bleeding, pelvic pain or ectopic pregnancy.( Criterial for Referral to secondary facility)
Qualifications, Desired & Preferred Characteristics
The Ultrasound Facilitator will be expected to:
- Hold an associate or Bachelor’s degree MBBS, and certificate available and have clinical experience during Education programme.
- Strong interpersonal and intercultural skills.
- Assessment and analytical skills.
- Strong leadership, decision making and management skills.
- Ability to work in stressful situations.
- Problem solving skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills strong medical Background as well as thorough knowledge of Anatomy.
- Possess a valid practicing license and registered with the relevant board of council.
Duration for the Training
- 27 days practical on ultrasound training for 3 clinics in Maiduguri .Sequence 9 days training then Refresher training 6days bi-monthly Total of 4 batches
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and a proposal for interest, maximum of 3 pages, indicating their competencies and experiences on similar activity, an estimated budget, as well as their availability to carry the mission (dates) to: [email protected] using “Ultra Sound Scan External Facilitator” as the subject of the email.
Deadline: April 8, 2021
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Job Category | Internship/ Industrial Training |