Project Technical Assistant VI

Preferred Qualification/Attributes:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Midwifery or Nursing with a professional license
• Preferably with 1 year of relevant experience in a clinic or hospital setting, particularly in phlebotomy
• Preferably a resident of Samar (Western) or Biliran provinces, or nearby provinces. Use of Bisaya or Waray dialects as a mode of communication will also be an advantage.
• Must be willing to work in Samar or Biliran province as a field researcher

Brief functions of the position:

• Conduct clinical assessment (blood pressure) and interview using questionnaires to study participants
• Set up and calibrate research equipment
• Assist in the anthropometric assessment (interview of participants) during data collection when the need arises
• Conduct ECCD data collection
• Pitch in as anthropometry researcher when the need arises
• Check the completeness of data; edit, encode in the forms and database, and submit to  the team leader (TL) and assistant team leader (ATL) for review
• Take responsibility for the packaging, cleanliness, maintenance, and safekeeping of the research equipment, research materials, official documents, liquidation documents, and other field-related materials
• Provide first aid, as the need arises
• Take responsibility for the retrieval of laboratory results from partner hospitals and RHU
• Take responsibility for the issuance of diagnostic vouchers to study participants
• Willing to be assigned in Samar and Biliran provinces for the duration of the program
• Perform other tasks assigned by the TL, ATL, and project leaders