Chama cha Uzazi na Malezi Bora Tanzania (UMATI) established in 1959, is an autonomous voluntary National NGO originally incorporated under CAP 337 in 1973, established under the non-governmental organization Act No 24 of 2002 in 2019 with registration number 00NGO/R2/000231. UMATI is a full Member Association (MA) of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) accredited in since 2015.
UMATI works in partnership with the Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Women and Special Groups, and Regional Administration and Local Government (PORALG) with the goal of providing Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) education, information, and services in Tanzania. The association has a long leadership history in SRH Programs in Tanzania including pioneering in Family Planning (FP) services, SRHR programs for young people, integrated Clinics, and Community-based service delivery approaches.
UMATI wishes to recruit a qualified and experienced candidate to fill in the following vacant positions;
Job title: Registered Nurse
Reporting to: Clinic Incharge
Location:Dodoma
Job Purpose:
The Incumbent is responsible to ensure quality Sexual and Reproductive Health Services and counsel clients on appropriate Family Planning method.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Identifies patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients and other persons in a position to understand care requirements.
- Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.
- Promotes patient’s independence by establishing patient care goals; teaching patient, friends, and family to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills; answering questions.
- Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; making or recommending necessary
- Adjustments; following hospital and nursing division’s philosophies and standards of care set by state board of nursing, state nurse practice act, and other governing agency regulations.
- Resolves patient problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.
- Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations; calling for assistance when need arise.
- Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
- Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records.
- Maintains nursing supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies; using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.
- Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
- Conduct weekend youth friendly services
- Assist Doctor when performing different procedure
- Provide RCH services includes, family planning, Antenatal care services including PMTCT, Post natal check ups, Immunization, Cervical cancer screening
- Perform all nursing and midwifery procedure as assigned by supervisor
Qualification
- Diploma in nursing from recognized health institution
- At least 2 years of working experience in the field
- Demonstrate skills in information systems and advanced Microsoft office application
- Experience in leadership and administration
- License to practice
- Excellent in communication skills
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- General knowledge in SRH services
- Empathetic personality, self-confidence, confidentiality, tolerance of non-scheduled work hours
- Computer knowledge
- Fluent in Oral and written English and Swahili
UMATI Job Vacancies, 2 Various Positions
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Interested candidates should submit an application letter indicating the position applied for and a detailed CV in one PDF document.
Applications should be submitted by 12th May 2025 to the Executive Director through email: [email protected]
The position should be the subject of the email application. Kindly note that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
UMATI is an equal-opportunity employer. Women and people with disability are highly encouraged to apply.
