Clinical Officer, Stabilization Centre

About the role

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is hiring a Clinical Officer for its Nutrition Stabilization Centre at IRC Pamir PHCC in Ajuong Thok. The officer provides integrated clinical and nutritional care to patients in the Stabilization Centre (SC/IPD) and Outpatient Department (OPD), assessing, diagnosing, treating and following up patients admitted with complicated Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM), especially children, in line with national and WHO guidelines and IRC protocols.

Key responsibilities

• Manage inpatient care of children with complicated SAM: admission assessments, therapeutic feeding, treatment of complications, monitoring progress and safe discharge to outpatient nutrition services.
• Provide daily outpatient consultations, manage common childhood and adult conditions, handle medical emergencies and refer patients to nutrition and other services.
• Ensure quality and safety: infection prevention and control, rational prescribing, antibiotic stewardship, adverse event reporting and mentorship of nurses and other staff.
• Coordinate with nutrition officers, take part in nutrition case reviews and monitor inpatient nutrition outcomes.
• Manage medicines, therapeutic feeds and equipment, and maintain accurate clinical records and service statistics.
• Report suspected disease outbreaks and public health emergencies, and uphold IRC safeguarding and accountability standards.

Required profile

• Diploma or bachelor's degree in clinical medicine, Clinical Medicine and Public Health or an equivalent recognized clinical qualification.
• Valid professional registration and practicing license from the South Sudanese regulatory authority.
• At least three years of relevant clinical experience in a hospital, PHCC or humanitarian healthcare setting.
• Experience managing complicated SAM and pediatric conditions; stabilization centre, inpatient pediatric or emergency department experience is highly desirable.
• Experience with refugees, displaced populations and vulnerable communities, and previous work with an international NGO, is an added advantage.
• Strictly for South Sudanese nationals only.