Optometrist - Patna, India - LEPRA Society

LEPRA Society

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Patna, India

1 week ago

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Deepika Kaur

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Description

LEPRA Society is a pan-India health and development organization working for the people affected by Leprosy and other neglected diseases to transform their lives and overcome poverty, discrimination and disability. LEPRA endeavors to diagnose, facilitate treatment to those affected and help them to rehabilitate into the mainstream of the society. LEPRA works in collaborations with the Government and other funding agencies to reach into most inaccessible villages of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Delhi, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, and Madhya Pradesh states.

About Project:
"Amrita Drishti" Urban Eye Health Project is proposed to be implemented in Patna (Bihar) Urban Agglomeration Area (UAA) targeting urban poor population. The project is proposed to be implemented in Patna

Location:
Patna, Bihar.

Details of activities:

Managing the existing 29 Vision Centers in the UPHCs and community level activities in Patna city.
Provision of DR and Glaucoma services to the urban population through Van.
Procurement of diabetes screening consumables for Vision Centres in UPHCs.
Conduct regular field visit by community health workers and Diabetes awareness camps by UCCs.
Provide PEC services in UPHCs
Conduct community level training of ASHAs during their monthly training by MO(UPHCs)
Conduct community level eye health training of MAS members during MAS training by MO(UPHCs)

Responsibilities:

Maintain cordial relationship with PHC/CHC level Medical Officers and other Govt. functionaries in the Diabetic clinic/ Vision Centres and work place.
Maintaining proper hospitality with the patients and the community people.
To maintain and run the diabetic clinic equipments and report its maintenance, break down etc. at appropriate time.
Responsible for increasing the footfall of the patient flow in the diabetic clinic by maintaining proper standards and protocols of the service delivery
Ensure proper branding of Sightsavers and coordinate hygiene and cleanliness of the clinic
Proper use of all the available instruments for diagnosing the condition of the patients
Responsible for quality of eye care delivery by following the standards of Sightsavers service delivery systems
Regular follow up of outreach camp patients
Develop effective referral linkages with secondary and tertiary care centres for patient care and treatment
Maintaining and ensuring proper referral channel to VCs from other referral points and strengthening the referral system from VC to the base hospital
Maintain required data base as per the Sightsavers documentation and reporting system
Try to develop speciality OPD ones or twice a week
Responsible for conducting speciality outreach camps and counselling them to make avail of the available services and make their complete eye examination
Attend the refraction camps whenever required
Support project team of Sightsavers school eye health and low vision programme as and when required
Attend training/ workshop organised by Sightsavers towards upgradation of knowledge and skills as and when required.
Document case studies from the assigned VCs or outreach camps for Sightsavers internal and external purpose.
Submit monthly performance report to line manager by the end of every month for onward reporting.
To perform job responsibility at least 8 hours in the working day

As and when required

Periodic visit to Sightsavers area office/ state business location
Visit other state programmes for technical support, training & presentation purposes
Support the state team in designing and developing programmes on eye health as and when required.
Attend meetings called by Sightsavers as and when required

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