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Health Centre Clerk- Area Office Jerusalem (For Roster Purposes)

Jerusalem

  • Organization: UNRWA - United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees
  • Location: Jerusalem
  • Grade: Level not specified - Level not specified
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Public Health and Health Service
    • Administrative support
  • Closing Date: Closed

Vacancy Announcement

Health Centre Clerk, Grade 07

Deadline for Applications

10 March 2018

Contract Type & Duration

For Roster Purposes

Vacancy Announcement Number

VN/WB/021/2018/X

Duty Station & Department

Area Office Jerusalem - Health

UNRWA encourages applications from qualified women and welcomes applications from qualified candidates with disabilities.

UNRWA, the largest United Nations operation in the Middle East with over 30,000 staff working across five areas of operation, is looking for professionals like you.

UNRWA's human development goals

UNRWA is funded almost entirely by voluntary contributions from UN member states, regional bodies, business foundations and individual contributions. UNRWA has identified four human development goals as the focus of the Agency's operations in committing to fostering human development of Palestine refugees by helping them to: lead long and healthy lives, acquire knowledge and skills, achieve decent standards of living and enjoy human rights to the fullest possible extent.

How can you make a difference? 

You will be joining a team of around 5,000 staff in the West Bank Field Office working to foster the human development of some 800,000 registered Palestine refugees.••

The incumbent is responsible to the Senior Medical Officer in the Health Centre to which he/she is assigned.

The main responsibilities include:

In accordance with Agency policy and procedures, the incumbent:

•         Verifies patients' eligibility for medical services prior to their admission;

•         Schedules appointments for patients and ensures they are admitted to nursing stations and /or Medical Officer's room in• an orderly manner when necessary; carries out clerical and minor administrative work including, but not limited to, assisting patients, and filing and checking attendance records• and leave applications for the Health Centre's staff;

•         Maintains, updates and completes• patients' health records; arranges and documents patient referrals;

•         Records daily registration and statistical data; compiles statistical and other data for weekly, monthly, quarterly, bi-annually,• and• yearly reports and other special reports; updates the health database on number of visiting patients as required (per gender, age, clinic, etc.);

•         Maintains reports, correspondences, forms and referrals;

•         Performs such other duties and assignments as may be required.

Conditions of service•

Monthly basic salary JD 524.2.

Other benefits include:

Provident Fund contribution (7.5 % of basic salary staff member contribution,• 15% of basic salary paid by the Agency)

Dependency allowances (if applicable)

30 days of annual leave

Compulsory medical insurance

Additional information

Not Applicable

To qualify for this position, you will need:

Education

Successful completion of secondary education;

Diploma in business and office practice or other related discipline;

Basic computer literacy and familiarity with spreadsheets and database programme.

Work

experience

A minimum of two years' experience in office work and in handling files and documents;

Experience in the use of computers and a good understanding of their use in health applications.

Language(s)

Good command of written and spoken English and Arabic.

Desirable qualifications:

Not Applicable.

You will also need to demonstrate the following competencies:

•         Ability to work under pressure and cope with a heavy workload;

•         Good computer skills;

•         Excellent organizational and communication skills;

•         Self-motivated.

For guidance on how to prepare for competency-based interviews:

••••••••••• https://careers.un.org/lbw/home.aspx?viewtype=AYI

How to apply

To start the application process, applicants are required to register at http://jobs.unrwa.org by creating a personal profile and completing UNRWA Personal History Form. Only applications received through http://jobs.unrwa.org will be considered. Due to the large number of applications received for UNRWA vacancies, only applicants short-listed for interview will be contacted. Please ensure that the e-mail address and mobile phone number that you will indicate in your Personal History Profile are accurate, candidates shortlisted for test or interview can be contacted by e-mail or phone.

The United Nations does not charge fees at any stage of the recruitment process. The United Nations does not concern itself with information related to bank accounts.

General information

This vacancy notice is open to internal and external candidates.

UNRWA is a United Nations organization whose staff are expected to uphold the highest standards of integrity, neutrality and impartiality. This includes respect for and commitment to human rights, diversity, and non-violent means of dealing with all kinds of conflict. UNRWA staff are expected to uphold these values at all times, both at work and outside. Only persons who fully and unconditionally commit to these values should consider applying for UNRWA jobs. UNRWA is a non-smoking work environment.

The Agency reserves the right not to make an appointment, to make an appointment at a lower grade, or to make an appointment with a modified job description.

Date of issue: 24 February 2018

This vacancy is now closed.
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