JOB FRAMEWORK

Background

The Organization is a registered not-for-profit organization operating since 2009. The Organization is an affiliate of MSI Reproductive Choices (MSI), a global organization providing personalized contraception and safe abortion services to women and girls. MSI’s local teams of professionals are passionate about the work they do in communities across 37 countries. The high-quality services we provide, give a woman the power to choose if and when she has children so that she’s free to pursue her plans and dreams for herself and her family. Our mission is “Your Body, Your Choice, Your Future”.

The Organization is the No. 1 non-governmental provider of Clinical Family Planning services. We provide quality family planning and safe and legal abortion services to women in need, through multiple channels that comprise of our own clinics, clinical outreach teams and public sector support to Government facilities. We are currently working in the states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh in Public Private Partnership with state governments. In 2024, our teams directly provided family planning choices and quality services to over 179,239 clients that delivered a Couple Year Protection (CYP) of over 2.17 million.

A large number of women in India are unable to exercise their sexual and reproductive rights due a number of barriers – social, cultural, policy, and access to information and services. Thus, we work in partnership with stakeholders to improve the policy environment towards enabling women to exercise their reproductive rights and choices. The Organization also implements advocacy projects to advance sexual and reproductive rights in the country.

It is a role requirement that the job holder must fully comply with, promote and live organization’s CORE

VALUES.

Job Summary

The incumbent works as part of a medical team that is fully staffed and well-equipped which provides an entire range of high-quality family planning services at clinics. A professional, friendly attitude and effective communication, listening ski

lls and empathizing with, encouraging, and help to empower individuals (Clients) are keys to becoming successful in this role.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Ensure safety of clients, and quality of clinical procedures and services. The clients who accept FP services are eligible as per Government of India norms. Ensure that they have made a voluntary decision for undergoing the procedure. They have provided informed and written consent for the procedure.

Screening and Counselling

• Conduct screening and pre-operative assessment of potential clients and ensure that they are medically fit to undergo the procedure.

• Ensure pre- and post-operative counselling of every client as per MSI guidelines.

Procedure

• Conduct clinical procedures: tubal ligation/ NSV and MTP under local anesthesia as per MSI guidelines.

Post-operative Monitoring

• Ensure post-operative monitoring of clients and recording of vital signs at least thrice after the procedure.

• Review all clients 2 hours post-procedure.

• Leave the site only after determining that all the clients who have undergone the procedure are fit to be discharged.

Infection Prevention

• Ensure strict adherence to Infection Prevention protocols. Ensure that the support staff e.g. assisting nurse also follows the same.

• Dispose waste as per guidelines.

Client Records and Client record Audit

• The surgeon should ensure completeness of client records, particularly 2 mobile numbers, findings of pre-operative screening, pre-medication notes, operative notes, and post-operative monitoring notes, including all details in case of any abnormality. Ensure to sign the documents at the required places. In case of abandoning the procedure, they should specify the reason

• The surgeon or any clinical team members trained by him will conduct Client Record Audit (CRA) of 10 client records selected randomly every month and prepare a summary and submit the same to the state CS manager

Client safety and Emergency Preparedness

• Check and ensure availability of all emergency medicines and equipment before starting clinical procedures in each camp.

Incident Management

• In case of any complications, provide first aid and notify immediately to the state clinical services manager and organize shifting of the client to referral hospitals and her/ his proper management in the referral hospital.

• The Team leader should make all team members aware of the possibilities of complications and ways of preventing them.

Management of Clinical Teams

• Provide oversight to the process of counselling, getting informed consent, providing post-operative instructions and 24 hour follow up of clients