Details - National Rural Health Mission

Detailed Description and terms & conditions of the postMentioned in the Advertisement File No. NRHM/4581/ADMIN6/2012/SPMSUDraft Approved on : 2012-07-20 14:15:03.0 by State Mission Director20.07.2012Name of the Post and VacancyPublic Relations OfficerThose selected are liable to be posted as PROs in office ofDPM, Hospitals and as well as PRO cum Los in block area(PRO) / Public Relations: including GH/ DH/ THQH/ GoH/ CHC/ FRU/ Block PHC/SC.Officer cum Laison Officer(BAC)Location : In various Districts of KeralaVacancy Positions : 43Qualification & Experience :MBA/MHA/MPH/MSW/MSc in Hospital Management with two years ofpost qualification experienceMethod of Recruitment : On contract basisSalary : Rs. 13,210/- (Consolidated )Job Responsibilities of Public Relations Officers (PRO)Public Relations Officers must execute all activities in the hospital including NRHM Programmes andactivities.Assist the Superintendent in day-to-day functions of the hospitalAssist the Superintendent and Medical Officers i/c. in the institution in preparation of Health ActionPlans and implementation of NRHM and other programs.Assist the Superintendent in House Keeping Activities and Sanitation in the institution.JSY Scheme: Institutions conducting delivery have to keep record in the prescribed deliveryregister.To maintain the records of service delivery in the health day in the prescribed formatsAssist Superintendent / M.O in conducting dissemination workshop for all Guidelines in respect ofall Programmes among all functionaries in the institution.RSBY: PROs are the Nodal Officers of RSBY in Hospitals. They have to coordinate with HMC forthe proper execution of RSBY Activities and they are eligible for 50 rupees incentives per casesubject to a maximum of 5000/- per month and PROs posted in DPM Offices are not eligible for anyRSBY incentives. They have to report the Monthly and weekly RSBY to the concerned authoritywithout fail.Implementation of BCC activities for all 5 Components of NRHM

RCH IIAdditionalities under NRHMImmunizationDisease Control/ surveillance Programme such as NVBDCP, RNTCP, NPCB, IDD, NLEP andIDSPIntersectoral Convergence activities including nutrition, safe drinking water etcHMIS: Monthly reporting in the NRHM reporting format to district & State to be submitted regularly,timely & correctly.Review Meetings: He/she should take part in all the review meetings as per the schedule andsent a report on the same to the District Program Manager (Arogya Keralam).Finance: Keep track of funds received for NRHM from District for various activities. Follow up withall implementing agencies of the institution in which he/she is working for expediting utilization offunds. Prepare monthly SOE and Utilization certificate and forward it to the District ProgramManager (NRHM). Guide the institution in better financial management.Convergence activity: The PRO will have to liaise and coordinate Social Welfare Dept, PRI, andall other State holders. He/She will have to organize workshop/meeting with above-mentionedstakeholders in order to get full cooperation from them regarding implementation of NRHM / otherprograms.Documentation: Document events, best practices, initiatives etc at institution levelKeep contacts with District Programme Management Unit (DPMU) frequently to get the updatedinformation regarding implementation of NRHMAny other job that may be assigned by the Superintendent, PHC, District Program Manager (ArogyaKeralam), Chief Executive Officer, DHS, District Programme Management Unit (DPMU), StateMission Director (Arogya Keralam) etc.Preparation of Plan and design various programmes of State/District Health and Family WelfareSocietyLiaise closely with all line departments on planning and implementation of NRHM activities.Build capacity of the District & Block level personnel for plan preparation process.Identify a process which helps to plan the health action plan under the guidance of State MissionDirector and experts.Support all the Programme teams in preparing plans, annual action plans. Update theimplementation plan by initiating changes, monitoring and evaluation of activities of NRHM based ontimeline of NRHMOther responsibilities, as deemed necessary time to time.Job Responsibilities of PRO cum Liaison Officers (BAC)PRO cum Liaison Officers (BAC) to coordinate all NRHM Programmes and activities at blockarea including GH/DH/THQH/GoH/CHC/FRU/Block PHC/SC.Assist the Medical Officers i/c of all health institutions in their area in preparation of Ward HealthPlan and Block Health Action Plan and implementation of NRHM.

Organize Health Day in each village monthly in selected places involving district Media Expert/ fieldstaff / ASHA of the village/ Anganwadi Worker / JPHN / PRI Members / MNGO/FNGO and MaleHealth Worker. To maintain the records of service delivery in the health day in the prescribedformats.Assist M.O., i/c Block PHC, CHC in conducting dissemination workshop for all Guidelines in respectof all Programmes among all functionaries upto the Sub-center level.Assess training load and needs in consultation with all the categories of Healthcare Providers, viz.Medical Officer/SN/JPHN/LHV etc. in the Block area and assist in preparing training calendar of SBAtraining/ IMNCI/ IST / IUD for JPHNs & LHV/, MTP for Medical Officer.Training of ASHA (7 days induction training with Module I) & 2 nd , 3 rd & 4 th Module for 4 Days X 4Total days of Training for ASHA=23 Days) has to be organized at Block level. The training is to beimparted by Block Training Team whenever necessary.Implementation of BCC activities for all 5 Components of NRHM (1. RCH II 2. Additionalitiesunder NRHM 3. Immunization 4. Disease Control/ surveillance Programme such asNVBDCP, RNTCP, NPCB, IDD, NLEP and IDSP 5. Intersectoral Convergence activitiesincluding nutrition, safe drinking water etc.Monitoring: The activities of contractual JPHN and ASHA are to be monitored regularly usingprescribed format. He/She will report the same to the authority concerned with a copy to StateMission Director, NRHM. He/She will also assist in the activities of Accountant in Health Institutionsso that the Accounts are maintained properly and fund is utilized judicially and in timeHMIS: Monthly reporting in the NRHM reporting format from Sub centre to PHC and PHC to district &State to be submitted regularly, timely & correctly.Review Meetings: BAC should take part in all the review meetings as per the schedule and sent areport on the same to the District Program Manager (Arogyakeralam).Finance: Keep track of funds received for NRHM from District to various health institutions / Wardsetc under their jurisdiction. Follow up with these institutions for expediting utilization of funds.Collect monthly SOE and Utilization certificate from these institutions and forward it to the DistrictProgram Manager (NRHM). Guide the institutions in better financial management.Convergence activity: The BAC will have to liaise and coordinate Social Welfare Dept, PRI,MNGO, FNGO and all other Stake holders. He/She will have to organize workshop/meeting withabove-mentioned stakeholders in order to get full cooperation from them regarding implementationof NRHM. Coordinate intra Communication activities at block level, coordinate orientation activitieson Intersectoral convergenceMother NGO and Field NGO: In every district there will be one Mother NGO under which FNGOwill render RCH advocacy in uncovered and under covered areas in the block. Moreover they willbe the mentor of ASHA, so BPM will have to maintain constant touch and coordination with theboth MNGO & FNGO.Team Work: The NRHM activities could be implemented in the block level in true sense onlyby an efficient Health Team at block level constituted by all Medical Officers, LHV, SN, JPHN, FieldWorkers, Health Educator, supervisors, Male Health Workers, ASHA etc. The idea of introducingBlock Programme Management Unit (BPMU) is to support, assist and coordinate the Health team.

BAC must be aware of this responsibility during his / her day-to-day work.Documentation : Document events, best practices, initiatives etc at block levelKeep contact with District Programme Management Unit (DPMU) frequently to get the updatedinformation regarding implementation of NRHMAny other job that may be assigned by the MO, i/c, PHC, District Program Manager (ArogyaKeralam), Chief Executive Officer, DHS, District Programme Management Unit (DPMU), StateMission Director (Arogya Keralam) etcReporting to : District Programme Manager NRHM /SuperintendentTERMS AND CONDITIONS:1. Candidates with MBA/MHA/MSc in Hospital Management with two years of postqualification experience. Project work conducted as a part of study will not beconsidered as experience.2. The applications forwarded other than THROUGH ONLINE will NOT BECONSIDERED3. The applications that are not complete in all respects will not be considered for shortlisting. A copy of ONLINE application should be forwarded to NRHM office. Theenvelope containing application should be super scribed “Application for the Postof………………..” should reach ‘The State Mission Director, National RuralHealth Mission, General Hospital Junction, Trivandrum-695035”.4. Recruitment is being done on a district wise basis. Candidate can choose only onedistrict.5. Recruitment will be initially for a period of three months, which may be extendedbased on performance of the candidate. The individuals appointed under NRHM oncontract basis, will have to enter into a contract with the Society.6. The present lists of available vacancies are noted above. The vacancies maychange after this notification due to transfer. If so, recruitment will be done onlybased on the requirement at the time of finalization of vacancies.7. The maximum age limit will be 40 years.8. The undersigned will have the power to relax age, qualifications for the post. Theselected candidate should be willing to relocate anywhere in the State.9. The applicants should have excellent writing skills both in English and Malayalamand should be proficient in computers. Thorough knowledge of MS Office/OpenOffice is essential.10. Selection will be based on qualifications, post qualification experience andperformance in the interview/written test.11. Candidates who have attended regular classes in colleges under recognizedUniversities need only apply12. Claims in respect of qualifications/ experience etc. should be supported by copies of

elevant documents; candidates may be required to produce the originals at the timeof interview. Candidates are requested to produce certificates and Mark sheetbefore the Society during the interview.13. No TA/DA will be paid for the interview.14. The posts are temporary in nature during the period of the operation of the Mission.The period of Mission and therefore, the contract of the selected candidates may beextended according to the directions of Government of India/Government of Keralain the matter and no claim for permanency of job or labour claims to the NRHM, DHSor the Government.15. The total number of positions stated as above are the requirements as on date andit is likely that more number of candidates may be taken as contract from theselected list prepared in the State Mission Office16. Candidates are advised to browse website of NRHM “arogyakeralam.gov.in” forregular updates/ notice/announcements.17. The last date of submission of ONLINE application is 5 pm on 30/07/2012 .18. Last date for Submission of Hard Copy of Online Application is on 5 th August 2012.19. The candidates who have already applied need not be applied again.State MissionDirector