JOB DESCRIPTION OF MEMBERS

OF THE HEALTH TEAM

ASHUTOSH JOSHI
SERIAL NO: 23
 HEALTH
WORKER MALE
(HWM)
 RECORD-KEEPING
1. Survey all the families in his area and collect general information about each
village/locality in his area.
2. Prepare, maintain and utilize family records and village registers containing
columns for recording particulars concerning family planning, immunizations,
vital events, environmental sanitation, other local health programmes,
educational activities, services rendered and achievements, etc.
NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMMES
I. MALARIA: Check for
• Presence of any fever cases
• Whether there was any fever case in the family in
between his fortnightly visits
• Whether any guest had come to the family and had fever
• Whether any member of the family who had fever in
between his fortnightly visit had left the village.
• Collect thick and thin blood smears on one glass slide
from case having fever or giving history of fever
• Contact the ASHAs (Accredited Social Health Activist under NRHM)
and other FTDs, if any, during their fortnightly visit to the village and
i. Collect blood smears already taken by the ASHA, FTD
ii. Also collect details of each case in MF-2
iii. Replenish both drugs and glass-slides and Rapid Diagnostic Kits
(RDKs) and look into the account of consumption of Anti malarial
drugs and use of RDKs.
• Dispatch blood smears along with MF-2 (malaria form) collected from
the ASHA, FTD, multipurpose health worker (female), , to the PHC
Laboratory twice a week, or as instructed by the Medical Officer PHC.
• See the results obtained by the use of RDKs and verify the
radical treatment administered by the ASHA, FTD, etc.
• Administer radical treatment to the positive cases as per
drug schedule prescribed
• Contact the ASHA and FTD and inform the spray dates, and
make request to motivate the community and prepare them
for accepting the spray operations.
• Assist the Health Supervisor (Male)/ Health Assistant (Male)
in supervising spraying operations and training of field
spraying staff.
II. KALA-AZAR ENDEMIC AREAS
• Enquire about presence of any fever case of more than 15
days duration.
• Guide the suspected cases to the nearest PHC/ CHC for
diagnosis and treatment.
• Keep a record of such cases and make sure that they take
complete treatment.
• Health education about Kala-azar disease.
III. JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS (JE) ENDEMIC AREAS
• From each family enquire about any fever case with
symptoms of encephalitis
• Guide the suspected cases to the nearest PHC/CHC for
diagnosis and treatment by the medical officer.
• Keep the record of all the cases of JE in his area for
follow-up.
• Health education activities about the JE disease.
IV. FILARIA ENDEMIC AREAS
• Identification of cases of lymphoedema/elephantiasis and
hydrocele and their referrals to PHC/CHC for appropriate
management.
• Training of patients with lymphoedema/elephantiasis about
care of feet and home based management remedies.
• Identification and training of drug distributors for mass drug
distribution of DEC on National Filaria Day.
 LEPROSY ERADICATION PROGRAMME
• Identify cases of skin patches, especially if accompanied by
loss of sensation and refer these cases to M.O., PHC for
further investigations diagnosis.
• Check whether all cases of leprosy are taking regular
treatment. Motivate defaulter to take regular treatment.
• Maintain patient records.
 REVISED NATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL
PROGRAMME
• Identify persons especially 15 years and above, with prolonged cough
or spitting of blood, and take sputum smears from these individuals.
Refer cases to the M.O.PHC for further investigations.
• Check whether all cases of tuberculosis are taking regular treatment.
Motivate defaulters to take regular treatment.
• Educate the community on various health education aspect of
tuberculosis programme.
• Assist the village Health Guide/ASHA and similar village health
volunteers to carry-out DOTS activities, and to motivate the TB
patients in taking regular treatment.
NATIONAL BLINDNESS CONTROL PROGRAMME
• Identify and refer all cases of blindness including suspected cases of
cataract to M.O., PHC
EXPANDED PROGRAMME ON IMMUNIZATION
• Administer DPT vaccine, oral poliomyelitis vaccine, measles vaccine
and BCG vaccine to all infants and children in his area in collaboration
with health worker (female).
• Assist the Health Worker Female in administering tetanus toxoid to all
pregnant women.
• Assist the Health Assistant Male in the school immunization
programme.
• Educate the people in the community about the importance of
immunization.
 REPRODUCTIVE AND CHILD HEALTH
PROGRAMME (RCH}
• Utilize the information from the eligible couple and child register for
the family planning Programme.
• Spread the message of family planning to the couples and motivate
them for family planning individually and in groups.
• Distribute conventional contraceptives and oral contraceptives to the
couples.
• Help prospective acceptors of sterilization in obtaining the services, if
necessary, by accompanying them or arranging for the ASHA/dai to
accompany them to the PHC/Hospital.
• Provide follow-up services to male family Planning acceptors, ·and
refer those cases that need attention by the physician to
PHC/Hospital.
• Build rapport with satisfied acceptors, village leaders, ASHA, Dais and
others and utilize them for promoting family welfare Programme.
• Identify the male community leaders in each village of his area.
• Assist the health supervisor male in training the leaders in the
community and in educating and involving the community in Family
Welfare Programme.
• Identify the women requiring help for medical termination of
pregnancy, refer them to the nearest approved institution and inform
the health worker (female).
• Educate the community on the availability of service for Medical
Termination of Pregnancy.
• Educate community on home management of diarrhea and ORS.
• Report any outbreak of diarrhea disease.
• Measures such as chlorination of drinking water to be carried out.
CONT…
• Proper sanitation to be maintained.
• Encourage use of latrines.
• Identify and refer cases of genital sore or urethral discharge or non-
itchy rash over the body to medical officer.
 COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
• Identify cases of diarrhoea/dysentery, fever with rash jaundice,
encephalitis, diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, and acute eye
infections and notify the Health Assistant Male and M.0. PHC
immediately about these cases.
• Carry out control measures until the arrival of the Health Assistant
Male and assist him in carrying out these measures.
• Give Oral Rehydration solution to all cases of diarrhoea/
dysentery/vomiting.
• Educate the community about the importance of control and
preventive measures against communicable diseases and about the
importance of taking regular and complete treatment.
 ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION
• Chlorinate public water sources including wells at regular intervals.
• Educate community on
 The method of disposal of liquid wastes;
 The method of disposal of solid wastes;
 Home sanitation,
 Advantage and use of sanitary type of latrines;
 Construction and use of smokeless chulhas.
• Coordination with Village Health and Sanitation Committee.
 PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE AND HEALTH
EDUCATION
• Provide treatment for minor ailments, first-aid for accidents and
emergencies and refer cases beyond his competence to the nearest
hospital or PHC/CHC.
• Educate the community, about the availability of maternal and child
health services and encourage them to utilize the facilities.
 NUTRITION AND VITAL EVENTS
• Identify cases of malnutrition among infants and young children (0-5 years)
in his area, give the necessary treatment and advice or refer them to the
anganwadi for supplementary feeding and refer serious cases to the PHC.
• Educate the community about the nutritious diet for mothers and children
from locally available food.
• Enquire about births and deaths occurring in his area, record them in the
births and deaths register, sharing the information with ANM and report
them to the Health Supervisor (Male)/Health Supervisor (Female).
• Educate the community on the importance of registration of births and
deaths.
 RECORD KEEPING
• Survey all the facilities in his area and prepare/maintain maps and charts for the
village.
• Prepare, maintain and utilize family and village records.
• Assist the Health Worker (Female)/ANM to prepare and maintain the eligible
couple as well as maternal & child health register.
• Maintain a record of cases in his area, who are under treatment for tuberculosis
and leprosy.
• Prepare and submit the prescribed monthly reports in time to the Health
Supervisor (Male).
• While maintaining passive surveillance register for malaria cases, he will record:
 No. of fever cases.
 No. of blood slides prepared.
 No. of malaria positive cases reported.
 No. of cases given radical treatment.
 HEALTH
ASSISSTANT
MALE
• One health assistant male (HAM) supervises and guides four health
workers male in carrying out all their activities including maintenance
of their records.
• He carries out supervisory house visiting.
• He will be alert to the outbreak of the diseases and takes possible
remedial measures.
• He notifies to the MO of PHC about the outbreak.
• He ensures that all cases of TB, Leprosy, Malaria take regular and
complete treatment.
• He supervises the chlorination of water sources including wells.
• He helps the community in the construction of soakage pits, sanitary
latrines, biogas plants, compost pits, etc.
• Conducts immunization session for school children.
• Motivates couple for adapting family welfare methods and ensures
their follow-up.
• Identifies cases of malnutrition among under fives and motivates
them to Anganwadi centers.
• Ensures vitamin A syrup and IFA tabs to the children.
• Identifies cases of blindness and refers them to PHC for further
needful action.
• Collects and compiles the data of births and deaths and submits to
the birth and deaths registrar.
• Gives health education to the community at large.
THANK
YOU