JOB RESPONSIBILITIES OF HEALTH

PERSONNEL IN PHC
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES OF HEALTH PERSONNEL IN PHC
Primary Health Centre
Definition
The Primary Health Centre (PHC) “is the basic structural and functional unit
of the public health service established to provide accessible, affordable and
available primary health care to people”, in accordance with the Alma Ata
Declaration of 1978 by the member nations of the World Health Organization
(WHO).
Staffing pattern of P.H.C
• Medical officer 1
• Pharmacist 1
• Nurse midwife 1
• Health worker (F) / ANM 1
• Block extension educator 1
• Health assistant male 1
• Health assistant (F) 1
• Upper division clerk 1
• Lower division clerk 1
• Lab technician 1
• Driver 1
• Class IV 4
• Total 15
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
 MEDICAL OFFICER
I Curative Work
1 organizes the dispensary, outpatient department and will allot duties to the
auxiliary staff to ensure smooth running of the O.P.D.
2. make suitable arrangements for the distribution of work in the treatment of
emergency cases which come outside the normal OPD hours.
II Preventive and Promotive WorK
• ensure that all the members of Health Team are fully conversant with the
various National Health & Family Welfare Programs including NRHM
to be implemented in the area allotted to each Health Functionary.
III. Training
• organize training programmes including continuing education for the staff
of PHC and ASHA under the guidance of the district health authorities
and Health & Family Welfare Training centres.
1. Reproductive and Child Health Programme
2. Universal Immunization Programme (UIP)
3. National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP)
4. Control of Communicable Diseases
5. Leprosy
6. Tuberculosis
7. Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD)
8. School Health
9. National Programme for Prevention of Visual Impairment and Control of
Blindness:
IV Administrative Work
• supervise the work of staffs
• general cleanliness
• ensure to keep up to date inventory and stock register of all the stores and
equipment supplied
BLOCK EXTENSION HEALTH EDUCATOR
• development activities in the block, particularly concerning health and
family welfare, and will utilize the same for programme planning.
• develop his/her work plan in consultation with the medical officer of
his/her PHC and the concerned Block Extension Educator
• collect analyses and interpret the data in respect of extension
• education work in his/her PHC area.
STAFF NURSE
Clinical
• Providing nursing support in OPD/IPD Services at the PHC
• Conducting and managing OPD services when MO away onfield
visits/MCHN day/meetings
• Conducting deliveries when required
• Managing INC for deliveries at PHC including new‐born care
Administrative
• Maintaining accurate reports of ward records, medication administered and
nursing care
• Maintaining PHC assets, with functional status for all equipment; Report
issues to MOIC
• Coordinating with Pharmacist, LT and DEO to ensure supply of consumables
• Overlooking maintenance of OPD area, Labour room and wards
• Distributing of RMCH/JSY cheques to beneficiaries
• Attending block/district level training camps periodically
LABORTORY TECHNICIAN
Duties:
1. General Laboratory Procedures
2. Laboratory Investigations
3. Carry out examination of blood
4. Carry out examination sputum
5. Carry out examination of semen
6. Prepare throat swabs
7. Test samples of drinking water
LHV
Monitoring and Supervision
• Monitoring operations at SCs, supervising ANMs & ASHAs and gathering
community feedback
• Ensuring implementation of National Health Programmes, health education
and awareness activities
• Supervising immunization of all pregnant women and children in the area
• Monitor storage, maintenance of drugs, consumables at SCs
• Issuing vaccines to ASHAs for MCHN days in coordination with GNM
• Compiling weekly and monthly reports
• Conducting fortnightly meeting for ANMs at the PHC
ANM
Clinical (1/2)
• Providing treatment for common ailments and first aid
through OPD services at SC from 8‐12 AM everyday
• Using PoC devices for screening patients
• Providing care throughout and after pregnancy:
– Registering all pregnant women; making at least 4 ANC checkups ‐
conducting tests, maintaining records for each checkup
– Ensuring maximum institutional deliveries in the area
– Referring any critical condition to Doctor at PHC
– Conducting deliveries when required
– Conducting at least 4 post‐natal visits for deliveries conducted in the
Area
Pharmacist
Clinical
• Registering patient for OPD, collecting fee and allotting
prescription slip
• Dispensing medicines and providing instructions to OPD/IPD
patients
• Keeping online records of medicines with help of Data Entry
Operator
• Carrying out routine treatment, assistance in examination
and treatment of emergency cases
• Administration of dressing, sterilization of material as
ordered by MOIC in case GNM is not available
ANGANWADI WORKER
• Functions
• Supplementary nutrition for children (0-5yrs), pregnant & nursing
mothers.
• Non formal preschool education to children of 3-5yrs.
• Assisting PHC staff in the implementation of health programmes
• Giving health & nutrition education to mothers
• Maintenance of records & reports