Operation Theatre Nurse at ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross

Location: Maiduguri, Borno

Main Responsibilities

• Works in close collaboration with the ICRC Mobile OT Nurse in ensuring surgical patients scheduled for surgery are accorded timely care.
• Ensures that safe standard/procedures are practised during surgical procedures in accordance with ICRC/International standard
• Ensures the operation suite is ready for emergency/scheduled operations
• Performs the roles of Scrub Nurse/First assistant/Circulating Nurse as per the need.
• Embraces the principles of aseptic technic in all intra-operative surgical procedures.
• Ensures surgical instruments are decontaminated / sterilised according to the ICRC / State standards.
• Supervises support staff and clinical staff working in the ICRC OT Block
• Contributes to weekly /monthly operational report.
• Provides Statistics when requested by the Hospital Project Manager
• Flexible to perform other tasks as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with 2-3 years of experience with specific qualification and anaesthesia.
• Up to date knowledge and skills on trauma, medical & surgical procedures.
• Ability to provide support and education to the junior hospital staff especially in the management of critical surgical emergencies.
• Proven ability to work with people of varied cultural and social backgrounds
• Flexible, diplomatic and able to work independently and as part of a team
• Excellent analysis and problem solving skills
• Ability to clinically supervise ongoing work practice, safe staffing levels and problem solving

Personal Attributes:

• Very good communication skills, especially when it comes to speaking and listening
• Emotional stability and to be able to work in stressful and traumatic situations, while keeping empathy towards patients
• Flexibility and quick response capacity to endure recurrent changes in working schedule, to be able to work for long hours and act swiftly in emergencies.
• Great interpersonal skills, to be able to work well with a variety of situation with different people.
• Good physical endurance and to be able to perform frequent physical tasks, standing for long time while maintaining good energy
• Good problem solving skills and to be able to think quickly and address problems as/or before they arise.
• Be able to maintain respect to his/her patients, colleagues and profession/duty in different circumstances.