Nurse Aide at Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA)

Description:

Location - Askira UBA

Main Purpose

Assist in nursing activities with hospitalised patients, according to nurses and doctors prescriptions, protocols applied in service and universal hygiene standards, in order to ensure delivering a comfort care and a proper management of patients’ basic needs.

Accountabilities

• Assist the nurse in organizing and providing care and treatments to patients, respecting the rules of hygiene, safety, comfort, dignity, medical secret, at all times;
• Ensure cleanliness of his/her working environment (including facilities, material, linen, equipment, and carrying out the sorting and disposal of waste);
• Compensate patients’ possible lack of autonomy by assisting and helping them in feeding, personal hygiene, movements and general comfort;
• Participate in the surveillance and monitoring of the patient and report to the nurse of any relevant information;
• Give response to nurse’s requirements in case of an emergency;
• Participate in the basic health education sessions;
• Participate in the monitoring of nursing activities (correctly fill in patient files, etc.) and ensure a relevant transfer of information between duty teams;
• Report any problem arising in the care unit, especially the loss, robbery or damage of equipment or medicines;
• Work together with the nurses, cleaners and care-takers;
• Participate actively in the hospital platform (meetings, committee...) and trainings;
• Participate in any other related activities as requested by the line manager.

Requirements

Education
Nurse-aid diploma required (if there is one recognised by the country)

Experience
Suitable but none is required.

Languages        
Local language essential, mission language desirable

Competencies

• Results
• Teamwork
• Flexibility
• Commitment
• Service
• Stress Management