Nurse at Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA)

MISSION AND OBJECTIVES

The Nurse is responsible for all aspects related to the proper management of the patients in accordance to the standards established by ALIMA, as well as the medical supply within the ICRC.

In compliance with ALIMA standard practices and protocols, ensure good Patient Nursing management. Cultivate the relationship with the MoH stakeholders in order to implement efficiently and ensure the goals as well as to improve targeted population’s health conditions and humanitarian situation.

TASKS & RESPONSABILITIES

Patient Management

• Provide adequate and timely quality nursing care, treatment and follow up to patients hospitalized in Lassa Fever ward.
• Follow-up on blood Transfusion, ensuring that patients who need blood transfusions get it as quickly as possible. Also ensure that every unit of blood is duly recorded and document transfusion done in dialysis room.
• Follow-up on hemodialysis sessions, assist the renal nurses during some procedures when time permits.
• Offer psychological Support to patients and relatives while considering Health Promotional component to the affected population.
• Know, promote, implement and follow at all times the universal hygiene standards/ precautions, bio-hazard prevention and infection control, security rules and other protocols and procedures in the medical premises and ensure high standards of hygiene of his/her working environment.
• Organize and carry out care and treatments according to medical prescriptions, as well as assist medical staffs during consultations/ daily rounds and other medical procedures.
• Ensure patients are properly received and installed in the health service. Ensures that patients with lack of autonomy are assisted, especially regarding their feeding, personal hygiene, movements and comfort.
• Respect medical secret and confidentiality.
• Carry-out admission, surveillance and follow-up of patients meaning assessment of their health state evolution, and identification of emergency situation or any deterioration,
• Participate in health education of the patient and caretakers (hygiene, nutrition, preventive care, safety, etc.) accessing the assigned facility or work location.
• Participate in the department-related pharmacy and medical equipment control and maintenance (carrying out inventories, carrying out stock takes of medicines and material at every team changeover, ensuring no material is taken out of nursing area/wards without prior authorization, checking its quality and its functioning, storage conditions, doing follow-up of expired drugs in the ward unit, etc.).
• Carry-out and supervise administrative procedures and documents (fill in patients files, forms, consumptions, statistics, etc.), ensure an appropriate written/oral handover, and report any problematic situations and cases that may arise. Fill in all necessary registers and health files, participate in data collection and keep Doctors/Supervisors informed.
• Pay attention to PEP and report urgently any incidents. Be aware of the importance and appropriate use of the Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) Kit

Sample Collection & Pharmacy

• Ensure that Blood samples are taken as instructed by the doctor.
• Ensure the follow-up of stocks and inform on time the medical referent on the state of stocks (shortage, overstock, expiry dates...); also remove expired products from stock in the ward.
• Support the Pharmacy in doing inventories and departmental order.
• Ensure patient safety by complying with the protocol and the rational drug use with the support of Project pharmacy

Report  

• In collaboration with the medical doctor and other nurses contribute to the weekly and Monthly report for the clinical part.
• Ensure data is entered on the drive weekly.

Meetings and others

• Attend trainings and meetings, as directed by Medical Referent.
• Perform any other tasks within the scope of this role, as directed by supervisor and according to the needs of the mission.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Experience:

• Degree / Diploma of nursing related studies., or medical profile  
• Registered with Nigerian Nursing Council
• At least 2 years’ experience Post Qualified
• Previous experience with ALIMA or other NGOs in developing countries is desirable

Qualities required:

• Strong interpersonal skills, teamwork.
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to work on own initiative and adaptable to changing needs and situations
• Flexible, patient and adaptable to a changing environment.
• Ability to work under pressure with numerous deadlines, etc.

Languages:

• English language
• Local language will be a plus

CONDITIONS

Contract term: contract under Nigerian law, 6months, renewable with 2 months probation. Level