Nurse at Medecins Sans Frontieres

Job Purpose

• Provide nursing care, treatment, and follow-up for children with severe malnutrition based on MSF TFP (ITFC/ATFC/SFP) protocols, universal hygiene standards, and other relevant procedures, to ensure effective care delivery and improve their nutritional conditions.

Responsibilities

• Follow hygiene, security, and nursing protocols for child nutrition care.
• Manage daily admissions, food needs, and triage of patients.
• Provide medical and nutritional care, track patient progress, and report emergencies.
• Conduct clinical exams, update records, and administer vaccinations.
• Educate families on treatment and monitor inventory of supplies.
• Perform administrative tasks and ensure equipment maintenance.
• Adhere to universal hygiene standards and nursing protocols for child nutrition care.
• Manage daily admissions, food requirements, and patient attendance for the Therapeutic Program.
• Triage patients, provide first aid, and refer acute cases to the doctor when necessary.
• Perform patient admissions, including weighing, measuring, identifying malnutrition types, and updating records.
• Deliver medical and nutritional care, monitor patient progress, and inform doctors of emergencies.
• Conduct clinical exams, provide vaccinations, and maintain nutritional surveillance forms and patient records.
• Support health promotion by educating families on hospitalization, treatment, and health matters.
• Manage pharmacy, food, and medical equipment inventories, ensuring proper storage and quality.
• Complete administrative tasks, including patient files, statistics, and reporting issues.
• Perform minor maintenance and cleaning of biomedical equipment, reporting malfunctions as needed.

Requirements

• Registered Nurse (Diploma in Nursing) with nutritional training.
• Previous experience required in same position with MSF or other NGO’s and /or in developing countries desirable.

Languages:

• Local language essential (Hausa). Mission language desirable.

Knowledge:

• Desirable computer literacy (word, excel)

Competencies:

• People Management, Commitment to MSF principles, Teamwork and result oriented.