Nurse at Medecins Sans Frontieres

Length of Contract: 6 months (Renewable)
Report to: Nurse Team Supervisor
Report to (functional) :Nurse Team Supervisor / NurseActivity Manager
Number of Places: 04
Working Hours: 48 Hours per Week
Level: 5

Main Purpose

• Provide nursing care, treatment and follow-up of patients, according to doctors’ prescriptions, protocols applied in service and universal hygiene standards/precautions, to ensure the quality and continuity of care for the targeted population

Accountabilities

• Supervise and train nurse-aids, nutritional assistants, cleaners and other related staff under his/her supervision, ensuring teamwork and adherence to all appropriate protocols and procedures
• Promote, implement and following-up the universal hygiene standards, protocols and procedures in the medical premises and ensuring high standards of hygiene in MSF working environment.
• Organizing and carrying out care and treatments according to medical prescriptions, and assisting during consultations, daily rounds and other medical procedures.
• Identify Sexually Gender-Based Violence victims and referring them to the medical team so they can receive necessary treatment.
• Ensure patients are properly received and that lack of autonomy are assisted, especially regarding their feeding, personal hygiene, movements and comfort.
• Monitor patients admissions, surveillance and follow-up’s.(i.e. assessment of the evolution of their state of health and the identification of any emergency or deterioration.
• Carry out and supervise administrative procedures and documents (fill in patient’s files, forms, consumptions, statistics, registers, health files, etc.)
• Perform cleaning and minor maintenance for biomedical equipment used. Following the user manual and protocols and alert the supervisor in case of malfunctioning.

Requirements

Education:

• Essential - recognized Nurse Degree / Diploma. Desirable Bachelor’s in science of Nursing

Experience:

• Desirable - 2 years of previous experience and previous experience in MSF or another NGO’s Demonstrable experience in supervising and training others in a team setting

Languages:

• Essential - English. Hausa, Kanuri desirable.

Competencies:

• Results and Quality Orientation L1
• Teamwork and Cooperation L1
• Behavioural Flexibility L1
• Commitment to MSF Principles L1
• Stress Management L2

Salary
According to the OCBA salary grid-scale (National contract)

Candidates should use this link to apply