Short Term Staff - Nurse at African Development Bank - AfDB

Position Number: 50088205
Location: Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
Position Grade: GS7

The Hiring Complex

• The Vice Presidency, People and Talent Management ensures the delivery of efficient, people-focused and client-oriented institutional services to guarantee overall institutional effectiveness in all aspects of the Bank's corporate services.
• The Complex steers efforts to promote the Bank's competitiveness as an employer of choice. It is responsible for providing operational leadership in the formulation and implementation of the Bank's people management, information technology, institutional services and procurement, language services, business continuity and health and safety strategies.

The Hiring Department / Division

• The overall goal of the Medical Services and Staff Welfare Division is to transform the Bank into an employer of choice by providing staff members with the most supportive and healthy work environment possible.
• Its mission is to lead the transformation of the medical and social services offered by the Bank and to improve health promotion, prevention strategies and comprehensive interventions to protect, preserve and promote the health and welfare of the entire workforce - healthy lifestyles for all.

The Person

• Under the general supervision and guidance of the Principal Medical Officer, the Nurse will: carry out all nursing tasks within a facility, assist the Medical Officer, carry out mass vaccinations, assist staff members and their dependants with the conduct of their specialist medical examinations during recruitment, and organize hospital admissions for staff.
• The Nurse will also support the doctor in administrative matters such as: managing clinical statistics registers, monitoring vaccinations, managing stocks of emergency and standard medicines, establishing an inventory of medicines and medical equipment, making appointments, managing administrative files, etc.

Key Functions
Under the supervision of the Principal Medical Officer, the nurse will have the following responsibilities:

Clinical duties:

• Perform clinical functions - first aid, administration of prescribed treatment, immunisation, medicine for minor ailments, health advice, etc.;
• Assist the doctor with medical procedures and provide patient care;
• Carry out mass vaccinations as required;
• Make recommendations for specialist examinations, organise/coordinate hospital admissions for staff members, and visit the hospital/home to attend to staff, temporary employees or consultants who are unwell;
• Provide medical services to staff members' families by arranging appointments for private consultations and hospital admissions;
• Inform new staff, short-term employees and consultants assigned to the Headquarters and field offices of the medical facilities at their disposal, mandatory vaccinations and prophylactic measures;
• Participate in staff sensitisation programmes;

Administrative functions:

• Maintain records of periodic clinical statistics (ailments, consultations, vaccinations, medical evacuations and maternity leave, number of consultations per day); enter data into the Vaccination Monitoring System and ensure follow-up;
• Manage the stock of emergency and standard medicines;
• Carry out regular inventories of the Medical Centre's medicines and medical equipment; submit requests for replenishment and replacement of medicines to the Division Manager;
• Regularly verify the expiry dates of medicines;
• Ensure that staff comply with regular medical examination procedures, make appointments with the doctor, inform staff of the necessary preparations, and maintain an effective follow-up system;
• Notify the doctor of cases requiring additional measures, e.g. medical travel, extension of sick leave, maternity leave, business class travel;
• Ensure that staff members are aware of the Bank's recommendations on medical matters, malaria, vaccinations, etc.;
• Conserve and protect the confidentiality of the medical files of all Bank staff;
• Liaise closely with approved hospitals and doctors that treat staff members and their families; and
• Carry out any other duties associated with the post as required.

Selection Creteria

• A Bachelor's Degree in Nursing or a Diplome d’Etat d’Infirmier (for francophone countries);
• An additional qualification in public health will be an asset;
• At least five (5) years of relevant clinical experience within the intensive care unit of a hospital;
• Proof of nationality or permanent resident status with a work permit in the proposed country of employment;
• Status as a registered nurse/midwife entitled to work in the country of origin is highly desirable;
• Demonstrated ability to conduct and document a comprehensive discharge needs assessment will be considered an asset;
• Ability to interact effectively with people and collaborate with colleagues;
• Discretion;
• Attention to detail;
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills;
• Ability to work under pressure;
• Problem-solving skills;
• Flexibility;
• Empathy;
• Physical fitness;
• Proficiency in written and verbal communication in French or English with a good working knowledge of the other language;
• Mastery of standard Microsoft Office Suite applications (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Access, etc.).