Nurse at Medecins Sans Frontieres

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Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is an independent international medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid in more than 60 countries to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural or man-made disasters or exclusion from healthcare.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

 

Job Title: Nurse

Location: Gomboru Ngala, Borno



Employment Type: Contract



Contract Type: Fixed-Term



Place of Recruitment: Gomboru – Ngala

Scope of Responsibilities and Accountabilities

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



• Knowing, promoting, implementing and following up the universal hygiene standards/ precautions, bio-hazard prevention and infection control, security rules and other protocols and procedures in the medical premises and ensuring high standards of hygiene of his/her working environment.



• Respecting medical secrets and confidentiality at all times.



• Organizing and carrying out care and treatments according to medical prescriptions, and assisting during consultations, daily rounds and other medical procedures.



• Participating in the department-related pharmacy and medical equipment control and maintenance (quality and its functioning, storage conditions, follow-up of expired drugs inventories, stock takes of medicines and material at every team changeover ensuring no material is taken out of nursing area/wards without prior authorisation, etc.)



• Supervising and training nurse-aids, nutritional assistants, cleaners and other related staff under his/her supervision, ensuring teamwork and adherence to all appropriate protocols and procedures



• Participating in health education of the patient (and family) when necessary.



• Ensuring patients are properly received and installed and that those with lack of autonomy are assisted, especially regarding their feeding, personal hygiene, movements and comfort.



• For ER and OPD nurse, ensuring triage of patients in waiting areas, wards or during emergencies, detecting the priority acute/emergency cases, carrying out first aid care and referring them to the doctor when necessary



• Carrying out admission, surveillance and follow-up of patients (i.e. assessment of the evolution of their state of health and the identification of any emergency situation or deterioration



• Carrying and supervising administrative procedures and documents (fill in patient’s files, forms, consumptions, statistics, registers, health files, etc.), ensuring an appropriate written/oral handover, and reporting any problematic situations and cases that may arise.



• Participating in data collection and keeping doctors/supervisors informed .

Minimum Requirements

• Essential: Recognized Nurse Degree / Diploma



• Desirable: Bachelor of Science in Nursing



• Essential previous experience of at least two years, in MSF or other INGOs.



• Demonstrable experience in supervising and training others in a team setting



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

 

 

How to Apply



Interested and qualified candidates should:     



Click here to apply

Application Instructions



Applications must be in English and include:

• Complete CV and Copies of all certificates and diplomas mentioned in the CV.



• Updated contact details and ID



• Contact information of the previous employer/s for reference.



• Incomplete applications will be automatically discarded



• Only shortlisted candidate will be contacted

Application Deadline  22nd July, 2021. 12pm

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source: https://jobcenternigeria.com/nurse-at-medecins-sans-frontieres-2/