Nurse, Health
International Medical Corps
Remote
The Nurse will work to contribute to an improvement in the overall health of the populations most affected by the crisis through the provision of quality health care (curative, preventive health care). This position is expected to triage patients, ensure smooth patient flow, provide clinical care, assist with referrals as needed and provide health education and hygiene promotion. In addition, the Nurse may also be requested to assist Health staff in another capacity as needed.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function with or without reasonable accommodation.
Main Tasks And Responsibilities
- Provide clinical nursing services according to internationally accepted standards.
- Assist clinicians, midwives, laboratory, vaccination, and pharmacy staff in carrying out general duties as designated by the supervisor.
- Manage triage, taking vital signs and organize patients for consultation.
- Provide vaccinations for children and pregnant women to reduce maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality
- Undertake dressing, suturing of deep wounds etc.
- Conduct nursing care of patients as per guidelines and instructions of the physician if working in inpatient department and carry out tasks according to the protocols.
- Ensure compliance with MoH/WHO guidelines on rational drug use.
- In collaboration with the supervisor, provide treatment as per MOH/WHO treatment guidelines and protocols.
- Ensure that patients are accurately registered and recorded for reporting and case management.
- Ensure proper data management through completion of appropriate patient cards, registers, tally sheets, and reports.
- Support conducting lab work and other available and accessible tests for patients.
- Provide health education and hygiene promotion to patients based on their diagnoses and co-morbidities such as diet, activity, hygiene, and disease prevention (such as need for vaccination, suggest lifestyle changes etc.)
- Attend physical examination of maternal and newborn health (MNH) patients, when requested by the patient.
- Ensure relevant patients including children under 5 are screened for malnutrition or provide malnutrition services if trained and responsibilities assigned by the supervisor.
- Work with supervisor to provide both didactic and on-the-job training to build capacity and enhance skills of other staff such as CHWs and nurse assistants.
- Collaborate with other departments as needed to ensure smooth implementation and integration of services.
- Adhere to administrative directives with regards to work schedules, record keeping, patient communications, confidentiality, re-stocking of essential drugs, consumables, and other medical supplies.
- Carry out assigned additional duties including triage, IPC, child protection focal point, dispensing, and/or data management as needed.
- Assist with the setup, maintenance and mobilization of the clinical spaces as required.
- Actively promote PSEA (prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse) standards within International Medical Corps and among beneficiaries served by International Medical Corps.
- Adhere to the Code of Conduct, maintain humanitarian principles and respect international humanitarian law at all times.
Minimum Qualifications
- Qualified and registered nurse from a government recognized nursing Institute with a valid license to practice or a similar required qualification in the country for the position.
- Previous experience in the same capacity will be an edge.
- Previous NGO experience preferable.
- Good communications skills, both oral and written
- Extremely flexible and have the ability to cope with stressful situations and frustrations.
- Ability to relate to and motivate staff effectively.
- Good decision-making skills
- Must work independently under difficult conditions.
- Able to take on non-medical responsibilities from time to time to cover for other team members.
- Good reading and writing skills in English.
- Fluency in spoken national and local language.