Operating Theatre (Ot) Nurse

Working overseas as an expat with (MSF) means that you will go on missions to work in projects in any of the 70 countries where MSF works. Each missions you go to will require a certain period of commitment (6 to 12 months). Being an expat also means that you will need the flexibility to adjust to unfamiliar food, living quarters, pace of life, and languages. Projects may be located in the most remote places in the world, often in harsh environments with limited resources and amenities. This can mean rudimentary medical equipment and supplies, bland food (cabbage, beans, and lentils), interesting housemates (snakes, bats, scorpions) and few leisure outlets (jogging on the landing strip). Nevertheless, MSF ensures adequate accommodation, appropriate water and sanitation standards, access to the Internet wherever possible, and even clean laundry. Regardless of where you go, it will be a very different lifestyle. Working in an unfamiliar culture inevitably involves challenges in communication and perceptions. Being aware that people may not act or think like you, accepting this, and being able to adapt your own behaviors if required, is of utmost importance when working in the field. A special camaraderie emerges amongst members of a project team who come from different countries, backgrounds and experience. This creates a shared sense of purpose, sparking ingenuity and resourcefulness in getting things done, and a lot of spontaneous fun. http://www.msf.org/en/country/belgium     Identification Title : Operating Theatre (OT) NURSE Report to: Activities Manager (if any) / Project Coordinator Report to functional: Activity Manager /Project Medical Referent- MTL-MFP / Medical Coordinator Area: Medical              Main purpose: Organize and carry-out all nursing activities related to the operating theatre (OT) running, according to MSF health protocols, universal hygienic standards and in coordination with the surgeon and anaesthetist, in order to ensure a smooth functioning of the surgical activities (pre, during and post-operative care) offered to patients.   Accountabilities:                                Ensure the preparation of the material and equipment (checking the quantity and quality), in the OT and carry-out the reception, transport of the patient from the preparation room to the OT and ensuring his/her installation for surgery. Assist the surgeon and anesthetist during the operation, anticipating their needs, in order to facilitate their job and helping throughout the whole process. Checks vital parameters of the patient with the nurse anesthetist Organize the patient’s transport and installation from the operating theatre to the recovery room and carry-out and/or supervise all the post-operative activities (used material collection, OT’s cleaning and disinfection, resetting all equipment and material back), in order to prepare the OT for next surgical intervention or any emergency. Implement and follow-up the hygiene, sterilization, asepsis and disinfection protocols and procedures at all times, in pre, during and post-operative activities, in order to ensure the patient and staff’s safety conditions. i.e. waste containers availability, sharps container, checking no material or needles remain in the surgical towels, placing instruments into soak container, take instruments/linen to sterilization unit, etc.). Supervise and train the nurse-aids and cleaners while in the OT in following all appropriate protocols and procedures, in order to ensure the quality of the healthcare given to patients. and train NS where applicable Control all equipment and material stock to be used in the OT (carrying out inventories, checking its quality and its functioning, storage conditions, doing follow-up of expired drugs, etc.), in order to ensure an efficient and rationale use of material resources while preventing damage and deterioration. Carry-out and supervise administrative procedures and documents (check identity of patient and his/her consent for the operation, fill in patients files, forms, statistics, quantitative surgical data collection, etc.), and report any problematic situations and cases arising, in order to have updated and correct information about the day-to-day activity and ensuring proper transfer of information. Participate in data and reporting. Intervene in support of other services whenever needed and work particularly in close collaboration with the accident, emergency department and with obstetrics. Requirements: Education: BS in nursing University Diploma, OT nurse Work license Other requirements: Ability to live and work as a team Management capacity Ability to manage stress Flexibility Availability : MSF requires a minimum of a 2 years commitment Experience: Minimum 2 year experience. Having worked in MSF or other NGO’s and in developing countries is a plus. Languages: Arabic, English and/or French.