Specialised Nurse - Female

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES: -Give the job related care while respecting medical prescriptions and protocols that apply in the MSF service. -Ensure admission of patients and follow up of labor and direct normal delivery with supervision. -To support the midwife with prolonged deliveries in collaboration with the head midwife and the doctor: detect prolonged labor or delivery and signs of complication, prepare the patient for referral in case and accompany to a higher level of care. Administer certain medication with the agreement of the head midwife. -Ensure post-natal follow up: deliveries and caesarean sections -Assist midwife with new-born care/follow up: -Supervise new-born care daily (the carrying out of vaccination…) and the mothers in the maternity ward (Assist and support the mothers to follow Kangaroo care and breast feeding). In case of complications, carry out resuscitation of the new-born. -Follow up with good documentation and reporting of any investigations, examination undertaken. -Prepare the discharge of mothers and their babies: -Sanitary education of patients and possible treatment; emergency signs of post-partum complications...Complete and gather the patient’s file and hand over to the head midwife . -Assist the midwife with in-patient and out-patient clinics and available tests. -In emergency cases, referral/ accompany/ follow-up of the patient to higher level care. -Register and complete a hospitalization file. -Update the files of patients and new-born. HYGIENE / ASEPSIS, WASTE DISPOSAL AND STOCK KEEPING: -Keep the ward clean and tidy -Sort waste and use appropriate containers and bins (sharps, combustible waste, domestic waste) -Follow cleaning and instrument sterilisation procedures -Respect universal hygiene and asepsis rules during care -Watch over the hygiene of the patients -Watch over the ward’s medication and renewable stock Human qualifications: Work ethics, patience, respect of confidentiality, able to work in group. *****WORKING HOURS*****: In rotation to assure 24/24hours activity. Attention! To cover 24/24 shift, night and day shift needs to be filled in. RECRUITMENT PROCESS: Only Short-listed candidates who fully meet the required criteria shall be contacted and undergo technical test and the candidates with the highest passing scores will then be invited to interview.