Referral Nurse – Bekaa Region

-Starting date: asap

-Type of contract:4 Months

-Place of work: Hermel or Arsal

-Salary: 1,940,418 LBP

-Main Purpose:

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

-Accountability:

• 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 health education of the patient (and family) when necessary.
• Identifying Sexually Gender Based Violence victims and referring them to the medical team so they can receive the necessary treatment. Knowing and is aware of the importance and appropriate use of the Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) Kit
• 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 Emergency Room - ER and Out-Patient Department - 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
• Sending material to be sterilized and recuperates it from sterilization
• 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 .
• 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.)
• Perform cleaning and minor maintenance for biomedical equipment used. Following the user manual and protocols and alert supervisor in case of malfunctioning.
• 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

MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities

The Referral nurse will be responsibel for:

• Supporting Social workers in identifying hospital or specialist where we refer patient (taking into consideration the patient(s) administrative status.
• Ensuring all referrals are properly documented and the Referral monitoring tool is updated on daily basis.
• In coordination with Medical Doctors – MDs and Social Workers, ensuring daily communication with referral hopsitals and patient/care-taker until a clear management plan is set.
• Following-up regularly on patient/care taker.
• Reporting any referrals related problems in a timely manner to the Project Medical Referent - PMR (inclusive but not limited to: communicaiton with referral point, cost, mismanagement, complaint(s) from patient(s) or care-taker(s)) and when possible, proposing solutions.
• Verifying all invoices and highlighting any errors to the Project Medical Referent - PMR.
• Performing any other related task(s), as requested

-Experience required:

• Essential: 2 years of previous experience as Registered Nurse
• Desirable: previous experience in a medical NGO or INGO
• Desirable: previous experience in dealing with other medical actors (hospital/clinics) in Bekaa (hospital/clinics)
• Desirable: previous experience with UNHCR referral standard operating procedure

-Education:

• Essential recognized nurse degree/diploma
• Desirable: Bachelor’s degree in Science of Nursing
• Essential: Ministry of Public Health - MOPH Practice license as Nurse in Lebanon
• Essential: Certificate of registration at the Order of Nurse in Lebanon

-Languages:

• Arabic and English essential