Nurse (Nabatiyeh)

Operational Roles and Responsibilities

1. Identify beneficiary care requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual MS beneficiaries
2. Perform basic assessments on beneficiaries such as measuring pulse rates, blood pressures, temperatures and others as requested by the Physician
3. Ensure quality of care by adhering to standards set by MSD HQ
4. Protect beneficiaries and employees by maintaining a safe and clean working environment and  adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration, and controlled substance regulations
5. Provide emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to beneficiaries and their families
6. Teach beneficiaries and their families to understand their medical conditions, medications, and self-care skills; answer questions in an ethical manner
7. Document beneficiary care services by charting in patient and department records
8. Record all necessary data related to beneficiaries’ care including assessment results, care interventions and medication prescriptions with accuracy and detail
9. Analyze and interpret beneficiaries’ histories, symptoms, physical findings, or diagnostic information to develop appropriate diagnoses and apply the appropriate care plans
10. Develop and communicate reports on overall nursing operations effectiveness and efficiency and existing and/or potential risks to MSD HQ
11. Order and receive the needed medicine from the Central Pharmacy. Maintain medicine inventory on a daily basis and follow-up on the expiry date of drugs.
12. Conduct educational lectures and sessions related to Health promotion in communities .
13. Refer and coordinate with the social worker for any social and/or psychological case identified.
14. Refer antenatal and reproductive health cases to the midwife when needed.

Function Specific Experience

• Experience in reporting
• Experience in community work is preferable

Industry Related Experience

• Experience in similar volunteer-based organization or humanitarian organizations