Emergency Room / Critical care Nurse - Rafic Hariri University Hospital

The 5-year long conflict in Syria has caused the displacement of more than 1.2 million refugees to Lebanon. The Lebanese health system has been overwhelmed and is currently unable to respond to the increased demand for health services.

The Rafik Hariri University Hospital (RHUH) is the largest public hospital in Lebanon and serves a large segment of vulnerable population (Syrian and Palestinian refugees, migrants as well as vulnerable Lebanese).

The ICRC project in RHUH focuses on building the quality of services provided in the Emergency Department and on providing access to surgical, pediatric and gyno-obstetric services to vulnerable sectors of the population in addition to transferring knowledge to local health personnel through training and capacity building and to creating a Research and Development pole (tools and processes to respond to a complex crisis). 

Purpose

The Emergency Room Nurse, as part of the ICRC Health team, serves in the Emergency Department of Rafik Hariri University Hospital promoting and ensuring high quality of care that meets national and international standards.

S/he is representing the ICRC in the RHUH Emergency Department ensuring in smooth and efficient cooperation with the RHUH Team, emergency patients access to and continuum of health care.

S/he supports, coaches and builds the capacity of RHUH emergency department health staff in their specific and general nursing care, meeting departmental goals and ICRC objectives.

S/he contributes to a capacity and training strategy including SOP’s, guidelines, rules & regulations and promotes their practical implementations to improve the clinical management of patients and emergency preparedness.

S/he is establishing a safe and conducive working environment in the Emergency Department, focusing on infection prevention and control, hygiene, patient safety and non-violent communication, even under challenging conditions with limited resources

Certifications / Education

Bachelor’s degree/diploma in nursing or equivalent (minimum 3-years course)

Registered nurse with a valid license to practice in Lebanon

Fluent English (both written and oral).

Very good command computer literacy.

Professional Experience

3 to 5 years' overall work experience in a hospital, including 2 to 3 years' practice in an Emergency Room/Critical care unit

Previous international humanitarian and/or development experience will be an asset

Experience within the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement will be an asset
 

*The employee might be required to work overtime in line with the needs in the Emergency Department.

*The employee might be required to work on weekends or public holidays.

Accountabilities & Functional responsibilities

Collaborates with the RHUH team in the facilitation of access and continuum of health care, if applicable respecting ICRC pathways for vulnerable emergency patients. Act as focal point for nursing related patient transfer from the ED to MSU.

Ensures smooth and efficient cooperation with the relevant ICRC and RHUH counterparts in the Emergency Department and provides relevant support to both internal and external partners including audits, activities on chart or further activities agreed on with the RHUH Emergency Head Nurse.

Follows the measurable goals of correct triage procedures, patient flow and timely treatment

Promotes and ensures high quality specific and general nursing care and clinical management meeting national and international standards, including direct patient care whenever needed.

Establishes a safe patient environment by implementing infection prevention and control measures, hygiene standards and a concept for patient safety regularly audited and updated (eg safe medication administration)

S/he builds the capacity of the health staff in RHUH emergency department by supporting and coaching them in their daily performance. Perform and reports on the daily patient round on patient with ICRC and RHUH team.

Contributes to the Emergency department capacity and training strategy including monitoring and lessons learnt meeting departmental goals and ICRC objectives, focusing on acute trauma care

Promotes staff training on the medical equipment available in the Emergency Department and they use it properly and organise maintenance

Supports in the development and the practical implementation of rules & regulations, SOP’s and guidelines to improve the clinical management of emergency patients

Collects accurate data through the timely completion and filing of predefined patient/hospital-related documents.

Participates effectively on the emergency-preparedness and response measures of the Emergency department (Code orange) and the entire hospital (Contingency plan), including surveys and drills.