Nurse

The Nurse will be conducting essential Primary Healthcare Center (PHC) related tasks including screening for Non communicable diseases, vaccinating, taking vital signs, maintaining filing system, following up on drop out patients and outreach activities and entering data. The Nurse will also provide key messages on health and nutrition topics to the children and their caregivers.

 

Responsibilities and Essential Functions

• Support the nurse at the PHC to conduct daily nursing tasks
• Enter data on a daily basis and submit them to IOCC.
• Cooperate with social workers and lactation specialists in case data was required to be verified and corrected.
• Conduct multiple visits to the field nearby the area of the PHC for outreach or vaccination activities
• Partake in the events conducted at the center or in the field.
• Prevent and combat the spread of infection in the health Center or field by applying all measures for disinfection and sterilization
• Provide key messages on health and nutrition topics to caregivers
• Attend IOCC-related staff meeting when required
• Perform any additional tasks as requested by the supervisor

 

Qualifications

• Experience in working in a primary healthcare setting
• Fluency in reading/writing/speaking Arabic is necessary
• Good public speaking and communication skills
• Strong social, interpersonal and intercultural skills
• Work experience in the field
• Team spirit
• Able to meet deadlines
• Computer literacy: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.

 

Working Conditions

• Work in primary healthcare center
• Frequent field visits.