Nurse

MAIN OBJECTIVE OF POSITION

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

Accountabilities:

• 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 in the outpatient clinic, daily rounds in the inpatient ward and other medical / surgical procedures, as circulating in the operating unit. Participating in health education of the patient (and family) when necessary.
• 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 the outpatient clinic, ensuring initial assessment of patients, 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 in the inpatient ward (i.e. assessment of the evolution of their state of health and the identification of any emergency situation or deterioration).
• In the operating unit, oversee nursing care during the procedure (circulating in the operating room), and follow-up of patients in the recovery bay. Ensures the operating room remains sterile.
• 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 authorization, etc.)
• Perform cleaning and minor maintenance for biomedical equipment used. Following the user manual, 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

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

Education

• Registered Nurse. Desirably with a Bachelor in science of Nursing

Experience

• Desirable 2 years of previous hospital nursing experience and previous experience in other NGO’s

• Demonstrable experience in supervising and training others in a team setting

Languages

• Fluency in English and Arabic is Mandatory