Community Nurse

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, healthcare exclusion and natural or man-made disasters. I- Scope of responsibilities: Organising and implementing community based patient care and education fpr a range of activities including, EPI, medical follow-up, support and supervision of adherence. Ensure nursing care, treatment and follow-up of patients and/or a population in accordance with doctors’ prescriptions, MSF protocols, respect of universal hygiene standards and context. Ensure supervision and training of a team II- Function responsibilities: a- Education: Organise the community activities according the objectives set and the needs of patients requiring community support Organise and implement community EPI as decided by the Coordinator. Manage efficiently the pharmacy and medical equipment: drugs orders, follow-up of the stock, storage conditions, inventories, follow-up of expired drugs and their destruction. Organise the follow-up of patients referred to other sites as directed by supervisor. b- Patient care: Know, apply and make sure universal hygiene standards and security rules are respected for medical premises, routing of patients, routing of linen. Ensure asepsis rules during all nursing cares. Ensure quality of the sterilization process. Compensate (or make sure that someone can compensate in the right way) patient lack of autonomy especially regarding his feeding, his personal hygiene, his movements and his comfort. Organise and carry out care and treatments according to doctor’s prescription and MSF protocols. Ensure that quality and continuity of care are respected. Carry out surveillance of the patient, assessment of his health state evolution, identification of emergency situation and information of the doctor. In case of emergency, carry out first aid care and treatment according to prior written protocol done by the doctor. During medical consultations, ensure the sorting and detect priority acute cases. Carry out when necessary a therapeutic education of the patient (and family) using a patient based approach. c- Management: Organise the community activities according the objectives set and the needs of patients requiring community support Organise and implement community EPI as decided by the Coordinator. Manage efficiently the pharmacy and medical equipment: drugs orders, follow-up of the stock, storage conditions, inventories, follow-up of expired drugs and their destruction. Organise the follow-up of patients referred to other sites as directed by supervisor. d- Monitoring, analysis and reporting: Participate in the development of the plan of action Participate actively in the monitoring and the reporting of medical activities (correctly fill in patient files, forms, statistics, reports) and propose analysis of these statistics. Ensure a relevant transfer of information to the next duty team. Report immediately to the technical referent any problem arising in the service, especially the loss/ robbery/damage of medical equipment or medicines. III- Specfic Activities linked to context: The nurse is responsible in the community  for : -Carrying out assessments of health needs -Health awareness/education -Organising and implementing community based patient care and education fpr a range of activities including, EPI, medical follow-up, support and supervision of adherence. -Data collection and reporting   The nurse may be expected to work in the health centre and this work may include: Preparing the clinic, supporting the doctor in consulations, EPI, patient follow-up or education All staff are expected to maintain good relationships with specialist centres, referral centres, local organisations and the community in order to contribute to the effectiveness of the project...