Nurse Aid - Arsal Isolation Center

In light of increasing its emergency response in Lebanon to support in the fight against COVID-19,

Médecins Sans Frontières Switzerland is looking to fill the following positions for a COVID-19 Isolation Center in Arsal operating 24/7.        Those positions will be directly supporting the care of asymptomatic or mild COVID-19 patients:

2 Medical Doctors/General Practitioners  ·  15 Nurses  ·  3 Nurse Aids  ·  2 Counsellor Educators  ·  2 Community Health Workers

Upon hiring, selected candidates will receive a paid training of 1 week. After that, working contracts will be established only in case of activation of the Isolation center.

Purpose: ensure the triage and registration of COVID-19 patients at the isolation center, according to the admission criteria, protocols applied in service

Activities implement hygiene standards/ precautions, bio-hazard prevention and infection control, and other protocols, ensure patients are properly received and installed, ensure the patients know how to use the PPE, ensure initial assessment of patients, detecting the priority acute/emergency cases, carry out first aid care and refer them to the doctor when necessary, make the link with the counsellor and community health worker when necessary

Requirements: Recognized Nurse Aid degree/diploma, 2 years of previous experience, Arabic essential,  English desirable