Nurse

Scope of responsibilities 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 according to context. Ensure patient registration Ensure vital signs and anthropometric measurements (including MUAC) Ensure the triage and supervise the management of the crowd Participate actively in the data collection Ensure good pharmacy management. Function responsibilities Patient care Know, apply and make sure universal hygiene standards and security rules are respected for medical premises. Ensure asepsis rules during all nursing cares. Ensure quality of the sterilization process. Responsible for patient's health card filling and registration in the correct tool.. Screen all patients who come for consultation: vital signs and anthropometric measurements (including MUAC) Do rapid test according to MSF protocol: blood sugar, pregnancy test, urinal test, syphilis test... Ensure the triage Give an appointment to the patient according to the MSF protocol. Organise and carry out care and treatments according to doctor’s prescription and MSF protocols (Injection, dressing, etc…) In case of emergency, carry out first aid care and treatment according to prior written protocol done by the doctor. Carry out when necessary a therapeutic education of the patient (and family) using a patient based approach. Perform the case management including delivering the drug and explain all the instructions to the patients Preparation of drugs and medical equipment. Responsible for data collection follow-up: morbidity, drug consumption, compilation. Management Make sure all material and equipment are ready for daily activities. Train local nurse if available under the supervision of the hierarchical referent. Manage efficiently the pharmacy and medical equipment: drugs orders, follow-up of the stock, storage conditions, and inventories, follow-up of expired drugs. 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 analyse of these statistics. Ensure a relevant transfer of information Report immediately to the technical referent any problem arising during the mobile clinic, especially the loss/ robbery/damage of medical equipment or medicines. Other  Upon request Responsibilities to MSF General knowledge of MSF   Has a general understanding of the association, its functioning, structure and values (charter). Is aware of MSF’s objectives and activities in general and in the working context. Participates actively in meetings and trainings. Co-operation with other departments Provides support when necessary. Information   Help the comprehension of general issues regarding social and political context through sharing of information Translate documents and/or interprets conversation when necessary