Er Nurse/ Tripoli

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: Ensure a good quality of care based on evidence-based practice is given to patients attending the ER Identify training needs and define an appropriate training schedule II- Function responsibilities: a- Patient care: Ensure the patient is adequately cared for in the ER by responding to emergency needs appropriately. 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 MOPH/MSF protocols and evidence-based care. 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. b- 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 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. Collect and present specific  MSF statistics  III- Specific activities linked to context: Triage patients in ER according to severity of illness or injury. Assists physician with scheduled procedure or examination of the patient in emergency room or outpatient area ensuring patient comfort, safety and privacy. The nurse is an advocate for high quality patient care and should ensure that the patient receives the best care possible.  Gaps in terms of resources or knowledge within the ER team should be identified and training needs defined and relevant training organized  Manages contaminated instruments and supplies during procedures to prevent spread of infection and reduce risk of exposure to blood borne pathogens.