Nurse – Bekaa –Arsal and Hermel

Function responsibilities include:

• 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, daily rounds and other medical procedures. Participating in health education of the patient (and family) when necessary.
• Identifying Sexually Gender Based Violence victims and referring them to the medical team so they can receive the necessary treatment. Knowing and is aware of the importance and appropriate use of the Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) Kit.
• 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 ER and OPD nurse, ensuring triage of patients in waiting areas, wards or during emergencies, 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 (i.e. assessment of the evolution of their state of health and the identification of any emergency situation or deterioration.
• 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 authorisation, etc.)
• Perform cleaning and minor maintenance  for  biomedical equipment used. Fol-lowing the user manual and  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.

Specific activities:

• Providing vaccination according the EPI of the Ministry of public health. Ensuring the cold chain monitoring of vaccines in collaboration with the pharmacy supervisor.
• Supporting SRH activities by participating to consultations and Family Planning upon request and providing treatments as per OBGYN or midwife prescriptions.
• Making consultation of NCD (non-communicable diseases) stable patients according MSF protocols and in close collaboration with NCD MD and NCD referent.
• Participating to trainings organized in the clinics, especially those of your assigned departement.
• Reporting to the line manager any mispratice or patient safety incident (PSI) witnessed during working hours.

Requirements

Education            Essential: Recognized degree/diploma in Nursing.

                        Desirable: Bachelor’s in science of Nursing.

                        Essential: Ministry of public health practice license as a Nurse in Lebanon.

                        Essential: Certificate of registration at the Lebanese order of Nursing.

Experience           Essential: 2 years’ experience as a registered Nurse

                             Desirable: 2 years’ previous experience with MSF or (I)NGO

                             Desirable: Demonstrable experience in supervising and training others in a team setting

Languages            Essential: English and Arabic

Knowledge           Desirable computer literacy (word, excel, outlook and internet).

Competencies    

• Results and Quality Orientation               L1
• Teamwork and Cooperation                     L1
• Behavioural Flexibility                                L1
• Commitment to MSF Principles               L1
• Stress Management                                   L2