Nurse – Talent Pool - Activity Rate 100%

Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international medical humanitarian organization created by doctors and journalists in 1971. Today, MSF provides independent, impartial assistance in more than 60 countries to people whose survival is threatened by violence, neglect, or catastrophe, primarily due to armed conflict, epidemics, malnutrition, and exclusion from health care or natural disasters.

MSF is committed to achieving diversity, equity, and inclusion within its workforce irrespective of gender, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, culture, religious and ethnic backgrounds. All job applications will be treated in strictest confidence.

This position is part of a Talent Pool Recruitment Process. While there is no current vacancy, successful candidates will complete the full selection process—including assessments and interviews—and may be offered a place in our talent pool. Being part of this pool means you'll be considered for upcoming roles that match your skills and experience as they become available.

Starting date: ASAP

Type of contract: Fixed-term contract, 100% Activity rate, renewable if needed. Updated competitive salary package with benefits including allowances, medical coverage, and paid leave.

Working hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Place of work: Baalbeck/Hermel/Nabatiyeh

Salary: LBP  115 778 274

Scope of responsibility:

Providing nursing care, treatment and follow-up of patients, according to doctors’ prescriptions, protocols applied in service and universal hygiene standards/precautions, in order to ensure the quality and continui-ty of care for the targeted population

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

Requirements

Education          

• Essential: Recognized Nursing Degree or Diploma
• Desirable: Bachelor’s degree in science of Nursing
• Essential: Ministry of Public Health - MOPH Practice license as Nurse in Lebanon
• Essential: Valid certificate of registration at the Order of Nurse in Lebanon

Experience        

• Desirable: 2 years of previous experience as a registered nurse
• Desirable: 2 years of previous work experience with local or international non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
• Desirable: Previous experience in supervising and training others in a team setting

Languages         

• Essential: Full professional proficiency using the Arabic Language.
• Desirable: Elementary to limited professional proficiency in English.
• Desirable: Elementary to limited professional proficiency in French.

Competencies  

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