STRETCHER BEARER

Médecins Sans Frontieres “Doctors Without Borders” is a private, non-profit international humanitarian organization dedicated to providing medical assistance to populations in crisis, without discrimination and regardless of race, religion, creed or political affiliation

  MSF-Belgium is currently seeking to hire  STRETCHER BEARER  

Contract Duration: 3 months , renewable.

Position in the Organization 

Reports to (Hierarchical):

Activity Supervisor

Reports to (Functional):

Activity Manager

Job Family:

Medical

Supervises (Function):

none

Main Purpose

Help, accompany and transport patients from a place to another within the health facility, according to the instruction from the medical team and following hygiene standards, in order to ensure their safety.

Accountabilities

•          Transport patients (e.g. from patient’s room to the operating theatre, from his bed to the x-ray room, from the consultation to his room, etc.), assisting and helping them at all times.

•          Assist nursing staff with patient needs (i.e. lifting patients up, lying them down, bathing them, dressing them, changing bed linen or, if required, giving them their medicines)

•          Inform medical staff about any possible serious problem or complication during shift (i.e. patients, equipment, etc).

•          Ensure safe transport taking into consideration the state/conditions of the patient and the instructions given by nursing team or doctors.

•          Keep the patients and families informed about the place they are taking the patient to.

•          Follow at all times the universal hygiene standards and the instructions of health professionals.

•          Ensure the disinfection of his/her material (stretch, etc.).

•          Report all important information and assist in other tasks upon request.

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Education

Literacy required.

Experience

None is required.

This job description may be amended in line with the activities or evolution of the Mission. Interested candidates should submit their CV and cover letter in English, with reference details to: 

Médecins Sans Frontières, Human Resources Department – Gaza Project

[email protected]

  Mentioning as email object:  STRETCHER BEARER

Deadline: 22/02/2024 End of the daya