Nurse - جوبس

الوصف الوظيفي

MdM is a medical humanitarian NGO. Since 1980, MdM has worked independently around the world to guarantee universal and sustainable access to healthcare.

In Palestine, the objectives of the programs are to limit the medical impact of the restrictions in accessing medical care on the Palestinian population, to improve mental health and psychosocial care and to bear witness to the violations of the right to health.

Duration: 1 year, renew of contract depend on availability of Fund

Start date: ASAP.

Location: Gaza Strip

MAIN OBJECTIVE

The Nurse contributes to MdM’s mission by providing high-quality nursing services through medical clinics in Gaza. This role is crucial for enhancing medical care and ensuring that treatment is safe, respectful, and effective for general patients, mothers and children, trauma victims, and the elderly, following national and international medical protocols. The nurse is instrumental in improving access to essential primary health care services, offering health education, and managing patient referrals within vulnerable communities.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

Conduct Patient Triage: Assess patients and take vital signs.
Identify Malnutrition: Detect early signs of malnutrition in pediatric patients, pregnant women, and lactating mothers.
Administer Care: Organize and perform treatments as prescribed by doctors and according to MdM protocols, including injections and dressings.
Emergency Response: Provide first aid and emergency care following pre-established protocols by doctors.
Patient Education: Offer therapeutic education to patients and their families using a patient-centered approach when necessary.
Health Education: Implement health education sessions as needed.
Documentation and Meetings: Report activities and attend various meetings.

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Patient Triage and Vital Signs

Patient Triage: Collaborate with medical doctors to triage patients and assign MdM numbers to those requiring medical consultations.
Preparation: Ensure all necessary medical supplies and equipment for MdM clinics are prepared.
Maintenance: Maintain cleanliness and organization of nursing tools at all times.
Vital Signs: Measure and record temperature and blood pressure for all registered patients.
Emergency Identification: Identify medical emergencies and promptly refer them to medical doctors.
Confidentiality and Respect: Uphold patient confidentiality and treat all patients with respect and dignity.
Sterilization: Ensure tools are sterilized using the sterilization techniques.

Paramedic Procedures

Infection and Prevention Control (IPC) Compliance: Adhere to national and international IPC standards when performing paramedic procedures.
Dressings: Apply dressings as per medical doctor instructions and adhere to the protocols.
Injections: Administer injections as needed and/or prescribed as standard protocols.
Nursing room management: Efficiently manage nursing station store, including drug orders, stock follow-up, storage conditions, inventories, and monitoring expired drugs.
Non-medical stock management: Oversee the management of non-medical stock in the clinic (e.g., medical forms, stationery).

Health Education Sessions

Education eelivery: Conduct health education sessions for patients and their family members.
Health messaging: Disseminate key health education messages on topics such as hygiene, safe water, nutrition, immunization, assisted delivery, family planning, acute respiratory infections (ARI), diarrhea, and cholera.

Epidemiological Data Collection and Analysis

Data Collection: Perform daily data collection on paramedic activities, including morbidity, drug consumption, and compilation.
Data Analysis: Participate in weekly computerization and analysis of paramedic data, monitor and report medical activities, accurately complete patient files, forms, statistics, and reports, and propose analyses of these statistics.

Reporting and Meetings

Activity Reporting: Prepare and submit weekly activity reports to the MdM Clinic’ focal person.
Meeting participation: Actively participate in MdM internal meetings (medical, security, etc.).
Training Participation: Attend all training sessions organized or endorsed by MdM.

Additional Responsibilities

Suggestions for Improvement: Provide recommendations to enhance the functioning of MdM clinics.
Contribute to IPC responsibilities including daily tasks, reporting and auditing and applying national and international IPC protocols.
Logistics Support: Assist in loading and unloading vehicles and setting up clinics.
Inventory Management: Participate in weekly physical inventory of the clinic pharmacy/nursing station store.
Flexibility: Adapt to various duties to ensure beneficiaries receive high-quality services.
Additional Duties: Perform other tasks as requested by the clinic’ focal person.
Security Reporting: Immediately inform the security focal point of any security issues in the field.

متطلبات الوظيفة

REQUIRED SKILLS AND COMPETENCES

Education:

Mandatory: Nurse bachelor’s degree, and valid professional license certificate to practice issued by MoH.

Experience:

Mandatory: Two years’ post-qualification nursing experience, preferably in the following areas: primary Health care, internal medicine, emergency room, pediatrics, intensive care, geriatrics, surgery (versatile experience is desired).
Desirable: Previous experience with I/NGOs or humanitarian medical actors.
Desirable: Experience in mobile clinics or community-based health programs during emergency situations.

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