مطلوب ممرضات – Nurse MCC – Maternity Replacement 4 months للعمل مع منظمة أطباء بلا حدود

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 authorization, etc.)
• Perform cleaning and minor maintenance for biomedical equipment used. Following 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:

• Assisting the Midwife in ensuring the quality of care following MSF guidelines.
• Assisting midwife during deliveries. Support the midwife with procedures like inserting I.V. lines, urethal catheter, etc. Also, administering drugs after midwife or pediatrician orders.
• Following up on the vital signs and care of mother and baby after delivery. Following protocol for postpartum care.
• Ensuring IPC (Infection Prevention and Control) measures are properly followed and reporting any IPC-related issues to the midwife supervisor.
• Maintaining or using biomedical devices according to MSF protocols and reporting any observed issues.
• Assisting the pediatrician, midwife, and referral nurse in facilitating referrals to secondary healthcare facilities
• Collecting on a daily basis, relevant medical data. Data for vaccination and the MoPh report.
• Assisting in the pharmacy (Inventory, cold chain monitoring, and reporting).

Experience required:

• Essential: 2 years of previous experience as registered Nurse.
• Desirable: Previous experience working in maternity and newborn care.
• Desirable: Previous working experience in MSF or other (I)NGO’s.

Required qualification:

• Essential: Recognized Nursing Degree/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
• Essential: Good command of the English and Arabic language
• Desirable: Good command of the French Language

Personal qualification:

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