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Main Purpose

 

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 continuity of care for the targeted population

 

 

Accountabilities

 

• 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

 

 

MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities

 

• Carries out a rapid evaluation of all patients on arrival:
  • determines if the patient is a cholera case
  • evaluates the degree of dehydration.

 

• Carries out admission of patients (register).
• Settles in the patient.
• Prepares, prescribes and monitors the administration of PO or IV hydration.
• Ensures ORS is available at all times.
• Initiates an individual patient monitoring file and records observations and systematic prescriptions if indicated (antibiotics and zinc sulfate).
• Gives sachets of ORS to continue maintenance therapy at home.
• Records patient’s discharge, archives individual monitoring file.
• Communicates information to the patient and/or family, explains the treatment procedure and/or the continuation of treatment at home, to return to the ORP if symptoms reappear, prevention measures.
• Organize with the doctors and referral nurse the transfer of serious cases
• Records admissions/discharges every day and sends data to the supervisor.
• Informs the supervisor in the event of a problem
• At the request of the supervisor:
  • Participates in certain team meetings.
  • Attends certain in-service training courses
• Ensure to respect IPC measures at all time
• Ensure good collaboration with the paramedical team

 

 

 

Requirements

 

 

Education

• Essential: Recognized Nurse Degree/Diploma
• Desirable: Bachelor’s in science of Nursing
• Essential: Ministry of Public Health – MOPH Practice license as Nurse in Lebanon
• Essential: Certificate of registration at the Order of Nurse in Lebanon

 

Experience

• Desirable 2 years of previous experience as registered Nurse desirably working in a hospital setting.

 

Languages

• Essential: Arabic Language
• Desirable: English and/or French language

 

 

Competencies

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

 

This job description may be amended in line with the activities or evolution of the Mission.

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