The successful candidate reports to the SGBV/Mental health Supervisor.
Objective of the Position:
- Providing nursing care, treatment, and follow-up of patients,
according to doctors’ prescriptions, the context, MSF protocols applied in
service and universal hygiene standards/precautions in order to ensure the
quality and continuity of care for the targeted population.
Responsibilities include but not limited to:
- Managing medical emergencies in the Trauma Room as per the
standard emergency care guidelines: trauma, medical, surgical, obstetric,
and pediatric patients.
- Facilitating and providing ongoing medical care during patient
referrals via ambulance.
Ambulance activities:
- Perform patient assessments, including physical examination of
patients.
- Provide First Aid, Basic Life Support including but not
limited to airway management, ventilator support, circulatory and shock
management, clinical assessment, orthopedic care, and patient extrication
and safety.
- Ensuring patients are properly received and installed and that
those with lack of autonomy are assisted, especially regarding their
feeding, personal hygiene, movement 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
- Organizing and carrying out care and treatment 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.Knowledge, promoting, implementing and follow up of the
universal hygiene standards/ precautions, biohazard 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 ethics and confidentiality at all
times.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 deteriorationCarrying and
supervising administrative procedures and documents (fill in patient’s
files, forms, consumption, 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.
Qualifications & Requirements:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree/Diploma in Nursing.
- Experience: Minimum 2 years of demonstrable working experience
in providing pre-hospital and trauma care/medical stabilization.
- Previous experience with MSF is a plus.
- Languages: Essential local languages, Kiswahili and English
- Competencies/Skills: Adherence to MSF principles; Results and
detail-oriented, service, team player, committed and flexible.
How To Apply
Applicants MUST be Kenyan nationals and have the
necessary statutory documents (ID, NSSF, NHIF, and a PIN certificate)
Candidates meeting the above qualifications are requested to submit a
motivation letter and an updated Curriculum Vitae as a single file mentioning
the subject line “Trauma Nurse” and email to: msff-kenyarecruitment@paris.msf.org on
or before 01st July, 2024.
