Nurse (IPD Surgical)

MAIN OBJECTIVE OF POSITION

Main purpose:

Providing nursing care, treatment and follow-up of patients in the Surgical IPD, according to doctors’ prescriptions, hospital protocols applied in the department 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.
• 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.
• 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 documentation (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 authorisation, etc.)
• Training nurse-aids, , cleaners and other related staff under his/her supervision, ensuring teamwork and adherence to all appropriate protocols and procedures

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

Education

• Registered Nurse. Desirably with a Bachelor in science of Nursing.

Experience                                                                                       

• Desirable 2 years of previous hospital nursing experience

Languages      

• Fluency in English and Arabic is Mandatory

Competencies

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

APPLICATION PROCESS

Send to the MSF e-mail [email protected] your motivation letter with updated CV, highlighting in the subject the post you are applying to. Example: “Name Surname – Nurses( IPD Surgical)” 

Or

You can put your motivation letter with updated CV to MSF Bar Elias project CV Box highlighting in the envelope the post you are applying to. Example: “Name Surname – Nurses( IPD Surgical)”. The CV Box is located at: 
MSF Bar Elias Hospital 
Old municipality building at Bar Elias center
Next to the PHC Bar Elias, Bekaa

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

DEADLINE: Completed applications must be received by: Monday, June 11^th 2018