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Medecins Sans Frontieres
Alexandria, Egypt
Posted 6 years ago
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  • 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. Respect medical secrets and confidentiality at all times.
  • Organizing and carrying out care and treatments according to medical prescriptions, and assisting during consultations, and other medical procedures. Participating in health education of the patient (and family) when necessary.
  • Maintain high standard of infection control rules in the sterilization room in accordance to MSF protocols.
  • Carrying 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. Participation 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.
  • Dispensing medication as prescribed by MDs and give patient counseling.
  • Perform swift medical screening and assessment to new and existing patients on medical or psychological problems and initiate medical care according to the triage category; and inform the clinician on timely manner.
  • Increase efficiency of triage process in order to reduce the waiting time for emergency patients by identifying them and directing them to the doctor in a timely manner.
  • Help establishing and implementing patient flow with the receptionists and medical team.
  • Accompanying patient to referral hospital as requested by referring clinician
  • Assist with emergency procedures/first aid when needed
  • Assist doctors with procedures and exams in the emergency and or consultation room.
  • Collect and perform patients' lab tests, vital signs and documentation of the same in the patients file.
  • Responsible for the emergency rooms medical equipment and updating the emergency trolley at the request of the PMR or doctor supervisor.
  • Identify sexual violence survivors 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
  • Carrying out other duties as assigned by the line manager.

Job Requirements

  • Understand and accept MSF principles, follow MSF protocols.
  • Capacity to acknowledge, respect and integrate cultural differences.
  • Flexibility - ability to adapt to changing circumstances, contexts, tasks, responsibilities and people.
  • Accept and be able to work in a multicultural, multinational and multidiscipline environment.
  • Collaborate, sharing and cooperating with others, to works together to a common goal.

Application deadline is: @ 5pm June 5th , 2018

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

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