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Nurse (mental health background encouraged)

Medecins Sans Frontieres
Maadi, Cairo
Posted 1 year ago
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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 procedures in the medical premises. 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 when necessary.
  • Identifying Sexually Gender Based Violence victims and referring them to the medical team. Knowledge and awareness of the importance and appropriate use of the Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) Kit.
  • Ensuring patients are properly received 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 or during emergencies, detecting the priority /emergency cases, carrying out first aid care and referring them to the doctor when needed.
  • Sending material to be sterilized and recuperates it from sterilization.
  • Carrying out admission, surveillance and follow-up of patients.
  • Carrying and supervising administrative procedures and documents, ensuring an appropriate written/oral handover, and reporting any problematic situations or 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.
  • Perform cleaning and maintenance for biomedical equipment used. Following the user manual and alert supervisor in case of malfunctioning.
  • Supervising and training cleaners and other related staff under his/her supervision, ensuring teamwork and adherence to all appropriate protocols and procedures.
  • Place accurate and timely orders with the central stock, maintaining stock levels of medicines, checking expiry dates and storage conditions and ensuring no medicines or material are taken out of the dispensary without prescriptions.
  • Maintain accurate dispensing records and regularly reporting them to the supervisor. Ensure that expired medication is safely removed to quarantine zone for unwanted pharmaceuticals, separated from the normal stock.
  • Maintaining clean and organized sterilization room and equipment, recognizing all instruments as per the provided diagrams, cleaning all instruments in the sterilization solution and running them through the sterilizer, packing the instruments according to the sets as directed by the supervisor and labeling all sets correctly with the expiry date clearly indicated.
  • Maintain the integrity and security of the dispensary by admitting only authorized personnel and ensuring that all medicines are stored appropriately. Report immediately to the supervisor on any problem arising in the service.
  • Responsible for the emergency rooms medical equipment and ultrasound room and update the emergency trolley following schedule and on request.
  • Dispensing medication to patients according to medical prescription, ensuring the medication is labelled with the correct drug name, dose, quantity, expiry date, directions for use and additional required information and providing clear instructions on possible side-effects and any other relevant warnings. Making sure the patient understands.
  • Perform quick medical screening to new patients and existing patients on medical or psychological problems and initiate medical care according to the triage category; and inform the clinician on timely manner.

Job Requirements

Education:          Bachelor’s Degree in nursing.

Experience:        Minimum of 2 years of previous experience in general nursing and ER; Previous experience in other NGO’s will be an asset(volunteer) work with migrants is an advantage.

Languages:         Fluent in English and Arabic (verbal and written).

Knowledge:       Computer literacy (Microsoft Office, Word, Excel).

Competencies:                 

  • Patient-centeredness and very good communication skills.
  • Respect of patient medical confidentiality.
  • 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 work together to a common goal.

Application deadlines: 11th of February 2023 at midnight. 

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