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2- Female Nurse

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Multi Location

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Diploma
Multi Location ()
Full Time
1313

About Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

Job Summary

Provide quality nursing and medical care to patients in Ahmad Sha Baba District Hospital.

Duties & Responsibilities

1. Main objectives of the work:


Patients and caretaker orientation (Reception of patient and accompanying person and ensuring they are checked and managed in the respective area of responsibility).

Patient nursing assessment, identifying needs, plan and prioritise interventions, implement care and evaluate outcome.

Documentation and maintenance of patient record

Provision nursing care

Management of material and consumables provided

Compliance with hospital hygiene rules (cf. MSF Guide, Infection control in health care settings).

Perform duties according to nursing work plan (morning, and night)

2. GENERAL TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES


Receive patients from other departments.

Give orientation on surrounding, activities and care.

Participates in the health education of the patients and relatives.

3. Patient Nursing Care


Provide nursing care to patients.

Monitoring vital signs and observations (Temp, Blood Pressure, Pulse, Blood Sugar, Oxygen Saturation etc.)

Perform necessary procedures (e.g. IV management Label infusions, (drop count, start time etc.), NGT insertion, urinary catheterisation) according to doctors’ request.

Administer medications and other necessary treatment according doctors’ prescription.

Regularly review patients while they are under care, repeating vital signs as needed.

Prepare patients for transfer completing all necessary procedures and liaising with OT personnel, and other IPD department staff.

Provide feeds to neonate and ITFC patients

Makes an oral handover for all patients, bedside to the patient, to the nurse on the next shift.
Management of medical and non medical material

Keep drug cupboard organized

Collect drugs in the pharmacy, if necessary.

Alert responsible nurse and/or supervisor if running short on drugs and materials

Prepare and organize the trolley with materials.

Contributing to proper management of stocks and renewing orders.

Ensure patient forms are available and kept in order.

Checking that medical equipment in the department functions properly (suction pump, pulse oximeter, oxygen concentrator, lighting, etc.). Responsible for cleaning and disinfection after each patient use.

Job Requirements

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
 Have Nursing Diploma form MoPH
 Proficient writing skills in English, Dari and Pashtu (Required),

To have Nurse Experience

Minimum 2 years work experience in a relevant field.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Flexibility, self motivated, and willing to take on the challenges of the position.

Dynamic and takes responsabilities.

Good sense of organisation of his work.

High degree of integrity, adaptability and honesty.

Willingness to learn.
SALARY SCALE:
Basic Salary : 20,790 Afg per month
Gender: Female

Submission Guideline

The interested candidates should submit their applications (CV + motivation letter, including references details) with supporting documents to :

MSF Administration Office, Ahmad Shah Baba hospital, Next to Ibne Sina Building District 12, Kabul or via e-mail, indicating in the SUBJECT line the title of the position applied for, to msf-kabul-admin@msf.org

All shortlisted Candidates will be called by phone for interview.

The position is open from 18th May 2013
Deadline for the submission of Applications is 04th June 2013 .
Please note that only short listed candidates will be contacted.

The decision is taken by the expatirat, no complains are acceptables against the national staff.

Functional Area

Health/Medical

Countries

Post Date

May 17, 2013

Closing Date

Jun 03, 2013

Reference

MSF 136

Number of Vacancies

2

Salary Range

Salary is negotiable

Years of Experience

2 years

Probation Period

6 month

Contract Type

Permanent

Contract Duration

Not Specified

Contract Extensible

false

Minimum Education

Diploma

Gender

Male