Main Purpose:
Provide nursing care, and institute treatment of patients according to national protocols, universal hygienic standards, and other procedures, to ensure a good delivery of care in the Inpatient Therapeutic FeedingProgram (ITP)
Responsibilities:
Implement and follow the universal hygiene standards, biohazard, Prevention and infection control, security rules, and other protocols and procedures regarding nursing and children’s nutrition matters.
Organize and carry out care and treatments according to medical prescriptions and assist them during consultations/ daily rounds and other medical procedures.
Supervise the daily activities of the nutrition assistants to ensure patients are given the right feed, quantity, and timely.
Ensure triage of patients in waiting areas, detect the priority acute cases, carry out first aid care when necessary, and refer them to the physician where necessary.
Carry out all patient-related tasks for admission, weighing and measuring the children, identifying the degree and types of malnutrition, administration (patient card, register, etc.
Ensure that medical and nutritional care is properly delivered to the patients and to daily follow the progress of the patients.
Follow-up on patients’ medical and nutritional evolution, identifying possible emergencies arising, and keeping doctors informed if necessary.
Provide advice and inform children’s families about everything concerning the hospitalization, participate in the health education of the mothers, and/or treatment process.
Participate in department-related pharmacy and medical equipment control and maintenance
Control all pharmacy, food, and medical equipment (carrying out inventories, checking its quality and functioning, storage conditions, doing follow-up of expired drugs, etc.).
Carry out and supervise administrative procedures and documents (fill in patients’ files, forms, statistics, etc.), ensure an appropriate written/oral handover, and report any problematic situations and cases arising.
Cover the gap of nurse colleagues when required in the project.
This position profile can be modified, depending on the evolution of the job
In addition to the tasks listed above, the nurse may be required to perform other tasks assigned by the supervisor as required by the mission
Requirements
Education: Nursing diploma/BSc Nursing with nutritional training essential.
Experience: Previous experience required. Experience with NGO desirable.
Languages: English and the local language are essential.
To apply, please email your CV and Cover letter to hiring@taimaka.org. The email’s subject line should be “Location you are applying for – ITP Nurse” e.g ‘Deba – ITP Nurse’
Apply via :
hiring@taimaka.org
