Recruitment at Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)

Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is an independent international medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid in more than 60 countries to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural or man-made disasters or exclusion from healthcare.

We are recruiting to fill the positions below:   Job Title: Nurse Code: MT03100 Location: Shinkafi, Zamfara Report to: Project Medical Referent Report to (functional) : Nursing Activities Manager Area: Medical and Paramedical Working Hours: 48 Hours per Week No of Places: 03 Contract Duration: 6 months Level: 5

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

• 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.
• Identifying Sexually Gender Based Violence victims 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.
• 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. For ER and OPD nurse, ensuring triage of patients in waiting areas, wards or during emergencies, detecting the priority acute/emergency cases, carrying out first aid care and referring them to the doctor when necessary.
• Sending material to be sterilized and recuperates it from sterilization.
• 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.
• Carrying out admission, surveillance and follow-up of patients (i.e. assessment of the evolution of their state of health

Requirements Education:

• Essential recognized nurse degree/diploma.
• Desirable Bachelor in Science of Nursing.

Experience:

• Desirable 2 years of previous experience and previous experience in other NGO’s.
• Demonstrable experience in supervising and training others in a team setting.

Languages:

• English and Hausa.

Knowledge:

• Essential: computer literacy (word, excel and internet).

Competencies:

• Results and Quality Orientation, Teamwork and Cooperation, Behavioral and Flexibility, Commitment to MSF Principles, Stress Management.

Salary NGN 3,014,622 (Annual basic Salary +13th month) as per the MSF salary scale (national contract)

How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates should send a CV, Motivation Letter, copy of Nursing and Midwifery License, copies of credentials and copy of the NYSC certificate (only PDF or Word) to: [email protected] (in the subject please to put the position and the reference for while you are applying).  

Location: Shinkafi, Zamfara Report To: Project Medical Referent Report To (functional): Medical Activity Manager Area: Medical Code: MS01902 Working Hours: 48 Hours per Week No. of Places: 1 Contract Duration: 6 months Level: 8

Main Purpose

• Plan, organize, and evaluate the activities concerning nursing and the team associated, according to MSF values, policies and protocols and universal health standards, in order to warrant the quality and continuity of the health care and the development of the plan of action.

Accountabilities

• Carry out the functions and tasks associated to nursing i.e. perform as a nurse or anesthetist, whenever required or needed, in order to optimize the resources, contributing with his/her knowledge and experience.
• Implement all the protocols and hygiene procedures, and supervise his/her team follow the same standards, in order to warrant the quality of the care and service in his/her specialty.
• Organize and coordinate the activities of his/her team (week’s schedule, annual leave, absences, etc.), evaluate their performance and define and ensure the needs for training of staff, in order to ensure the coverage of the human resources needs and maintain high standards of quality.
• Carry out and/or supervise the ( decentralized) pharmacy and medical equipment management (drugs orders, followup of the stock, storage conditions, inventories, follow-up of expired drugs and their destruction, drugs consumption,etc.)in his or her department, in order to satisfy the needs of material with efficiency and effectiveness.
• Ensuring that all staff using medical devices are qualified and trained. Ensuring that cleaning and minor maintenance tasks are performed according to the protocols. Reporting any malfunction to the project biomedical service.
• Carry-out and/or coordinate administrative (exit-paper, transfer-paper, etc.), information and data collection (patient files, forms, statistics, etc.) tasks, and elaborate regular reporting, in order to have updated and reliable information
• about the day-to-day activity in the project, output/ outcome and support decision-taking.
• Give feedback/ reports to medical focal point.

MSF Section / Context Specific Accountabilities:

• Check whether the patient file is filled in correctly (e.g. documentation of weight graphs, daily MUAC, documentation of important information in the consultants notes, medical prescriptions etc.).
• Perform weekly data analyses of the nutrition data and help analysing data for reports such as weekly and monthly Sitrep.
• Overall responsible for correct waste segregation and disposal as per MSF protocol, constantly monitoring and reminding staff of the importance.

Requirements

• Education: Specialty (nurse or anesthetist) diploma essential.
• Experience: Essential 2 years of previous experience. Having worked in MSF or other NGO’s and in developing countries is desirable.
• Languages: English and Haussa.
• Knowledge: Essential computer literacy (word, excel and internet).
• Competencies: Results and Quality Orientation, Teamwork and Cooperation, Behavioral and Flexibility,
• Commitment to MSF Principles, Stress Management.

Salary

• NGN 4,952,246 (Annual basic Salary +13th month) as per the MSF salary scale (national contract)

How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates should send a CV, motivation letter, copy of Nursing and Midwifery License, copies of Credentials, copy of NYSC Certificate (only PDF or word) either by email to: [email protected] In the subject please to put the position and the reference for while you are applying.

Note

• Only short-listed applicants will be contacted
• Applications are non-returnable. Do not submit original certificates or credentials.
• MSF Encourages Women and People with Disability Status to Apply.