Nurses save lives in a variety of conflic zones; Organizing a mass vaccination intiative for measles or triaging an influx of displaced people fleeing conflict, also work a lot with paediatrics, infectious disease, Emergency room, ICU, obstetrics, nutrition or operating theatre department.
Some of the responsibilities can be :
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Planning and organising all nursing related activities (IPD, OPD, maternity, nutrition, etc.) When needed, being responsible for scheduling duty rosters, shifts and on call of nursing staff.
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Coordinating and supervising the implementation of the legal therapeutic protocols, procedures and standards, depending on project objectives (PPTCT, PEP, VCT, IEC, SGBV, MH services, etc.) and providing technical support when needed.
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Supervising the nutritional activities in order to ensure that therapeutic food is provided regularly and that it complies with quality and quantity standards
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Ensuring all administrative procedures and documents (individual patient’s card and registration book, discharge paper, transfer paper, etc.) and existing data management tools are used correctly
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Collaborate with the Pharmacist and Medco, supervising the distribution (according to medical prescriptions) and pharmacy activity, preparing new orders when required, supervising expiration terms and consumption patterns, in order to ensure that pharmacy stock levels are permanently updated and above minimum safety point.
Requirements
- Licensed, registered nurse (RN) with 2 years of working experience
- Current experience with direct patient care
- Prior training and people management experience is essential
- Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Diploma and experience is desirable
- Available for at least 6 -12 months per each assignment
- Adhere to our Behavioral Commitments and MSF Charter
*Priority will be given to multi-lingual (English AND French) applicants
Checklist
Please consider the following criteria for working with MSF:
Have you read the principles of MSF?
Do you meet the general criteria for working in the field?
Do you meet the specific requirements for the role you are going to apply for?
Are you clear about what to expect from the life on a mission, including but not limited to security and cultural contexts, living conditions and stress from emergency work?
Do you know our behavioural commitments and our ongoing actions to promote a work environment free of harassment, exploitation and abuse?
Do you know what MSF offers to our field workers?
Have you read our arrangements on assessment?
Do you understand that this is an application for our field worker pool, and that you will be matched to a role later on if your application is successful?
Now that you have thoroughly understood the above, you are invited to begin your MSF journey with us.
First, you will complete the online application. Please note that you have 30 calendar days from account creation to application submission. If you do not hear from us within 12 weeks, you may consider your application unsuccessful.
Given the volume of applicants vis a vis needed positions in the field, please also note that priority processing will be given to multi-lingual (French, Spanish and/or Arabic) applicants as part of our hiring needs.
Should you need further clarifications or encounter problems while applying online, please contact us at: field.recruitment@hongkong.msf.org
