Monday, September 23, 2019

Nurse , Africa / Middle East

Employer: Emergency
Location: Afghanistan, Sierra Leone



Required Languages:  English
Fixed-term contract - paid (6 months)

NECESSARY REQUIREMENTS
Degree in Nursing; 3 years' continuous professional experience in hospital settings.

DUTIES AND REPONSIBILITIES
All EMERGENCY international personnel are expected to know and follow the hospital admissions criteria, guidelines, protocols, and the diagnosis and treatment standards in use in the Centre, and to ensure the correct compilation of clinical records and statistics in both computer and paper formats.The main duties and responsibilities of the international Nurse are:

management of nursing triage in the Emergency Department, in collaboration with the national colleagues;

in case of a mass casualty, to manage critical patients as instructed by the team leader responsible for the protocol (Mass Casualty Plan);

care of surgical patients, including those with polytrauma, pre and post-operatively;

care of critically ill patients in the Intensive Care Unit and High Dependency Unit;

correct application and supervision of the nursing protocols, including those regarding hygiene and sterility;

correct compilation and maintenance of nursing notes, clinical files and patient records;

assistance in clinical research and record keeping as required by the scientific programmes of the specialist sector of the Medical Division of EMERGENCY..



SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
Nursing Degree (or equivalent Diploma) and current registration on the professional nursing register of your Country of residence;
at least 3 years’ continuous professional experience in one or more of the following specialist areas: Emergency Surgery, Orthopaedics and Trauma, Intensive Care Unit, General and Emergency Medicine;
good working knowledge of the English/French language (B1/B2, Europass).


REQUIRED AVAILABILITY

6 months overseas stay including a period of leave to be taken at the end of the mission in agreement with the coordinator.

HOW TO APPLY

For further information and inquiries (not for applications): fo.recruiting@emergency.it. To apply, please complete the on-line application form: applications sent to this e-mail account will not be considered.

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