Nurse ( Afghan National Only)

Job Description

General Duties

- Ensure non-disclosure of any information whatsoever about practices and IRC activities to any other person or organization without permission, except in the normal performance of the service. - Consistently and proactively monitor/assess the safety and security of the team; promptly reporting concerns or incidents to IRC management and liaising with community leaders and other external parties as required to maintain/enhance the security environment for IRC programs.

Other duties as assigned by the supervisor to enable and develop IRC programs.

Specific Duties:

Clinic Service delivery

- Provide direct clinical care, working closely with the other mobile team clinical staff to ensure the delivery of high quality comprehensive primary healthcare services. - Triage, screening and assessment of patients (in line with COVID protocols) - Provision of inpatient and outpatient treatment, ensuring medications are given to patients as prescribed by the Medical Doctor. - Delivery of hygiene promotion, health education and patient/care giver counselling. - Ensure adherence to infection prevention and control measures. - Ensure accurate recording of information in the clinic registers, and timely completion of summary reports. - Mobile clinic areas are appropriately stocked with essential equipment and supplies.

Staff Supervision & Development

- Maintain open and professional relations with team members, promoting a strong team spirit and provide guidance to enable staff to successfully perform in their positions. - Provide nursing support and mentorship to other mobile clinic staff, providing on-the-job training where needed.

Project Management

- Plan and implement outreach activities with the rest of the team to access vulnerable clients to increase service utilization. - Work with and support community volunteers to provide health promotion, community mobilization and awareness raising. - Ensure regular inventory and consumption tracking of medical drugs and supplies. - Work with relevant staff to ensure prompt requesting of medical drugs and supplies.

Coordination and Representation

- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with local communities, local government agencies and other implementing partners. - Hold meetings with local communities and represent the program in local stakeholder meetings.

Monitoring and Reporting

- Ensure all patient consultations are documented and patient records completed. - Submit reports in a timely manner.

Qualifications

- Education: Qualified Nurse with a nursing diploma from a recognized medical university registered with local Ministry of Health - Years of Experience: At least 2 years clinical nursing experience in primary health care - Previous experience and training in sexual gender-based violence and clinical care for sexual assault survivors (desirable) - Technical Competency: Skills to provide sensitive and appropriate medical counseling.

- Must be a team player with excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work under pressure in a stressful environment, displaying patience, compassion and diplomacy. - Ability to be innovative, flexible, adaptive, and willingness to work out of hours, sometimes throughout the night. - Ability to live in challenging conditions and ability to work under difficult, high pressure situations. - Communication and reporting skills: Ability to lead, train, supervise and facilitate other nursing staff and community health workers in their respective tasks. - Ability and flexibility to understand the cultural and political environment and to work well with the local health representatives.

- Ability to live in challenging conditions and ability to work under difficult, high pressure situations. - Fluency in English, Pashto/Dari

- Computer skills (including MS Word, Excel, Access, and internet) - Ability to work closely, professionally, and constructively with all others regardless of nationality, ethnicity, gender, religion, race, tribe, or cultural background