Nurse (Liaison/Medevac Coordination Officer)

Contract

This is a UNV International Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as International UN Volunteer. It is normally internationally recruited only. More about UNV International Specialist contracts.

UNMISS was established in 2011 under the auspices of the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO); subsequently, UNMISS mandate has been renewed through resolutions 2057 (2012), 2109 (2013), 2155 (2014), 2187 (2014), 2223 (2015), 2241 (Dec. 2015), 2304 (2016) and 2327 (2016), 2392 (Dec. 2017), 2406 (Mar. 2018), 2459 (Mar. 2019), 2514 (Mar. 2020), 2567 (Mar. 2021), 2625 (Mar. 2022).

Under the guidance / direct supervision of the Medevac Coordinator and the general guidance of the Chief Medical Officer and Deputy Chief Medical Officer, the UN Volunteer will be responsible for:

• Responsible for the coordination of the Medevac and Casevac cases and arrange the transfer of the patients; liaise with Level III and level IV Hospitals to ensure the smooth transfer and admission of UNMIS patients. • Coordinate medical evacuations and referrals with referring Doctors and receiving hospitals within and outside of South Sudan; ensuring that there is ground transportation on arrival at the airport to move the patients to the next destination. • Liaise with other medical facilities in and outside of South Sudan to ensure smooth admission process, effective patient management and follow-up with the focal persons. • Ensure that all paper works required for medevacs, referrals and repatriations are obtained and fully approved by the appropriate parties; Prepare fax to Medical Services Division New York to obtain approval for medevacs and repatriations. • Stabilize patients before flight, offer inflight care to patients as their condition demands and hand them over to the receiving health facility team. • Forward Medical reports to the Chief Medical officer to further transmit them to the Medical Services Division-New York to obtain clearances to return to the mission and certification of sick leave. • Arrange appointments for mission personnel to meet medical Specialists. • Participate in clinical and administrative matters pertaining to medical evacuations • Assist in carrying out daily nursing care, procedures, and dispensing medicines for outpatient • Responsible for the receipt and compilation of medical confidential information forwarded from treating physicians or patients from various evacuation locations. • Conduct daily visits to L2 plus Juba and collecting daily reports on progress of patients from other L2s. • Visiting hospitalized patients at external medical providers and providing systematic reports on the conditions/treatments of the patient to the CMO and concerned medical personnel. • Ensuring medical reports are made available to requesting Medical Officer upon completion of specialist consultations and/or discharge of patient from external medical provider. • Coordinating receipt of bodies for the purpose of autopsy and keeping records. • Maintain a comprehensive, secure filing system for medically evacuated, referred, or repatriated patients. • Follow up payment process of all the medical bills for level III and Level IV hospitals pertaining to UNMIS personnel; liaise with finance to ensure the smooth processing of the payment. Ensuring that all assigned tasks will be undertaken with utmost confidentiality. Breach of confidentiality will result in disciplinary action.

• Integrity and professionalism • Accountability • Commitment to continuous learning • Planning and organizing • Teamwork and respect for diversity • Communication • Flexibility, adaptability, and ability and willingness to operate independently • Genuine commitment towards the principles of voluntary engagement, which includes solidarity, compassion, reciprocity and self-reliance; and commitment towards the UN core values.

progressive clinical nursing in a variety of settings. Qualifications and experience in Emergency Care are an asset. Qualifications and experience in community health and tropical health are an asset. Experience in a UN mission an advantage. Experience in a UN mission or large international organization an asset.

Solid computer skills, including full proficiency in various MS Office applications (Excel, Word etc.) and other IT applications and office technology equipment. Have affinity with or interest in humanitarian relief, post-conflict situations, volunteerism as a mechanism for durable development, and the UN System. Sound security awareness.

Living conditions vary between UNMISS duty stations. Each duty station where UNMISS has a field presence has basic residential camp facilities, which includes running water and electricity. Candidates should be aware that accommodation may be austere with the possibility of water shortages and power blackouts. On arrival in Juba accommodation will be on a share basis. Ablutions will also be shared. As the accommodation situation improves single unit accommodation, with an attached ablution, should become available in all locations. Hard wall accommodation is available in Juba.

All UNMISS duty stations apart from Entebbe, Uganda are considered non - family duty stations. The security level of UNMISS duty stations is classified by the UN Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) who will brief on arrival. A number of locations in South Sudan are prone to conflict.

Primary health care services (preventive and curative) are provided in 11 United Nations Owned Equipment (UNOE) Level-I clinics, 21 Contingent Owned Equipment (COE) Level-I clinics, 4 COE Level-II medical facilities within the mission area and the establishment of contractual agreements for Level-III and Level-IIII care outside the mission area. The 4 Level-II facilities available in Juba, Bor, Malakal and Wau, run by the Troop Contributing Countries (TCC), take referrals from the Level-I clinics and provide hospital-based care.

The climate is tropical with a rainy season in many areas, which should normally span from around April to October. Ability to live and work in difficult and harsh conditions is essential.