International Medical Corps

JOB SUMMARY: The Nurse will be responsible for providing nursing services in a primary health care setting. He/she will be responsible for providing client counseling and direct care including adult, adolescent and pediatric health services for both chronic and acute conditions. He/she is expected to triage patients, ensure smooth patient flow, provide clinical nursing care, assist with referrals as needed and provide health education and hygiene promotion. In addition, he/she may also be requested to assist hospital staff in a capacity they have the skills and capacity to assist as needed.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function with or without reasonable accommodation:

MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide clinical nursing services for disaster-affected population according to internationally accepted standards.
• Ensure that patients are accurately registered and recorded for reporting and case management.
• Ensure proper data management through completion of appropriate patient cards, registers, tally sheets, and reports
• Track daily patient data using tally sheets or other tools provided and submit patient data as required
• Monitor diagnostic trends and report to supervisor as needed
• Collect and analyze project and service data to inform and adjust project objectives/plans, strategic choices and quality of care in collaboration with IMC team members, local partners and other relevant staff
• Conduct urinalysis and rapid diagnostic such as blood glycose or additional rapid tests such as malaria tests
• Provide health education and hygiene promotion to patients based on their diagnoses and co-morbidities such as diet, activity, hygiene, and disease prevention (such as need for vaccination, smoking cessation, etc.)
• Collect and analyze project / service data to inform and adjust project objectives/plans, strategic choices and quality of care / Shelter Medical Team in collaboration with IMC team members, local partners and other relevant staff
• Attend physical examination of Reproductive Health patients, as needed
• Ensure relevant patients including children under 5 are screened for malnutrition
• Work with program staff, nurses and auxiliary staff (e.g. CHWs) to provide both didactic and on-the-job training to build capacity and enhance their skills
• Track daily patient data using tally sheets or other tools provided
• Monitor diagnostic trends and report to supervisor as needed
• Collaborate with other departments as needed to ensure smooth implementation and integration of services
• Adhere to administrative directives with regards to work schedules, record keeping, patient communications, re-stocking of essential drugs, consumables and other medical supplies
• Provide all services free of charge
• Nursing staff will be assigned additional duties including triage, IPC, child protection focal point, dispensing, and/or data management as needed in the response

General 

• Deployed personnel are expected to assist with the setup, maintenance and demobilization of the clinical spaces and base camp as required.

Policy Adherence

• Actively promote PSEA (prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse) standards within International Medical Corps and among beneficiaries served by International Medical Corps. 
• Adhere to the Code of Conduct, maintain humanitarian principles and respect international humanitarian law at all times.

Perform other duties as assigned. The duties and responsibilities listed in this document are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and not necessarily all inclusive.

Code of Conduct

As applicable to this position, an individual must promote and encourage a culture of compliance and ethics throughout the organization and maintain a clear understanding of International Medical Corps’ and donor compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards.

If this is a supervisory position, one must set an example of ethical behavior through one’s own conduct and oversight of the work of others; ensure that those who report to you have sufficient knowledge and resources to follow the standards outlined in the Code of Conduct & Ethics; monitor compliance of the people you supervise; enforce the Code of Conduct & Ethics and International Medical Corps’ policies, including the Safeguarding Policy and the Protection from Harassment, Bullying and Sexual Misconduct in the Workplace Policy, consistently and fairly; support employees who in good faith raise questions or concerns.

Safeguarding

It is all staff shared responsibility and obligation to safeguard and protect populations with whom we work, including adults who may be particularly vulnerable and children. This includes safeguarding from the following conduct by our staff or partners: sexual exploitation and abuse; exploitation, neglect, or abuse of children, adults at risk, or LGBTI individuals; and any form of trafficking in persons. Staff are also responsible for preventing violations to our Code of Conduct and Ethics, which may involve Conflicts of Interest, Fraud, Corruption or Harassment. If you see, hear or are made aware of any violations to the Code of Conduct and Ethics or Safeguarding Policy, you have an obligation to report.

Equal Opportunities

International Medical Corps is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability or status as a veteran.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Typically, a Register Nurse with a valid nursing license to practice. Master’s in Public Health preferable. Equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
• Typically, 6+ years of relevant and progressive experience in Nursing, including minimum 2+ years of should be of developing country experience or in low-resource settings.
• Experience in overseas programs relating to primary health care, maternal and child health, reproductive health, HIV/AIDS preferable
• Previous NGO experience preferable
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to handle multiple tasks in a dynamic, high pressure environment
• Excellent communications skills, both oral and written.
• Excellent self-motivation skills.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and excellent decision-making skills.
• Extremely flexible, and have the ability to cope with stressful situations
• Able to work effectively with various personalities and cultures
• Ability to relate to and motivate local staff effectively.
• Able to work and live in an austere environment with limited resources.
• Able to deploy to emergencies on short notice
• Fluency in written and spoken English is required; fluency in Spanish, French, Arabic is desirable