Turkey: MDM seeks A NURSE (M/F) For Turkey (based in Reyhanli)
Closing date: 30 Sep 2013
For more than 30 years, Médecins du Monde, a campaigning medical organisation committed to international solidarity, has been caring for the most vulnerable populations at home and abroad. It has continued to highlight obstacles that exist in accessing health care and has secured sustainable improvements in health-for-all policies. Those working for this independent organisation do not solely dispense care and treatment but condemn violations of human dignity and rights and fight to improve matters for populations living in precarious situations.
MdM currently works in 46 countries across all continents where it focuses on 4 priority areas: caring for the health of migrants and displaced persons, promoting sexual and reproductive health, combating HIV and reducing the harm and risks associated with drug use, crises and conflicts.
Since 15th of March 2011, following the demonstrations in Dera’a and then in the major cities of Syria, the situation has been worsening. Protesters demand the resignation of President Bashar al-Assad, the overthrow of his government, and an end to nearly five decades of Ba’ath Party rule.
The conflict between the Syrian army and opposition resulted in massive displacements of populations within the country and, into adjacent countries. International community tries to solve the problem, for the moment however, proposed solutions have failed. In 2012, MdM opened missions in the 3 countries neighboring Syria, namely Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey.
In Turkey, since the beginning of August 2012, activities in support of a post-operative and rehabilitation center started in Reyhanli. The Center has 80 bad capacities for in-patients but it also provides health care services to out-patients in term of the dressing, physiotherapies, pharmaceutical and dental care and when needed, simple surgery interventions with local anesthesia. The new hospital with 3 surgical units needs to be open in September in Reyhanli and it is planned that the Center becomes a branch of this hospital for post-operative and rehabilitation care for Syrians patients discharge from Turkish and field hospitals inside Syria. MDM has been provided technical assistance to the Center medical staff, but some key elements have still to be improved especially concerning technical support to the nurses’ team.
TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Working directly under the responsibility of the Field Coordinator and in close cooperation with the Medical supervisor and Medical Coordinator, the Nurse ensures the medical activities are suitable and are responsive to the programs objectives.
The Nurse integrates and readapts its activities according to the development of the context and the mission.
He/she ensures quality of nursing care, documentation, treatment and follow-up of patients in accordance with doctors' prescriptions, protocols, respect of hygiene standards and context.He/she ensures training of the nurses He/she participates in weekly medical meetings He/she participates in new assessments and programs, if the need arises.
More specifically, you:
1/ Closely supervise daily care to the post-operative patients, in collaboration with the nursing team, and according to the protocols:• Apply and make sure hygiene standards and security rules are respected for medical premises, routing of patients. Ensure aseptic technique is adhered to during all nursing care.• Ensure that patient dressings are changed in accordance to Doctors prescriptions and medical protocols• Organise and carry out patient care and treatments according to doctor’s prescription and protocols.• Ensure that quality and continuity of care are respected.• Carry out surveillance of the patient, assessment of his health status, identifying emergency situations and notifying of the doctor.• In case of emergency, carry out first aid care and treatment according to prior written protocol done by the doctor. • Carry out when necessary a therapeutic education of the patient using a patient based approach.
2/ Ensure the training of the nursing team in the good practices of hygiene, dressings and organizational skills.• Identify precisely the needs• Elaborate a training schedule and modules• Supervise and do bedside training of the team in their daily work• Evaluate the results
3/ Report to the Medical supervisor with regular medical reports
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:- Starting: 18/09/2013 - Duration: 3 months - Contract: VOLUNTEER (French law)Monthly allowance: 915 euros / months (+ perdiem)
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE NEEDED:
- You will be committed to MdM’s values as an organisation and be motivated by its non-statutory, Not-For-Profit model.
- Experience as a nurse for an NGO abroad is compulsory
- Ability to work as part of an international team, in a changing context,
- Technical skills in hygiene, aseptic technique, treatment of various wounds and dressings.
- Experience in a rehabilitation center is an asset
- Technical ability in assessment, training and evaluation of both technical and organizational skills.
- Impartiality and discretion
- Diplomacy skills
- Team spirit
- Capacity to live and to work in tense conditions (proximity to an armed conflict)
- Reactivity, anticipation, adaptability and capacity to take initiatives to changing requirements
- Ability and flexibility to understand the cultural and political environment and work with different nationalities
Languages: Fluent English (oral and written) mandatory Arabic an asset
How to apply:
To apply this position, please send a resume and a cover letter via this link: http://mdm.profilsearch.com/recrute/internet/fo_annonce_voir.php?id=896&...
To have a look at all our vacancies: http://www.medecinsdumonde.org/Agir-Donner/Postuler-a-MdM
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