Jobs at Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA)

MISSION AND OBJECTIVES

The Nurse is responsible for all aspects related to the proper management of the patients in accordance to the standards established by ALIMA, as well as the medical supply within the ICRC. In compliance with ALIMA standard practices and protocols, ensure good Patient Nursing management. Cultivate the relationship with the MoH stakeholders in order to implement efficiently and ensure the goals as well as to improve targeted population’s health conditions and humanitarian situation.

TASKS & RESPONSABILITIES

Patient Management

• Provide adequate and timely quality nursing care, treatment and follow up to patients hospitalized in Lassa Fever ward.
• Follow-up on blood Transfusion, ensuring that patients who need blood transfusions get it as quickly as possible. Also ensure that every unit of blood is duly recorded and document transfusion done in dialysis room.
• Follow-up on hemodialysis sessions, assist the renal nurses during some procedures when time permits.
• Offer psychological Support to patients and relatives while considering Health Promotional component to the affected population.
• Know, promote, implement and follow at all times the universal hygiene standards/ precautions, bio-hazard prevention and infection control, security rules and other protocols and procedures in the medical premises and ensure high standards of hygiene of his/her working environment.
• Organize and carry out care and treatments according to medical prescriptions, as well as assist medical staffs during consultations/ daily rounds and other medical procedures.
• Ensure patients are properly received and installed in the health service. Ensures that patients with lack of autonomy are assisted, especially regarding their feeding, personal hygiene, movements and comfort.

Respect medical secret and confidentiality.

• Carry-out admission, surveillance and follow-up of patients meaning assessment of their health state evolution, and identification of emergency situation or any deterioration,
• Participate in health education of the patient and caretakers (hygiene, nutrition, preventive care, safety, etc.) accessing the assigned facility or work location.
• Participate in the department-related pharmacy and medical equipment control and maintenance (carrying out inventories, carrying out stock takes of medicines and material at every team changeover, ensuring no material is taken out of nursing area/wards without prior authorization, checking its quality and its functioning, storage conditions, doing follow-up of expired drugs in the ward unit, etc.).
• Carry-out and supervise administrative procedures and documents (fill in patients files, forms, consumptions, statistics, etc.), ensure an appropriate written/oral handover, and report any problematic situations and cases that may arise. Fill in all necessary registers and health files, participate in data collection and keep Doctors/Supervisors informed.
• Pay attention to PEP and report urgently any incidents. Be aware of the importance and appropriate use of the Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) Kit

Sample Collection & Pharmacy

• Ensure that Blood samples are taken as instructed by the doctor.
• Ensure the follow-up of stocks and inform on time the medical referent on the state of stocks (shortage, overstock, expiry dates...); also remove expired products from stock in the ward.
• Support the Pharmacy in doing inventories and departmental order.
• Ensure patient safety by complying with the protocol and the rational drug use with the support of Project pharmacy

Report 

• In collaboration with the medical doctor and other nurses contribute to the weekly and Monthly report for the clinical part.
• Ensure data is entered on the drive weekly.

Meetings and others

• Attend trainings and meetings, as directed by Medical Referent.
• Perform any other tasks within the scope of this role, as directed by supervisor and according to the needs of the mission.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Experience:

• Degree / Diploma of nursing related studies., or medical profile  
• Registered with Nigerian Nursing Council
• At least 2 years’ experience Post Qualified
• Previous experience with ALIMA or other NGOs in developing countries is desirable

Qualities required:

·       Strong interpersonal skills, teamwork.

·       Strong communication skills

·       Ability to work on own initiative and adaptable to changing needs and situations

·       Flexible, patient and adaptable to a changing environment.

·       Ability to work under pressure with numerous deadlines, etc.

Languages:

• English language
• Local language will be a plus

CONDITIONS

Contract term: contract under Nigerian law, 4months, renewable with 2 months probation. Level 5

HOW TO APPLY

Submit online your Cover letter, CV and qualifications with contact details all in the same files, to ALIMA’s recruitment email recruitment@nigeria.alima.ngo

Last day for Submission of application 17th December 2023

Applications are processed in the order of arrival and we reserve the right to close the offer before the term initially indicated if a good application is successful. Only full applications will be considered. Only accepted applications will be contacted. 

Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

IMPORTANT REMARKS 

• Only successful applicants will be called for interview.
• No monetary transactions, neither demands of favours in kind, nor other types of favouritism will be tolerated in the recruitment process.

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MISSION AND OBJECTIVES

Provide outpatient and/or inpatient medical care to patients/beneficiaries according to adapted and updated medical knowledge, NCDC protocols, values and universal hygiene standards to improve the patients/beneficiary’s health conditions.

Knows and ensures all ALIMA medical protocols are followed and implemented, checking universal precautions are followed at all times and reducing bio-hazard risks and improving infection control. Ensures professional confidentiality is respected.

In compliance with ALIMA standard practices and protocols, ensure rational use of drugs, to ensure its effectiveness and operational availability.

Follow up on the evolution of the hospitalized patients, through daily visits, consultations and examinations, prescribing the necessary treatment while respecting ALIMA protocols, deciding whether they can be discharged or transferred to other departments – in collaboration with other doctors- and informing their family about the patient’s evolution.

Cultivate the relationship with the FMCO, SHL, and IDH stakeholders in order to implement efficiently and ensure the Medical Quality Care to the patients as well as to improve targeted population’s health conditions and humanitarian situation.

TASKS & RESPONSABILITIES

External Consultations

•  Carrying out detailed consultations of patients following NCDC treatment protocols and noting observations on health care forms.
•  Working in collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team and participating in on-going personnel training (care techniques, updating protocols etc.)
•  When assigned conduct staff health clinics (staff and dependents), in accordance with ALIMA Nigerian staff health policy while respecting ALIMA treatment guidelines.

Hospitalisation

• Carrying out the daily departmental round
• Examining all the hospitalized patients
• Explaining to the team and prescribing the care and treatments required, following NCDC protocols to ensure the rational use of medicines.
• Keeping the hospitalization forms up to date by noting the details of examinations, diagnoses and treatments and ensuring the application of prescriptions
• Deciding on the exit of patients according to the state of their health
• Ensure proper documentation in the patient file including particularly the final diagnostic at discharge that will be recorded in praxis.
•  Working in collaboration with the different doctors and supervising transfers towards other departments if necessary.
•  Checking that transfusion rules are followed in the department (grouping, tests, etc.)
•  Ensuring the management and ongoing training of the medical/paramedical team in order to optimize the quality of care.
•  Take the lead in mortality review with Med-Ref and propose solutions to improve the identified gaps in both medical and nursing care.
•  Managing emergencies and while on call if necessary
•  Checking on respect for professional confidentiality and access to free health care in the health structure.
•  Keep the patient and/or his/her family informed about the illness and provide appropriate explanations about the treatment to follow, ensuring patients/relatives have a clear understanding of the available treatment options and their eventual outcomes.

 Report 

•  Make the monthly clinical report to inform the Med-Ref of their shortages, in order to maintain safety stock levels at all times in the FMCO drug store.
• In collaboration with the lab manager, ensure Data is encoded on the OWO database on the drive.
• Ensure medical weekly report is shared with Med Ref and in absence of Med Ref share with PC and Dep Medco.
• Make a monthly mortality report with the Med-Ref and make recommendations.

Meetings and others

• Participating in medical and departmental meetings
• Encouraging information exchange in his field of activity
• Attend ongoing training of the medical/Research multidisciplinary team in order to optimize the quality of care.
• Participating in the collection and analysis of epidemiological data
• Passing on all problems linked to the department to the field coordination
• Participates in meetings with other medical Team in order to ensure smooth collaboration of all departments in terms of activities running.
• Perform any other duty as assigned by the organization through the medical referent or Project Coordinator.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Experience:

• Degree of Medical studies., or medical profile 
• Registered Medical Doctor.
• At least 2 years’ experience in Lassa Context is an added advantage.
• Previous experience with ALIMA or other NGOs in developing countries is desirable

Required Skills

• Essential computer literacy (Excel, Word, Outlook and Internet)
• Well organized with good negotiation and communication skill
• Ability to work as part of a team, a part of multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary team, in emergency and under pressure, to manage stress easily and result oriented
• Ability to work in close collaboration with MOH staff
• Can work and create teamwork, flexible, and committed to the assigned position 
• Interest in and commitment to ALIMA’s activities, enthusiasm to represent the organization to others, to travel to different regions of Nigeria
• Languages: English compulsory, others are an asset like Yoruba,
• Based in Ondo State is an asset.

Languages:

• English language
• Local language will be a plus
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