Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent, non-profit medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, pandemics, natural disasters and exclusion from healthcare. MSF started working in Yemen since 1986 and have been present in the country continuously since 2007. Today, MSF works in 23 hospitals across the country and provides support to more than 17 health facilities across 13 governorates, in line with our principles of independence, impartiality and neutrality. For more information, visit our Arabic website, www.msf-me.org

Médecins Sans Frontières Belgium in Yemen mission is looking for Yemeni nationals to recruit for the NURSE position.

Location: PHCCs and outreach activities in Aden and Lahj governorates
Contract duration: Six (6) months, with the possibility of extension
Contract type: Fixed-Term contract 
Reporting to: Nursing Team Supervisor/Nurse Activity Manager

Main Purpose:

To provide high-quality nursing care that is safe, effective, and people-centered in MSF’s PHCC for vulnerable populations. This includes delivering direct clinical care, supporting outreach services, ensuring universal hygiene and infection prevention standards. Services will be delivered according to MSF medical protocols, PHCC activities.

Accountabilities:

• Knowing, promoting, implementing and following up the universal hygiene standards/ precautions, bio-hazard prevention and infection control, security rules and other protocols and procedures in the medical premises and ensuring high standards of hygiene of his/her working environment. Respecting medical secrets and confidentiality at all times.
• Organizing and carrying out care and treatments according to medical prescriptions, and assisting during consultations, daily rounds and other medical procedures. Participating in health education of the patient (and family) when necessary. 
• Identifying Sexually Gender Based Violence victims and referring them to the medical team so they can receive the necessary treatment. Knowing and is aware of the importance and appropriate use of the Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) Kit
• Ensuring patients are properly received and installed and that those with lack of autonomy are assisted, especially regarding their feeding, personal hygiene, movements and comfort. For ER and OPD nurse, ensuring triage of patients in waiting areas, wards or during emergencies, detecting the priority acute/emergency cases,  carrying out first aid care and referring them to the doctor when necessary
• Sending material to be sterilized and recuperates it from sterilization.
• Carrying out admission, surveillance and follow-up of patients (i.e. assessment of the evolution of their state of health and the identification of any emergency situation or deterioration
• Carrying and supervising administrative procedures and documents (fill in patient’s files, forms, consumptions, statistics, registers, health files, etc.), ensuring an appropriate written/oral handover, and reporting any problematic situations and cases that may arise. Participating in data collection and keeping doctors/supervisors informed.
• Participating in the department-related pharmacy and medical equipment control and maintenance (quality and its functioning, storage conditions, follow-up of expired drugs inventories, stock takes of medicines and material at every team changeover ensuring no material is taken out of nursing area/wards without prior authorization, etc.) 
• Perform cleaning and minor maintenance for biomedical equipment used. Following the user manual and protocols and alert supervisor in case of malfunctioning. 
• Supervising and training nurse-aids, nutritional assistants, cleaners and other related staff under his/her supervision, ensuring teamwork and adherence to all appropriate protocols and procedures

MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities:

A Nurse will support the delivery of quality primary health care services within two MoH PHCCs and ensure quality nursing services in mobile outreach activities. While MoH PHCCs are already staffed with nurses, the project nurse will provide technical and clinical support as needed and play a key hands-on role in mobile outreach services, delivering nursing care directly to vulnerable population.

• Provide on-site nursing support to MoH PHCC nurses as required, based on identified needs and upon request of NAM.
• Assist NAM in putting in place nursing standards in all supported sites.
• Support and promote IPC practices within PHCCs
• Contribute to health education and patient counselling activities.
• Support referral of patients to higher levels of care when needed or from the community to PHCCs
• Deliver hands-on nursing care during mobile outreach visits in coordination with the outreach team.
• Conduct patient triage, basic assessments, screening and other nursing interventions during out-reach.
• Administer and/or dispense prescribed medications, injections.
• Support chronic disease follow-up activities during outreach.
• Ensure proper preparation, use, and management of medical supplies during outreach.
• Work closely with outreach team supporting establishment of multidisciplinary team approach. 
• Collaborate closely with MoH vaccination nurse to ensure smooth outreach vaccination activities.
• Coordinate with MoH PHCC staff to ensure continuity of care between fixed facilities and outreach.
• Ensure patient confidentiality and respect medical ethics at all times.
• Report medical incidents, supply needs, and challenges to the NAM
• Contribute to monitoring and improving quality of care.
• Maintain accurate outreach activity records, documentation of nursing activities.

Job requirements

Education:     

• Essential recognized nurse degree/diploma
• Desirable bachelor’s in science of nursing

Experience:  

• At least 3 years of previous experience working as a nurse.
• Desirable previous experience in humanitarian NGO’s.
• Demonstrable experience in supervising and training others in a team setting.
• Experience with vulnerable populations, migrants, or in primary care settings is an advantage.
• Experience working in Pediatric field is an asset

Knowledge:  Fluent in written and spoken English