VACANCY – Nurse.
ALIGHT works with its partners and constituencies to provide opportunities and expertise to refugees, displaced people and host communities – to better survive conflicts and crisis, and to rebuild lives of dignity, health, security and self-sufficiency. ALIGHT presently works in and with partners in seventeen countries globally. ALIGHT has consistently operated in Rwanda since the year 1994, and today has a strong and committed team of over eight hundred personnel who include full time staff, community mobilizers and incentive workers– implementing programs in Primary Health Care, Reproductive Health, HIV and Nutrition; also Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Shelter and general Infrastructure, Livelihoods/Economic strengthening, and Sexual and Gender Based Violence Prevention/ Protection. Our work in Rwanda currently covers all the refugee locations and their kind Rwandan-host communities. And we are always looking to expand and, jointly with our partners, offer lasting impact with and for the communities we serve! ALIGHT is looking for a qualified, self-driven and committed individual to join its team as Nurse
PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:
Based at Site level. Nurse is responsible for providing hands-on care to patients by administering medications, observing and monitoring patients’ conditions, maintaining records and communicating with doctors.
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PRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Interview patients to obtain information that will guide diagnosis with though physical examination of the patient while in consultation
- Write all lab exams and findings in patient file and in register book
- Prescribe treatment for the patient consulted with extra attention on doses and side effects
- Make decision on which patient can be referred to medical doctor
- Make sure the consultation activities start by the scheduled time and finish when the last patient is consulted
- Perform PIT when it is necessary, and report all HIV-positive cases to HIV Program
- Ensure FP is fully integrated in consultation
- Maintain medical materials and equipment
Coordinate with other health staff on self-assessment of clinical skills and challenge
- Perform recordkeeping procedures when registering patients according to health center protocols
- Follow up on patients that he/she has consulted and hospitalized.
- Coordinate with other health staff on self-assessment of clinical skills and challenges.
- Organize, complete, and manage patient data files according to confidentiality/organizational protocols
- Provide information to each patient details his/her conditions, medications and health education
- Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor, or any other ALIGHT Health Coordinator
EDUCATION, TECHNICAL SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED:
- At least A1 Diploma in Nursing or field from a recognized university with full registration and current practicing license with relevant professional body (Rwanda Medical Council)
- 2-3 years of experience in nursing in a clinical setting in a low-resource, fast paced setting, working with vulnerable/displaced persons
- Analytical and organizational skills/experience with health data
- Demonstrated knowledge of Health Information Systems, Nutrition protocols, HIV protocols, and Primary and Reproductive Health Care concepts, including Rwandan Ministry of Health protocols and guidelines
- Experience in collecting patient data for health systems monitoring purposes.
- Excellent organizational skills
- Oral/writing skills in Kinyarwanda and English or French
- Experience working in refugee situation and/or previous experience in Rwanda
KEY BEHAVIORS & ABILITIES:
- Commitment to personally champion ALIGHT’s Program vision and Mission and inspire others to do the same
- Excellent written and verbal communication, including effective presentation and facilitation skills
- Excellent strategic thinking, process management and problem solving skills
- Collaborative, result-oriented management style
- Initiative, resourcefulness and innovation
- Strong participatory leadership and interpersonal skills. Ability to motivate staff and lead a high performing team in a politically sensitive environment,
- Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and meet deadlines in a dynamic environment
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Interested candidates should submit 1page Cover letter, and updated CV (maximum three pages) and names, title and contacts of three professional referees, to include most current employer/supervisor (all in/as one document) – via email only to: RWJobs@wearealight.org with the POSITION applied for clearly indicated in the subject line. The deadline for submission of applications is September 4th 2021. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
