Job Description

Title: Nurse

Company Name: HOPE 87 Bangladesh

Vacancy: 01

Job Location: Noakhali (Hatiya)

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ The ideal person should have Diploma in Nursing

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 2 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Humanitarian Response for Rohingya Refugees through Primary Health and WASH Services as well as Emergency Food Supplies, Play & Sports for traumatized Children and provide livelihood enhancement skills training in Bhasan Char, Bangladesh. Rohingya Response will lead, develop and manage the health program in Bhasan Char camp area.
∎ Contract length: Contractual; initially for 06 months with possibility of extension depending on satisfactory performance and availability of funding up to one year.
∎ Contractual; initially for 06 months with possibility of extension depending on satisfactory performance and availability of funding up to one year.
∎ Based in Bhasan Char Rohingya Camp are under Hatiya Upazila of Noakhali District

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Application of basic hygiene rules:
∎ Following the protocol for washing hands with soap and water before and after each health care act; ensure the use of alcohol-based hand-rub gel as per instruction.
∎ Following the procedure for sorting waste into 3 categories;
∎ Knowing the procedures in the case of accidental blood exposure
∎ Knowing the techniques for delivering sterile health care & aseptic technique
∎ Ensuring the cleanliness of his working environment: regularly cleaning the workplace, equipment, work surfaces, etc.
∎ Shower, soap distribution, mattresses/mats
∎ Pre-operative preparation (following the protocol) if a patient goes to the theatre
∎ Dressing Rooms cleanliness and organization of the room;
∎ Following medical prescriptions (delegated role):
∎ Assisting the doctors during their daily duties and informing them of the progress of each patient
∎ Assisting the doctors during certain health care acts if necessary
∎ Applying the doctor's therapeutic decisions whilst following health care protocols (posing gastric tubes, urine collectors. etc)
∎ Ensuring that medical prescriptions are readable, dated and signed
∎ Respecting the doses and administration times of treatments, checking the expiry dates of medicines:
∎ For oral treatment; checking the patients has taken it with the liquid indicated (water, milk)
∎ For local treatment, cleaning the skin before application
∎ For injected treatment: following dilution instructions, the time required for the medication to pass and the application of asepsis rules before the injection
∎ Explaining what is happening to patients (+/- accompanying persons) and educating them about their illnesses. Explaining the treatment given and providing any advice required - Health Education & family engagement.
∎ Ticking off and counter-signing treatments given to patients in their files
∎ Follow up of hospitalized patient:
∎ Taking patients' medical parameters (on their arrival and at least once a day)
∎ Heart and respiratory rate, blood pressure, temperature
∎ Weight if required
∎ Listening to patients' complaints and passing them on to the doctor or other concerned parties
∎ Knowing how to recognize signs of gravity for the following symptoms:
∎ Polypnea/ dyspnoea
∎ Hyper/hypothermia
∎ Hypo/hypertension
∎ Tachy/bradycardia
∎ Alterations in general state and or/consciousness
∎ Signs of dehydration
∎ Convulsions
∎ Vomiting (observe quantity and aspect)
∎ Diarrhoea
∎ Oedema
∎ Carrying out first aid in the case of shock (cardiac massage, recovery position, etc.) and rapidly alerting the medical manager in charge
∎ Watching over patients with IV drips: checking entry points, the permeability of veins, flow rates and signs of excess hydration
∎ Watching over patients with tubes (gastric, urine, etc.): position and permeability of the tube, state of the entry/exit points, aspect, etc
∎ Watching over the food intake of the patients and helping them with meals if necessary
∎ Organizing health education sessions if necessary
∎ Maintaining registers and files up to date at all times, entering all pertinent information - counter check that information is correct and report to the expatriate manager.
∎ Filling out nurse liaison forms during the transfer of a patient and accompany patients in a critical situation when a referral or transfer is needed.
∎ Perform dressings with sterile technique and support medical staff when complex wound care is needed or a specific procedure.
∎ Managing written/oral handovers:
∎ Filling in the handover book, noting everything that happened during the shift and any changes in prescription or patients to be followed up
∎ Ensuring an oral handover at every team changeover, drawing attention to any notable events during the shift
∎ Participating in the medical team meeting for exchanging information on the state of the patients
∎ Participating in departmental meetings
∎ Managing medicines and departmental material :
∎ Carrying out stock takes of medicines and material at every team changeover
∎ Noting the daily consumption and placing an order if necessary
∎ Sending material to be sterilized/recuperating it from sterilization
∎ Informing the departmental supervisor of the various needs (materials, medicines, damaged equipment, and ruptures in stock or overstock).
∎ Producing statistics:
∎ Filling out registers and health files correctly
∎ Participating in data collection with the departmental manager
∎ Training:
∎ Participate in Training involving the department and specific needs of the unit/ward and if necessary act as a focal point for the nursing and medical team.

Salary: Tk. 24000 - 28000 (Monthly)

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Not Applicable; but you will get actual transport, accommodation and food cost for the visit purpose outside of your working area as per organization policy (if required).

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 22 Sep 2021

Company Information:
∎ 16 Sep 2021
∎ HOPE 87 Bangladesh

Category: Nurse

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Source: bdjobs.com

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