Project: Migrants in Transit (MIT) – Greece
Location: KOS Island, Dodekanisa – with travel to other islands as needed
Job Title: Nurse – Full Time
Reports to: Medical Doctor
Report to Functional: Medical Activities Manager – Migrants in Transit Project – Greece
Main Purpose
Provide nursing care, treatment and follow-up of patients, according to doctors’ prescriptions, protocols applied in service and universal hygiene standards/precautions, in order to ensure the quality and continuity of care for the targeted population.
Accountabilities
- 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 during consultations and other medical procedures.
- Assist and accompany patients in need of referral to hospital and/or health centers.
- Respect medical secret and confidentiality
- Participate in health education of the patient (and family) when necessary
- 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 authorisation, checking its quality and its functioning, storage conditions, doing follow-up of expired drugs, 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.
- Ensure triage of patients detecting the priority acute/emergency cases, carrying out first aid care when necessary and referring them to the doctor.
- If applicable, identify Sexually Gender Based Violence victims and refer them to the medical team, so they can receive the necessary treatment.
- Knows and is aware of the importance and appropriate use of the Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) Kit
- Sends material to be sterilized and recuperates it from sterilization.
Together with the NTS:
- Ensuring the recording of pharmacy MC daily consumption.
- Ensure safe disposal of different wastes as per laid down protocols
- Check the general hygiene standards in the departments and referring all anomalies to his/her NTS.
Education
Essential recognized nurse degree/diploma in Greece TEI or AEI.
Languages
Greek and English
Experience
Desirable 2 years of previous experience and previous experience in other NGO’s.
Competencies
- Demonstrates knowledge of and accepts MSF’s principles
- Accepts changes – Flexibility and adaptability
- Cross cultural awareness and sensitivity
- Knows and understands the beneficiary needs and interests
- Listens and identifies beneficiary needs and concerns, and provides them with useful information and quick solutions.
- Acknowledges the importance of teamwork and cooperation
