Nurse

Job Description

International Medical Corps is a global humanitarian nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs.

Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in areas worldwide. By offering training and health care to local populations and medical assistance to people at high risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergency situations, International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated health care systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.

The primary responsibility of the Primary Healthcare Nurse is to provide hands-on care, and upgrade the skills and knowledge of local counter parts and/or community health workers.

Responsibilities:

• 1. Provide direct patient care in diagnostic and treatment in emergency primary healthcare in case of absence of local health care providers

•2. Identify the educational needs of community health workers and local counter parts and supervise them on a daily basis

•3. Monitor and supervise health care delivery by local counterparts and community health workers

•4. Teach basic sanitation and public health; theory of disease causation; treatment and prevention; disease diagnosis and drug treatment of common diseases; community nutrition; techniques for the identification of the malnourished child, treatment and growth monitoring, and MCH

•5. Ensure that patients have up to date patient cards and are accurately registered and recorded for reporting and case management

•6. Ensure aggressive drug management (stockage, dispersment, warehousing, and reconciliation).

•7. Oversee clinic staff and ward management

Qualifications:

• 1. Minimum clinical nursing degree
• 2. Registered Nurse/Midwife
• 3. Experience in overseas programs relating to primary health care, communicable diseases; experience in maternal and child health, reproductive health, HIV/AIDS is useful
• 4. Minimum of 3 years of experience required, of which 1 year should be of developing country experience or resource deprived environment
• 5. Experience in effectively dealing with international and headquarters staff, as well as donor agencies, government officials, and other NGO’s
• 6. The ability to work with a broad spectrum of people.
• 7. Ability to write reports, and procedure manuals
• 8. Must work independently under difficult conditions
  
  

Language Skills:

• 1. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret, technical and non-technical English language documents and manuals.
• 2. Ability to write reports, and manuals.
• 3. Ability to effectively present information and respond appropriately to questions from senior managers in the field and HQ, counterparts, senior government and rebel leaders and other related regional players
• 4. Fluent in English and French

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

To officially begin the application process, please visit our website at and complete the online employment application form found under the tab “Work with International Medical Corps”. Please reference Devex.

After you have submitted your on-line application, you can also e-mail the recruiter, May Marconet, directly so that your application can be reviewed immediately. The e-mail address is