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Borno |
Posted 1 year ago |
Job Title: Stabilization Centre (SC) Nurse
Location: Borno
Grade: 4
Post Type: National
Team: Humanitarian
Contract Details: Fixed term
Job Schedule: Full time
Job Category: Programme Operations
Role Purpose
- The Nurse will work with the Doctors to provide clinical and nutritional care for complicated cases of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) admitted at the stabilization Centre (SC).
- S/He will also maintain accurate patient records, provide input into SCI reports and actively participate in the smooth functioning of the SC.
Key Areas of Accountability
Programme implementation
Objective 1: Provision of high quality Nursing care to complicated SAM cases.
- Admit all patients presenting into the SC in line with the admission criteria.
- Provide quality nursing clinical care to complicated cases of SAM admitted at the Stabilization Centre (SC).
- Ensure Nursing and clinical care provided at the SC is in line with the National guidelines for In-patient Management of SAM.
- Stabilize all critical patients in line with the protocols in collaboration with the doctors and other team members.
- Patient monitoring for patients in Phase 1, the transition phase and Phase 2 is in line with guidelines.
- Report any medical or clinical complications on a timely basis to the doctor and other team members.
- Ensure nursing records and monitoring charts are up-to-date and well-maintained.
- Mentor and provide on-the-job training on stabilization care and documentation to Dieticians & help mothers deployed to the SC.
- Respect for approved protocols for the management of severe acute malnutrition.
- Correct use of programme monitoring and evaluation (recording) tools in reporting and recording.
- Appropriate use of resources, stock control and ordering procedures.
Objective 2: Programme Documentation and reporting:
- Ensure the utilization of medicines, medical supplies, and nutrition-related commodities are routinely documented in the relevant data tools.
- Ensure timely collection and compilation of quality data for the production of quantitative and qualitative reports regarding all SC activities.
- Support the nurse in charge in the development of weekly and monthly reports on activities, and any other ad hoc report that may be required.
Objective3: Other program roles
- Ensure that quality nutrition services are provided by the help mothers at night and during the weekend in the absence of the dieticians.
- Participate in weekly Nutrition related Meetings, trainings and workshops and feed information acquired back into programming.
- Organize and Participate in Nutrition education sessions for mothers/caretakers in the stabilization centre.
- Carry out any other role as provided for by the Nurse team leader.
- Work and strengthen relationships with Borno State Ministry of Health and Hospital Management Board, UNICEF and other partners implementing CMAM and Stabilization Care in the State.
Skills, Qualifications and Experience
- Degree or Diploma in Nursing from a recognized/accredited University in Nigeria.
- At least two years post-graduation experience.
- Previous experience with other local and international NGOs.
- Experience in nutrition and community-based programmes.
- Training and experience in the treatment of acute malnutrition.
- Advocacy and logistics experience.
- Computer literacy (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint).
- Fluency in English, Kanuri and Hausa, spoken and written.
- Ability to work in partnership with government and other NGO staff.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Must have a valid practice license.
Additional Qualifications:
- Work experience in the health/public health and or in a health/public health organization, including as a trainer.
- Experience in providing institutional support and technical assistance to development partners, and government/community institutions.
Additional Skills:
- Ability to work effectively both independently (with minimal supervision) and as a member of a team
- Commitment to gender equity, child rights, community empowerment, and grassroots development approaches.
- Effective planning and organizing skills.
- Effective interpersonal skills – oral and written communication skills.
Skills and Behaviours (our Values in Practice)
Accountability:
- Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values.
- Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.
Ambition:
- Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team), take responsibility for their personal development and encourages others to do the same.
- Widely shares their vision for Save the Children, and engages and motivates others.
- Future-orientated thinks strategically.
Collaboration:
- Builds and maintains effective relationships with their team, colleagues, members and external partners and supporters.
- Values diversity and sees it as a source of competitive strength.
- Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
Creativity:
- Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions.
- Willing to take disciplined risks.
Integrity:
- Honest, encourages openness and transparency.
- Demonstrates the highest levels of integrity.
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Deadline: July 27, 2023
Job Features
Job Category | Nursing/Health Care Work/Frontline |