Qualified Auxiliary Nurse (2 positions) – Baidoa, Somalia

Date: 20/07/2024

Title:  Auxiliary Nurse  

Position –  Qualified Auxiliary Nurse   

Number of position: 2     

Section: Health

Locality: Baidoa  

Reports to:  Health Project Manager

Background

Volunteers for Relief and Development is a registered local organizations working humanitarian initiatives to respond to vulnerable communities by protracted droughts and conflicts in Somalia. The main objective of its establishment is reaching the unprivileged communities severing the natural calamities, shocks and manmade disaster

Job Summary

This job creation is aimed at building an emergency health team to quickly respond to the dire health needs of people affected by the climate change.

Auxiliary Nurse Key Responsibilities

• Assists the Qualified Nurse for diagnosis and treatment of patients with common diseases 
• Provides/assists patients for medical care when needed
• Interviews patients to identify their needs and concerns
• Screens patients to support for urgent attentions by nurse/midwife for severe patients;
• Plans/implements and evaluates assigned patients by the nurse
• Cleans equipment and keeps them in order and proper place
• Organizes referral if needed; transports patients on Stretchers, Ambulances and Wheelchairs if necessary and appropriate
• Carries out other assignments given by the duty nurse or in charge nurse in line with his/her job description
• Maintains orderly follow up of patients
• Dispenses medicines properly when required and keeps record properly
• Any other tasks required by the line manager.

Skills and Qualifications

• Diploma of Nurse, community health or its relevance.
• Minimum of two year experience 
• Experience in maternal and child health or equivalent qualifications
• Experience of common illness treatment and patient care.
• Proficiency of English language 
• Flexibility at work.

Required competence 

• A mature person of high professional discipline and moral integrity.
• Ability to English proficiency.
• Previous experience within a humanitarian aid organization, in particular working in primary health care programs and conducting nursing.
• Strong counselling skills.
• Good organizational skills.
• Competent to work under stress as the situation may dictate. Ability to work with displaced communities with diverse cultural and ethnic background.

Child Protection and safeguarding

The responsibilities of this position include regular contact with children, and young people. Volunteers for Relief and Development organization is responsible for protecting and safeguarding the dignity of children, women, and all vulnerable individuals, as well as raising awareness.

How to apply

Interested applicants should applications letters and updated CVs and should send scanned copies of their academic document with 3 three contactable references to this email: procurement.vrd@gmail.com 

Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.

 

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