Nurse
Location | Mwanza, Tanzania, United Republic of |
Date Posted | August 16, 2022 |
Category | Health Care / Medical |
Job Type | Full-time |
Currency | TZS |
Description
About the job
Responsibilities
- Provide professional general primary health care service
- Perform consultations with clients, including the provision of basic physical examination and advice on the treatment and management of clients’ health problems.
- Provide health promotion advice and education to clients.
- Dispense and administer pharmaceutical therapies, including vaccines and prescribed pharmaceuticals for common conditions.
- Collect and enter required patient data accurately and in a timely manner
- Undertake any other duties at the request of the Clinic Doctor, which is considered relevant to the position and is consistent with the classification level.
Requirements
- Minimum Qualifications and skills
- Five years of practice as an Emergency Nurse at an ER/ prehospital care unit or ICU
- Qualification in anesthesiology
- Experience in remote sites
- ATLS / ACLS/ PHTLS qualification or equivalent
- Qualification in hygiene
- Qualification in management (IT/ dashboard/ excel/ word/ team management, communication skills)
- Trainer for Basic First Aid and/or advanced first Aid
- Ability to carry out routine primary health care, including patient assessment, patient resuscitation, care, and monitoring.
- Excellent communication skills
- Demonstrated capacity to work successfully in a small team with minimal supervision.
Additionally, you should possess the following technical knowledge and skills (non-comprehensive):
- Rapid sequence intubation plus maintaining the anesthesia
- Airway management
- Managing Myocardial Infarction (including fibrinolytic) / Stroke/ Crush syndrome/ septicaemia or severe infections/ arrhythmias, severe bleeding and polytraumas, and severe allergy. Under protocols and supervision of a Senior Medical Officer (SMO)
- Air medevac skills (conditioning before the flight)
We offer
- Allowance/Per diem
- Rotations: 4 weeks maximum
- Contract Duration: The Project is planned to run for three years from Oct 2022.
Please note that employment is contingent upon the award of the contract.