Nurse

at Aspen Medical USA
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.