Career Opportunities at Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)

Main purpose of the Position:

• Do a gap analysis of nursing care in the renal unit of HBCTRH and proffer recommendations.
• Evaluate critical nursing care of HDU patients, analyze the gaps and provide recommendations for quality-of-care improvement.
• Evaluate and assess the root cause of sepsis in patients of the renal dialysis unit and put forward recommendations.
• Improve the quality of nursing care in the renal dialysis unit by capacity building the unit nurses via bedside nursing care supervision, OJTs and CMEs.
• Improve the quality of critical nursing care of HDU patients via routine bedside nursing care supervision, OJTs and CMEs.
• To capacity build the IPD nurses in proper maintenance and care of the central line of dialysis patients.

Tasks & Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Improve the global quality of nursing care in the renal unit and HDU by ensuring safe clinical nursing care is provided following guidelines and SOPs.
• Provides technical supervisory support during daily critical nursing care for HDU patients and dialysis sessions.
• Liaise with ID doctor and AMS focal point, to evaluate and assess, the root cause of sepsis in patients of the renal dialysis unit and implement nursing management plans for central line infections.
• Collaborates with nurse supervisor and Renal unit in-charge to actively identify the renal unit and IPD nurses’ learning and development needs, and implement OJTs and CMEs to address these needs and improve nursing care for renal unit and HDU patients.
• In collaboration with the NAM and nurse supervisor, identify and capacity build an IPD nurse in renal nursing care to become renal nursing focal person.
• To capacity build the IPD nurses in proper maintenance and care of the central line of dialysis patients.
• In collaboration with the IPC supervisor, strengthen IPC measures in the Dialysis unit, ensuring hygienic standards are maintained for the dialysis machines.
• Participates in regular nursing and hospital meetings/committees where gaps in nursing care may be identified, discussed and solutions proffered.
• Provide a monthly report of renal and critical care nursing activities and plans for next month.

Qualifications & Requirements:

Education

• Essential recognized nurse degree/diploma
• Desirable bachelor’s in science of nursing

Essential Experience

• 2 years of previous experience as a renal or dialysis nurse with critical care background.
• Hands-on technical nursing care within the last 5 years, in an adult medical in-patient setting.

Desirable Experience

• Experience +/- additional qualification in designing and implementing a learning and development strategy (example: delivering trainings and curriculums)
• Experience in mentoring and technically supervising nursing teams
• Applicants MUST be Kenyan nationals and have the necessary statutory documents (ID, NSSF, NHIF and a PIN certificate). Candidates meeting the above qualifications are requested to submit a motivation letter, updated Curriculum Vitae and valid license as a single file mentioning the subject line “Renal Unit/Dialysis Support Nurse - Homabay “ and email to: [email protected] on or before by 22nd November 2024.

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• Organizing and ensuring medical consultations to the target population providing treatment to patients within the scope of his/her medical competencies and referring them when appropriate, according to MSF protocols, procedures and the universal hygiene standards in order to guarantee quality and efficiency of the service provided.

Accountabilities

• Ensuring the implementation and standardization of MSF clinical policies, tools, and hygiene protocols in order to minimize clinical risks and to guarantee the quality of patient care management. Promoting and maintaining confidentiality regarding all patient cases and records
• Implementing diagnosis, prescription and prevention procedures that fall under the scope of his/her competencies applying medical knowledge, asking appropriate questions to patients and following protocols in force as well as using laboratory services when necessary, in order to ensure a correct implementation of the medical treatments and to refer patients when appropriate.
• Participating in the planning and supervision, in close coordination with other supervisors, the HR processes (sizing, staff shifts, recruitment, training, evaluation, development and communication) of the team in order to ensure both the sizing and the amount of knowledge required, improve people triage capabilities, their motivation and commitment and their active participation in teaching the targeted population on therapeutic and preventive protocols.
• Ensuring that all staff using medical devices are qualified and trained. Ensuring cleaning and minor maintenance tasks are performed according to the protocols. Reporting any malfunction to the project biomedical service.
• In cases of emergency, carrying out first aid care and treatment according to protocols in order to reduce mortality rates
• Recording in the individual patient’s card and registration books, all performed medical activities (drugs prescribed, lab results, vaccination status, epidemiological activity, doses, etc.) keeping data traceability in order to ensure patients treatment continuity.
• Participating in data collection and reporting when required
• Knowing and implementing Patient Therapeutic Education (PTE), i.e. keeping contact with all patients, providing them information regarding their health state and responding to their questions.
• Knowing and promoting the proper application of Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) Kit and Sexually Gender Based Violence (SGBV) protocol.
• Triaging of patients and interpreting the vital signs for intervention.
• Documenting patients’ data using the tools available: ensure patients files are well documented and locked in a cupboard to secure confidentiality.
• Taking detailed history of the patients and making a diagnosis.
• Prescribing and administering drugs where necessary.
• The Clinical Officer – Psychiatrist will give patients and their carers psychoeducation. He will advise patients on drugs side effects and what action to take if adverse effects occur.
• Participate in management of psychiatric emergencies and orientate new staffs.
• Referring patients with medical disorders to the medical team.
• Processing data for monthly sitrep
• Plan and organize for defaulter tracing.
• Ensure working environment is safe and clean.
• Follow infection prevention and control protocol.
• Attend hospital morning meetings and clinical supervision as scheduled.
• Give mental health education to patients, carers, and the community.
• Order drugs and supplies from time to time.
• Refer patients to the clinical psychologist/counsellors as need arise.
• Performing any other duties as assigned by the mental health supervisor.

Requirements

• Education Essential Clinical Officer diploma
• Experience Desirable previous clinical supervision experience of at least one year and two years of relevant working experience. Work experience with MSF is beneficial.
• Languages Proficiency in English, Kiswahili. Speaking Somali is beneficial.
• Knowledge Computer literacy is desirable
• Competencies Results and quality orientation; teamwork and cooperation; behavioral flexibility; commitment to MSF principles; stress management.
• If you meet the above requirements, please submit your application through [email protected] November 15, 2024
• Or:
• In the dedicated application mailbox in the MSF Dagahaley Compound. Please mark the envelope with:
• CLINICAL OFFICER – November 2024
• HR Department
• MSF Dagahaley refugee camp