Nurse

Première Urgence - Aide Médicale Internationale (PU-AMI) is a non-profit, non-political and non religious humanitarian NGO. Its objective is to provide a comprehensive response, in line with humanitarian principles and applying both needs based and rights based approaches, to conflict affected populations. PU-AMI promotes humanitarian access and dialogue with all components of the civil society and reinforces the capacity of each vulnerable community (refugees, vulnerable host community) to become self-reliant and resilient, by responding to immediate needs and strengthening their socio-economic empowerment.  

Today, PU-AMI is intervening in 21 countries in Africa, the Near East, Caucasus, Asia and the Caribbean to cover the needs of populations affected by conflict, natural disasters or economic crises.

PU-AMI in Lebanon has been implementing emergency and recovery projects in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, in Shelter Rehabilitation, Health, Protection and in Livelihood Recovery sectors.

 GENERAL OBJECTIVE

Under the direct supervision of the Emergency Response Manager, the Nurse is responsible for identifying beneficiaries at risk and diagnosed as a confirmed case for COVID-19 in the areas of intervention.

Syrian refugees and vulnerable host communities will be identified by the Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) or through outreach activities in Informal Tent Settlement (ITS) or Collective Shelters or other assigned priority area supported by PU-AMI, and will be provided with health education, counseling, referrals and cases follow up.

   RESPONSABILITIES AND TASKS

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES AND LINKED ACTIVITIES

1.    COMMUNITY BASED SURVEILLANCE INTERVENTIONS

- Provide assistance through preventative services at community level and for volunteers when needed as part of the community based surveillance intervention and part of the community health network;

- Support training modules for building the capacity of the community health volunteers, and other assigned staff in their area of expertise/topic (i.e. infection prevention control, awareness sessions for caregivers and about COVID-19 signs and symptoms, any other topic of public health relevance, etc.);

-Provide training on selected topics on Communicable Diseases with special focus on COVID-19 and other of Public Health relevance;

-Liaise with Community Health Volunteers for the development of outreach activities intervention;

-Refer the detected at risk beneficiaries to the nearest Primary Health Care Center (PHCC) to assess full package of medical care and explain provision of services available at the PHCC level;

-Support the development of educational material (i.e. Field assessment/testing) for assigned topics of public health impact;

-Provide awareness sessions on proper use of Personal Preventive Equipment (PPE) for the caregivers in order to prevent any outbreak among the communities living in crowded setting;

-Assess, keep track and follow up on targeted patients with COVID-19 or with other public health problem of concern such as communicable diseases in informal settlements and host communities in the ITS or collective shelters, or other selected priority areas where intervention is needed;

-Provide basic preventative nursing check-up services to identified patients and their caregivers during outreach activities such as: measuring temperature, oxygen and blood glucose, or other relevant information requested;

-Ensure the beneficiary is taking the medication/drugs as prescribed by physician;

-Provide information of supported hospitals for critically ill chronic patients;

-Upon agreement and as per an informed consent of the beneficiaries, set up a visit plan for developing the health education program and counselling for COVID-19 patients;

-Provide health education about the importance of visiting the PHCC, services provided and follow up on instructions provided by physicians in the PHCC; -

-Provide health education for any other assigned population at risk to develop an any public health relevant communicable disease;

-Liaise with the health team to keep track/follow up on special cases;

-Ensure early detection of cases and referral through MOPH hotline or to hospital in case of deterioration.

 2.REFERRALS

-Provide necessary information about PHCC services provision to all assessed beneficiaries;

-Follow up on referred cases with PHCCs to ensure patients’ access to adequate healthcare;

-Ensure awareness about PPE and infection prevention control and knowledge of referral options and pathways;

-Closely follow up and monitor cases referred to PHCC or secondary health care centers;

-Closely follow up on cases facing difficulties in accessing PHCCs (i.e. beneficiaries with special conditions such as physical disability, legal constraints/lack of documentation, etc.);

-Communicate with the CHVs and follow up on identified cases;

-Receive referral cases of the positive PCR test and confirmed cases through Community Health Volunteers who will be activated to respond and liaise with other wash partners to provide Infection Prevention Control (IPC) kits.

3. REPORTING

-Collect necessary information from CHVs on confirmed cases and other conditions of public health relevant to communicable diseases and report accordingly;

-Perform assessment to beneficiaries and report to the line manager the collected data on a daily and weekly basis and compile reports on a monthly and quarterly basis;

-Directly report any difficulties or delays in the implementation of activities to the line manager;

-Keep up to date the line manager about the changes observed in the field to ensure continuous learning process and activities adjustment;

-Liaise with the IM Officer to make sure data registration is accurate on hard and digital copies.

The tasks and responsibilities defined in this job description are non-exhaustive and can evolve depending on the project’s needs.

PRIORITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT

-Train the Community Health Volunteers on early identification and referral pathway for patients with suspected COVID-19;

-Ensure proper use of PPE and liaise with wash partner(s) in each ITS and Community Health Volunteers;

-Provide awareness to the patients and support to prevent the spread of COVID-19;

-Early identification and referral of the new cases as per MOPH protocol and case definition;

-Report to line manager periodically regarding context changes that affect the modality of intervention.

Mandatory requirements

• Language skills: Fluent in Arabic (English or French is an asset)
• Education degree: Nursing Diploma, certificate of registration at the Nurse Syndicate, authorization from Ministry of Public Health to practice nursing in Lebanon.
• Work experience: Proven experience working as a nurse; preferably experience working in NGOs.
• Knowledge and skills:
  • Good knowledge of Lebanon governorate geography, willingness to work at the community level;
  • Excellent knowledge of counseling pregnant and lactating women;
  • Excellent communication (especially in public) and diplomacy skills to manage relationship in potentially tense situations;
  • Literacy in reporting, experience in conducting surveys
• Computer skills: Excellent knowledge of the MS office software including Word, Excel, Outlook
• Other: Valid driving license (1-year minimum)

 assets

• Interests:
  • Work in relief, interest for social issues 
• Transversals skills:
  • Strong motivation to help people in need
  • Conflict resolution and diplomacy experience
  • Ability to adapt or change priorities according to the changing situation within a mission or the organization itself
  • Understanding of the political situation in the area
  • Ability to analyze and suggest improvements of the activities
  • Well organized and hard worker
  • Able to manage stress and pressure
  • Understanding of the context of the area
  • Reliability