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Duties and responsibilities:
- Plan and organize all nursing related activities (IPD, OPD, maternity, nutrition, etc.), its organization design and sizing and participates in the definition and update of its associated budget in order to efficiently maintain the continuity of the healthcare at the standard quality levels.
- Coordinate and supervise the implementation of the legal therapeutic protocols, procedures and standards, providing technical support when needed, to ensure the quality of the nursing care, confidentiality and information traceability, patient surveillance, as well as ensuring that therapeutic and sterilization rules are used by the health care personnel.
- Ensures all administrative procedures and documents (individual patient’s card and registration book, discharge paper, transfer paper, etc.) are used correctly, as well as the existing data management tools (i.e. Fuchia, EpiInfo, etc.).
- In cooperation with the pharmacist and medical coordinator, supervise the management and running of the medical equipment and pharmacy activity, preparing new orders when required, supervising expiration terms and consumption patterns, in order to ensure its rational use as well as that pharmacy stock levels are permanently updated and above minimum safety point.
- In close coordination with the HR department, plan and supervise the associated processes (recruitment, training, evaluation, development and communication) of the nursing staff of the project in order to ensure both the sizing and the amount of knowledge required, improve people capabilities.
- May be responsible for scheduling duty rosters, shifts and on call of nursing staff.
- In accordance with medical prescriptions and according to protocols in force, supervise the distribution of drugs and equipment as well as train nursing staff to ensure a rationale use of both.
- Be responsible for the surveillance of patients in wards and train nursing staff on Patient Therapeutic Education (PTE), i.e. keeping contact with all patients, informing them regularly about their health state and responding to their questions.
- In close coordination with the logistics manager, supervise laboratory outputs related to nursing activities (blood test) to ensure samples are collected correctly and results are provided on time.
- Supervise nutritional activities to ensure that therapeutic food is provided regularly and complies with quality and quantity standards.
- Supervise implementation of protocols depending on project objectives (Prevention Parent To Child Transmission (PPTCT), Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP)) and social services (Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT), Information, Education ad Communication (IEC), Gender Based Violence (GBV), mental health services, etc.
- Report to the line manager on any relevant information linked to nursing activities and participates in monthly reports and definition of annual planning, budget for the project.
- Manage all nursing related activities together with Nursing Team Supervisors in Tenedba hospital and possible supported MoH facilities within the Gedarif project.
- Ensure training plans for all nursing staff are in place with active participation of nurses and nursing team supervisors.
- Ensure staff rosters are according to HR regulations done timely with an overview of break and leave times.
- Ensure leave forms, interim coverage requests and other HR related request forms are submitted and signed timely to the HR department.
- Ensure performance management for all nursing staff is done regularly and with a focus and space for individual growth possibility.
- Together with IPC supervisor and Nursing Team Supervisor ensure that IPC procedures are in place and followed accoridng to MSF guidelines.
- Participate in regular IPC committee meetings and ensure timely implementation of changes within the facilities.
- Ensure adequate and rational consumption of medical supplies in the departments and communicate regulary and timely with the paharmacy team about possible ruptures and irrational use.
- Ensure regular communication and interdisciplinary meetings with the medical teams to improve quality of care for all patients in all departments.
- Participate actively in Quality of care improvement discussions (e.g. patient file audits and morbidity & mortality reviews.
- Ensure implementation of qualitative nursing care indicators and improvement plans.
- Ensure adequate data collection, data analysis and report writing is done in collaboration with the supervisors and the data team.
- Ensure nursing activities are done according to MSF Nursing Care guidelines and accessible for the nursing team.
- Participate in regular meeting with the medical and management and interdisciplinary teams.
- Participate in possible seasonal outbreak response (e.g. cholera, measles, malnutrition).
- Support with the medical team smooth procedures for referrals to other secondary or tertiary facilities.
- Be felxible for tasks that might be added to the current accountabilities over the time and within a changing context.
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