Deadline: 11 January, 2021
Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The African Union Commission (AUC) is seeking to fill the position of Nursing Officer.
The African Union is a continental body consisting of the 54 countries that make up the African continent.
Responsibilities
- Receive patients for different consultations using excellent customer care approach, and facilitate consultations and carry out doctors’ orders
- Provide emergency nursing care for clients and monitor their condition
- Plan and implement nursing care using good judgment and critical thinking skills based on scientific knowledge
- Collect samples from admitted patients for various laboratory investigations
- Follow agreed standards of infection prevention and control to create a safe environment for clients and a conducive working environment for clinical staff
- Perform voluntary counseling and testing for HIV, etc., with absolute confidentiality
- Arrange for the transfer of referred patients and proper handover to the appropriate staff in the referral hospital
- Ensure up-to-date registry of hospitals or clinics and their contact numbers for referral of patients/clients
- Perform hospital/home visits to follow up on patients’ health conditions or on their management and report back to the senior nursing officer and the managing doctor
- Prepare and present shift report to the principal nursing officer
- Participate in the development and delivery of health promotion, disease prevention and occupational health and safety programmes of the directorate
- Play an active role in the medical evacuation of patients and facilitate their return
- Participate in medical coverage for AU summits and meetings
- In collaboration with the principal/senior nursing officer, quantify and forecast requirements of medical/nursing supplies and equipment for procurement and submit on time to the immediate supervisor
- Give the required attention and care to all nursing equipment as required by the manufacturer and ensure preventative maintenance as agreed and on schedule
- Participate in continuing medical education programmes for medical staff
- Be part of the team in development of clinical care guidelines
- Provide supportive supervision for the medical attendants
- Receive and facilitate registration, triage, doctors’ consultation and carry out doctors’ orders
- Provide quality nursing care to clients at the AU Clinic in line with international nursing standards
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Clinical Nursing with two years of work experience in a clinical nursing role in a busy, tertiary level hospital
- Licence to practice as a clinical nurse in home country or country of residence
- Relevant work experience within a government hospital, private practice or an international organisation is essential
- Friendly demeanor, empathy and ability to communicate well with medical staff, clients and care givers politely
- Able to work effectively under pressure
- Able to maintain confidentiality at all times
- Ability to use various software packages and hospital information systems
To apply and for more information, click here.
Photo source: Henrik Berger Jørgensen