Nurse (HIV)
Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)
Published Date: • Karachi, Pakistan (On-Site)
Description
Main Purpose:Providing nursing care, treatment, and follow-up of patients according to doctors’ prescriptions, protocols applied in service, and universal hygiene standards/precautions to ensure quality and continuity of care for the targeted population.
Accountabilities:
Knowing, promoting, implementing, and following up on universal hygiene standards/precautions, bio-hazard prevention, infection control, security rules, and other protocols and procedures in the medical premises, ensuring high standards of hygiene in the working environment while respecting medical secrets and confidentiality.
Organizing and carrying out care and treatments according to medical prescriptions and assisting during consultations, daily rounds, and other medical procedures, participating in health education of the patient and family when necessary.
Identifying victims of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence and referring them to the medical team for necessary treatment, and knowing the importance and appropriate use of the Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) Kit.
Ensuring patients are properly received and installed, and assisting those with lack of autonomy, especially regarding feeding, personal hygiene, movements, and comfort. For ER and OPD nurses, ensuring triage of patients in waiting areas, wards or during emergencies, detecting priority acute/emergency cases, carrying out first aid care, and referring them to the doctor when necessary.
Sending materials for sterilization and retrieving them afterward.
Carrying out admission, surveillance, and follow-up of patients, assessing the evolution of their state of health and identifying any emergency situation or deterioration.
Supervising administrative procedures and documents, ensuring appropriate written/oral handover, and reporting any problematic situations and cases that may arise while participating in data collection and keeping doctors/supervisors informed.
Participating in pharmacy and medical equipment control and maintenance, ensuring proper functioning, storage conditions, and follow-up of expired drugs inventories.
Performing cleaning and minor maintenance for biomedical equipment used, following user manuals and protocols, and alerting supervisors in case of malfunctioning.
Supervising and training nurse-aids, nutritional assistants, cleaners, and other related staff, ensuring teamwork and adherence to appropriate protocols and procedures.
MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities:
Providing brief pre-test information and obtaining informed consent before testing, following national requirements and MSF protocols.
Performing finger-prick blood sample collection and conducting HIV rapid testing using Determine and Uni-Gold RDT strips in accordance with national testing algorithms and MSF clinical protocols.
Applying Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) standards and biohazard safety measures within the testing area, ensuring immediate disposal of used materials into puncture-proof sharp boxes and managing biohazard waste segregation.
Adhering to needle safety guidelines and maintaining the PEP starter kit at the testing station, executing the AEB protocol in case of occupational exposure or needle-stick injury.
Logging all test procedures and results using assigned Unique Alphanumeric Identification Codes, ensuring confidentiality.
Ensuring correct storage, temperature monitoring, and quality control for test kits and reporting any discrepancies immediately.
Screening and logging clinical indicators for co-infections, referring confirmed HIV-positive cases for post-test counselling and facilitating referrals for TB screening, STI management, and Hepatitis B/C services.
Maintaining absolute confidentiality and providing professional, non-judgmental care to all clients regardless of background or high-risk status.
Requirements:
Education:
Essential recognized nurse degree/diploma.
Desirable: Bachelor in Science of Nursing.
Fluency in Urdu and Pashto (spoken and written).
Experience:
Desirable: 2 years of previous experience in NGOs.
Demonstrable experience in supervising and training others in a team setting.
Experience
2 Years
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Required Skills
- Medical Assisting
- Use of Medical Equipment
- Community Health
- Quality Patient Care