Career Opportunities at The International Rescue Committee

Job Purpose/Objective
To provide holistic specialized or general nursing services to both inpatient and out patients within the hospital specialized unit or Health post.

Key Responsibilities

The Nurse is directly responsible to the Hospital Nursing Officer In Charge and will carry out the following duties:

Programming

• The clinical nurse shall work in specific ward/Health post/specialized unit assigned and would therefore work as both supervisor and team leader of the national and refugee staff.
• Prepare for and assist the doctors during clinical procedures whenever required.
• Ensure that all required observations, prescribed treatment and procedures are properly carried out and documented on patient’s charts.
• Carry out minor surgical procedures, screening, admissions, consultation, resuscitation and stabilization of clients in management of clinical emergencies.
• Provide effective reproductive health services based on all pillars of safe motherhood to ensure best maternal child outcome.
• Implement community health strategy in collaboration with key stakeholders.
• Refer to the doctor in charge or to the doctor on call relevant information such as patient’s status and laboratory results, which would assist in proper clinical management.
• Assist patients with activities of daily living while in the ward/clinic.
• Maintaining psychological well beings through reassurance to patients peri operative.                    
• Observe and maintain  infection prevention policy daily and ensure safe work environment.
• Arrange and submit weekly/monthly ward or unit work schedule, plan daily duties and responsibilities for both national and refugee staff and leave plans to ensure adequate coverage.
• Convene ward/unit meetings and attend important hospital or department meetings.
• Escort patients during referral when necessary and facilitate acquisition of legal travel documents.
• Do hospital coverage and on-call as required.
• Participate in camp health surveys/campaigns as required.

Reporting and communication

• Compile and submit quarterly inventory return/requisition of all drugs and supplies.
• Conduct regular training session for national and refugee staff on basic nursing care/management of various ward cases, documentation and infection prevention.
• Provide individualized health education and counseling related to health maintainance and  disease prevention.
• Attend and facilitate Continuous Medical Education.
• Compile and submit weekly/monthly HIS reports.
• Monitor and supervise proper usage of supplies as well as maintain adequate supplies and buffer stock.

Operations

• Perform managerial and administrative functions in assigned wards/unit by participating in recruitment, capacity building, and appraisal and disciplinary of supervisees.
• Maintain equipments in good condition and submit regular inventory report of the same.
• Maintain and update key registers in the assigned area and documentation of client assessment, nursing diagnosis and outcomes while ensuring confidential records.
•  Ensure that all admissions, discharges, transfers and deaths are properly recorded as they occur and participate in respective audits.
• Report any significant changes in operations to the supervisor.
• Carry out any other additional duties relevant to job description as may be assigned by the supervisor.

Key Result Areas

• Assessment, Planning, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation of nursing care services and other related activities within the allocated ward/unit.

Required Qualifications:

• Kenya Registered and/or Community Health Nurse from a recognized Nursing Training Institution.
• Registered with the Nursing Council of Kenya with valid practicing licence
• At least 2 years’ experience
• NGO experience in a similar setup is an added advantage

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Main Goal

The primary goal aims at improving the coverage and quality of health care services in in Kenya and Somalia, and improve refugees’, returnees and host communities’ livelihoods, by training and placing qualified trained staff in various health institutions

Objective  of the Exercise

The objective of the consultancy is to identify the capacity/training needs of the refugees in Dadaab refugee camp and the surrounding host community in Kenya and the most suitable health courses for the health needs in both Kenya and Somali. This will ensure the required skills and knowledge will be prioritized in the training of the health staff in the IRC health supported facilities in both countries, with a focus on the returnees from the Dadaab refugee camps, with health professional skills requiring further job placement. Therefore, the assessment will be undertaken with stakeholders like the Ministry of Health, UNHCR, and other implementing health partner’s .It is expected that the consultations will be undertaken in a highly participatory manner.

Main Tasks of the Survey Consultant/Institution

The consultant will develop the methodology as part of the first deliverable. IRC will feedback on any modifications that are required before the methodology and the work plan are signed off and work on data gathering.

In developing the methodology, the consultant should consider the following points;

• Primary research methods should include interviews and focus-group discussions with key stakeholders and project beneficiaries
• The consultant must ensure informed consent is provided for all interviews, focus group discussions and photographs
• IRC should be consulted and will be part of the coordination processes at all stages
• The consultant will specifically have briefing and debriefing meetings with IRC at the commencement and conclusion of methodological implementation

Key Deliverables Expected

• Survey guidelines, methodology, data collection tools andwork plan
• An assessment of the most relevant professional courses
• Undertake a Situational analysis in order to establish baseline capacity in undertaking training assessments and implementing adaptation measures.
• Identify required training and modes of training for health staff (who- designation, what training, how and when).
• Present the findings at the IRC field and Nairobi level.
• Draft and compile a final report of the training needs assessment for health staff and mentorship framework/approaches recommended.
• Develop a specific activity plan in advance (For the purpose of monitoring) that will be shared with key staff for subsequent dissemination.

Education Required Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in health science (or equivalent) and an advanced degree in health.
• Broad knowledge and understanding of key health training issues in Africa.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in training needs assessments
• Sound understanding and application of training and mentorship concepts, methodologies and tools.
• Good analytical and report writing skills.
• Fluent in spoken and written English.
• Good leadership, communication and facilitation skills.

Minimum criteriafor submission of theproposal for the BID

• The training consultant /institution should submit a technical and a financial proposal and is expected to demonstrate that it has a track record of not less than four (4) years of experience executing similar assignments.
• As part of the inception report, provide a detailed mode of work, methodology, key information sources to be used, and institutions / organizations to be consulted in undertaking the task.
• Qualifications as specified in section (5) and proven experience in conducting such assignments.
• The duration of the consultancy shall not exceed 1 month.

Contractual issues

The IRC will provide the following at no cost to the consultant:

• Travel costs (to and from – Nairobi to Dadaab). However no costs associated with preparing the application including proposal submission will be met by IRC.
• The consultant / team must comply with the IRC rules and procedures related to security and relations with the media.
• The consultant/ team must respect the ethics related to evaluation practice.
• Security would be provided and organized by the IRC team.

Documents of reference (To be availed by IRC)

• Relevant project documents as deemed necessary