Job Description
We are looking for Nurse with proven experience in Ebola response to join our project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). If you possess the clinical expertise, resilience, and passion for working in challenging overseas environments as part of a highly specialized, multi-disciplined team, this could be the job for you.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Clinical Care: Provide safe, high-quality clinical care on a 24/7 basis within the medical facility.
- Ebola/VHF Protocols: Strict adherence to infection prevention and control (IPC) protocols, isolation procedures, and the clinical management of suspected or confirmed Ebola cases.
- Perform continuous patient assessments, recognizing and responding promptly to clinical deterioration.
- Clinical Escalation: Immediately escalate serious, highly contagious, or complex cases requiring parenteral treatment to the Physician.
- Stock & Pharmacy Management: Maintain rigorous inventory control of pharmacy and consumable stock, ensuring minimum/maximum levels are met, and the controlled drug register is kept strictly up to date.
- Responsible for careful assessment and monitoring of patient vital signs watching for sudden or subtle changes in the medical condition that might require emergency intervention.
- Ensuring that ventilators, monitors and other types of medical equipment function properly.
- Monitoring and administering medication and intravenous infusion
- Responsible for the maintenance of the medical equipment in the Intensive Care Unit
- Managing the stock within the Intensive Care Unit including resupply requests
Qualifications
- Academic Nurse qualification with current registration/license to practice
- At least 3 years working experience in critical care field
- Specialized Experience: Essential on-the-ground experience in Ebola response, ICU and HDU care.
- Languages: Professional fluency in English is required; proficiency or fluency in French is highly desirable.
Additional Information
To support your application please upload the following documents when submitting your application:
- Fully updated CV
- Degree/Diploma certificate
- Current Practice license or medical registration with medical council of your country.
- Colour and clear Passport scan
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Iqarus is a world leader in delivering high standards of medical care and internationally accredited medical training in the world’s most challenging operating environments. We work side by side with governments, IGOs, INGOs, militaries and private companies, to provide the medical support which enables them to accomplish their mission objectives with total focus and confidence. We rapidly develop and deliver innovative and scalable turnkey medical solutions, from individual medics to full-scale multi-disciplinary field hospitals, often in areas of high risk. We have over 20 years experience delivering medical training across the globe and from our Immersive Training Centre in Hereford, UK. We currently offer 23 core courses as well as a wide range of tailored training modules designed to specifically meet learner requirements. We pride ourselves in being able to prepare both medical and non-medical learners by providing them with the critical skills and knowledge needed to manage medical emergencies in complex environments. Iqarus is a subsidiary of the International SOS Group. Together, we are the world’s largest remote medical support and travel security company.
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