The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.
The Hospital Nurse is directly responsible to the Hospital Matron and will carry out the following duties:
Programming
- The Hospital Nurse shall work in specific ward/clinic assigned to and would therefore work as both supervisor and team leader of the refugee staff.
- Prepare for and assist the doctors during the rounds and whenever required.
- Ensure that all required observations, prescribed treatment and procedures are properly carried out and documented on patient’s charts.
- Refer to the doctor in charge or to the doctor/CO 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.
- Arrange and submit weekly work schedule and plan daily duties and responsibilities for each refugee staff.
- Convene ward meeting and attend monthly hospital meetings.
- Escort patient to other referral hospital when necessary.
- Do hospital coverage and on-call as required.
- Participate in camp health surveys/campaigns.
Reporting and communication
- Compile and submit quarterly inventory return/requisition of all drugs and supplies.
- Conduct regular training session for refugee staff on basic nursing care/management of various ward cases and charting.
- Give health education to patients and clients
- Compile and submit monthly reports.
- Monitor and supervise proper usage of supplies.
Operations
- Maintain equipment in good condition and submit regular inventory report of the same
- Maintain drug registers and drug consumption within the ward level.
- Ensure that all admissions, discharges, transfers and deaths are properly recorded as they occur.
- Report any significant changes in operations to the hospital matron.
- Carry out any other additional duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.
Key Result Areas
Organization of nursing care services within the allocated ward/unit.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Registered Nurse from KMTC or recognized nurse training institution
- Registration with the Nursing Council of Kenya
Required Experience & Competencies:
- At least 2 years working experience in a busy hospital setup.
- Ready to work in difficult environmental conditions
- Sensitive to different cultures
- Team player
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The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.
Under the supervision of the Health Manager, the clinical officer (RH) will ensure delivery of quality maternal and newborn health care to all patients in the hospital and work closely with other staff in maternity department providing support and guidance.
Program Management
- Ensure delivery of Family Planning (FP) and Post-Abortion Care (PAC) services.
- Monitor and improve FP services among women of reproductive age (WRA), including timely reporting and ordering of commodities.
- Coordinate cervical cancer screening and implement strategies to reduce induced abortions.
- Identify and address training needs for SRH providers and community health workers.
- Assist in developing training plans for CHWs, Safe Motherhood Promoters, and RH Assistants.
- Ensure accurate record-keeping, data quality, and regular reporting.
- Track SRH indicators and update indicator boards.
- Monitor and report on Electronic Medical Records (EMR) for SRH modules.
- Prepare donor and program reports, highlighting best practices and lessons learned.
- Monitor availability of essential drugs, RH supplies, lab tests, and outreach materials.
- Ensure proper utilization of IRC-issued supplies for RH and FP programs.
- Conduct support supervision and facility assessments for MNH services.
Program activities
- Ensure patient management is in line with the set MOH, WHO and UNHCR guidelines and protocols.
- Attend to maternal and newborn health emergencies.
- Ensure proper and accurate documentation of patient management in patient in the EMR.
- Assist in surgical procedures such as elective and emergency obstetric cases.
- Operate the special high risk pregnancy outpatient clinic.
- Recommend timely referrals for both obstetric/gynecological related Emergency and elective cases to secondary and tertiary care centers.
- Organize and facilitate targeted RH related Continuous Medical Education (CME) sessions within the department.
- Take lead in ensuring the work improvement teams (WITs) are institutionalized in the maternity and are working.
- Perform obstetric ultrasounds.
- Attend and participate in the daily morning hospital handover and bi-weekly hospital meetings.
- Participate in maternal and perinatal mortality and near-miss audits to improve quality of care for patients.
- Participate in the periodic Quality of Care Assessments.
- Conduct periodic and scheduled skills gap assessments for maternity nurse/midwives and provide targeted supportive supervision/coaching on maternal, newborn, sexual and reproductive health competencies.
- Information sharing: Regularly share and discuss timely, accurate and relevant information with communities about; access and eligibility to services, expected staff behavior, and community feedback, safeguarding mechanisms and how to use them.
- Feedback Collection and reporting: Promote the formal feedback mechanisms to capture, monitor, respond to, and act on feedback and complaints from communities by documenting feedback received from the community through informal interactions, observations, and focus group discussions.
- Reporting community needs, preferences, and feedback to managers and client responsiveness focal persons.
Reporting and Coordination
- Assist in preparation of periodic progress reports as requested by the HM.
- Monitor closely the maternal and newborn health related morbidity and mortality trends to ensure that prompt actions are taken.
- Work with the maternity team to ensure maternity specific MPDSR action points are tracked and actioned in time.
Others
Carry out other relevant duties as may be required or assigned by your supervisor.
Key Result Areas
- Quality of care in the maternal and newborn health service.
- Ensure quality emergency obstetric and newborn care in maternity ward and MCH clinics.
- Proper documentation and follow-up of action points from MPSDR meetings.
- Proper documentation of patient care in the EMR.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Diploma in clinical medicine from a recognized institution.
- Higher diploma in reproductive health from a recognized institution.
- Must be registered with clinical officer council of Kenya and have a valid practicing license.
Required Experience & Competencies
- Knowledge of good clinical practice concepts.
- Excellent training, supervision, and facilitation skills.
- Excellent planning, organization, and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent communication skills (writing, reading, and presenting) in English and Swahili.
- Basic computer application skills (MS word, excel, power-point).
- Self-driven and a team player, flexible and culturally sensitive.
- At least 3 year of reproductive health related working experience in a busy hospital.
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