Anaesthetic Nurse

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Overview of position:

• Response Med is seeking to provide health professionals to deliver clinical services in UN facilities located in Somalia.
• Personnel shall deliver primary care & hospital level services, including emergency, surgical, diagnostic, intensive care & general hospital services.
• Personnel shall provide the services at the UN level 1+ health facility located in the UNSOS camp within the AAIA in Mogadishu & in sector health facilities, as & when required.
• Additionally, personnel may be to reinforce these AMISOM level 2 hospitals during emergency situations that severely stress facilities.
• The UN level 1+ health facility is a capability that was established in 2012 with the objective of providing emergency & primary health care for the UN international personnel in Somalia.
• The facility has since been supporting UNSOS, UNSOM & AMISOM FHQ personnel.
• Additionally, the facility is available to international personnel from other UN entities, diplomatic missions & UNSOS contracted vendors, on a cost recovery basis.
• Services may, on occasion, also be extended to the SNA.

Role objectives:
We are looking for an experienced Anaesthetic Nurse to promote safe & prompt provision of anesthesia & participate in patient education & communication, hence improving clinical & surgical outcomes. The successful candidate will be a team player with the ability to effectively add value to enabling good patient outcomes & shape best clinical & non clinical practice. Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Meet patients before their procedure to conduct pre operative examinations.
• Explaining anesthetic process to patients & reassuring them before they are led into the operating theatre under their supervision.
• Administering appropriate type of anesthesia to patients via a variety of methods.
• Recording vital details, including type of anesthesia administered dosage, method of administration & patient’s condition.
• Monitoring patients throughout their medical procedure & dealing immediately with any concerns that arise.
• Give supportive resources on the patient & the families to promote positive outlook.
• Document all care rendered & response to treatment & medication treatments in the hospital management system.
• Offering education & support to patients’ families regarding treatment expectations.
• Support medical specialists in attending to patients in the unit hospital.
• Monitor patients’ progress in the unit for side effects to treatment & reporting the same to the medical specialists in the hospital.
• Liaise with other healthcare staff in handling patients with multiple of complex medical conditions in the units in the hospital.

Project reporting:

• This role reports to the line manager.

Key competencies:

• Bachelors or Diploma as a Registered Nurse with a minimum of three years progressive post qualification clinical experience in general nursing.
• Postgraduate training in Intensive / Critical Care / Anaesthesia / Emergency Care Nursing or equivalent with a minimum of three years’ post specialist qualification.
• Currently registered & licensed to practice nursing & apply specialty without supervision in own country or another UN member state.
• English proficiency, a minimum of level B 2 is required.
• Preference / desire to live & work in Somalila.

Team management:

• This role does not have any team management responsibility.

Further information:

• Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply for this role.
• CTG is open to reviewing applications of both expats as well as Somali nationals for this role.