Medical Nurse

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Mission and objectives

Concerned with the security, humanitarian, human rights and political crisis in the Central African Republic and its regional implications, the Security Council authorized in April 2014 the deployment of a multidimensional United Nations peacekeeping operation, MINUSCA, with the protection of civilians as its utmost priority. Its other initial tasks included support for the transition process; facilitating humanitarian assistance; promotion and protection of human rights; support for justice and the rule of law; and disarmament, demobilization, reintegration and repatriation processes. The newly established mission subsumed the UN Integrated Peace building Office in the Central African Republic (BINUCA). MINUSCA current uniformed personnel levels stand at 11,650 military personnel and 2,080 police personnel, and are tasked with the strategic objective of creating the political, security and institutional conditions conducive to sustainably reducing the presence of — and threat posed by — armed groups. See http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/missions/minusca/.

Context

Concerned with the security, humanitarian, human rights and political crisis in the Central African Republic and its regional implications, the Security Council authorized on 10 April 2014 deployment of a multidimensional United Nations peacekeeping operation – MINUSCA, with the protection of civilians as its utmost priority. Its other initial tasks included support for the transition process; facilitating humanitarian assistance; promotion and protection of human rights; support for justice and the rule of law; and disarmament, demobilization, reintegration and repatriation processes. The newly established mission subsumed the UN Integrated Peace building Office in the Central African Republic (BINUCA) on the date of the establishment and has been set to take over authority in military and police matters from the African Union-led peacekeeping operation – MISCA – on 15 September 2014. (http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/missions/minusca/).

Task description

Under the overall direction of the MINUSCA Medical Officer/ Chief Medical Officer, the UNV Medical Nurse will perform the following tasks: • Attends to the MINUSCA clinic on a full-time basis and assists the medical doctor(s) in the provision of both primary and secondary health care to all Mission personnel. • Provides necessary primary care for minor injuries. • Administers vaccination to UN Mission personnel. • Responds to emergency calls during and outside office hours when necessary and assists Medical Officer(s) in providing adequate care, including stabilization of emergency cases. • Assists in providing medical support during referrals and medical evacuation exercises when required. • Conducts medical escorts for very sick UN personnel during medical evacuations. • Ensures effective liaison between patient and doctor, paramedics, and colleagues as appropriate. • Performs clinical assessment of patients visiting the walk-in clinic and diagnostic, including screening tests such as: vital signs, physical parameters, ECG, visual acuity, laboratory tests, e.g., FBS and/or RBS, Rapid test kits and other tests as required. • Assists and facilitates referral and/or medevac of Mission personnel to the next higher of care. • Ensures preparedness of staff travelling on missions or reassignments, including administration of appropriate vaccine, instructions on malaria prophylaxis and other travel-related ailments. • Provides Health Education and health promotion programs, in addition to group health briefings for newly arrived MINUSCA Personnel. • Participates in the stabilization of emergency cases. • Assists in maintaining records of patients' medical data, including consultations and treatment and maintains strict confidentiality with regards to patients’ medical records • Performs injection, dressing, stitching, foreign body extraction, etc. • Dispenses drugs in the pharmacy and assists in raising drugs and consumables requests on quarterly/need basis. • Ensures adequate requisition, storage and maintenance of accurate records of medical equipment, drugs and consumables in the health facility at all times. • Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations. • Calls for assistance from health care support personnel, • Participates in work environment assessment, e.g., office ergonomics, and addresses other occupational health issues. • Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential. • Documents patients’ care services by charting in the patients’ and department’s records. • When working with (including supervising) national staff or (non-)governmental counterparts, the incumbent should set aside dedicated time for capacity development through on-the-job training, coaching and mentoring. • Participates in other health activities and related duties, as assigned by the Medical Officer/ Chief Medical Officer.