TEMPORARY JOB OPENING ANNOUNCEMENT
Job title: SENIOR NURSE, G-7
Department/Office: Department of Management / Office of Human Resources Management / Medical Services Division
Application Deadline: 30 October 2014
Duty Station: New York
Estimated Start Date: 10/11/2014
Duration of need: 31/12/2014
This post was created to support MSD activities in response to the Ebola outbreak. Within delegated authority, the Senior Nurse will be responsible for the following duties:
Clinical Duties:
• Responds to emergency calls and assists Medical Officers in providing adequate care; ensures effective liaison between patient and private doctor, paramedics, family members, and colleagues as appropriate; documents case findings.
• Performs diagnostic and screening tests such as: ECG, x-rays, laboratory (blood and urine), and other tests as required.
• Performs clinical assessment of patients visiting the walk-in clinic; provides care/advice accordingly or facilitates referral to the UN Medical Officer or to an outside physician, as indicated.
• Ensures preparedness of staff travelling on missions or reassignments, including administration of appropriate vaccine, instructions on malaria prophylaxis and other travel-related ailments. Instructs on the content and potential uses of the travel kit.
• Assists in providing health education and health promotion programs; participates in work environment assessment, e.g. office ergonomics, and addresses other occupational health issues.
Medico-administrative duties:
• Assists Head Nurse in all of her/his activities as required.
• In a timely manner, prepares an accident report and fills out Headquarters’ forms to ensure proper submission of the claims to ABCC under Appendix D to Staff Rules.
• Trains medical and other UN staff in cardio-pulmonary resuscitation.
• Ensures that medical instruments are properly sterilized.
• Ensures proper filing of medical and other records.
• Evaluates, orders and maintains an efficient inventory and stock control of medications/vaccines and other medical supplies and equipment.
Supervisory Duties:
• Assumes all supervisory and medico-administrative duties of the Head Nurse in her absence. In the case of the Regional Commissions, acts as Head Nurse and supervises the work of other nurses.
General:
• Performs other related duties as required.
• Assists MSD to appropriately address Ebola related matters at instances when nursing skills/knowledge are required.
• Assists in the medical clearance process, including briefings/trainings for staff members deploying and returning to/from outbreak countries.
• Assists in the development of protocols and SOPs related to the deployment of UN personnel to the outbreak area
Job title: SENIOR NURSE, G-7
Department/Office: Department of Management / Office of Human Resources Management / Medical Services Division
Application Deadline: 30 October 2014
Duty Station: New York
Estimated Start Date: 10/11/2014
Duration of need: 31/12/2014
This post was created to support MSD activities in response to the Ebola outbreak. Within delegated authority, the Senior Nurse will be responsible for the following duties:
Clinical Duties:
• Responds to emergency calls and assists Medical Officers in providing adequate care; ensures effective liaison between patient and private doctor, paramedics, family members, and colleagues as appropriate; documents case findings.
• Performs diagnostic and screening tests such as: ECG, x-rays, laboratory (blood and urine), and other tests as required.
• Performs clinical assessment of patients visiting the walk-in clinic; provides care/advice accordingly or facilitates referral to the UN Medical Officer or to an outside physician, as indicated.
• Ensures preparedness of staff travelling on missions or reassignments, including administration of appropriate vaccine, instructions on malaria prophylaxis and other travel-related ailments. Instructs on the content and potential uses of the travel kit.
• Assists in providing health education and health promotion programs; participates in work environment assessment, e.g. office ergonomics, and addresses other occupational health issues.
Medico-administrative duties:
• Assists Head Nurse in all of her/his activities as required.
• In a timely manner, prepares an accident report and fills out Headquarters’ forms to ensure proper submission of the claims to ABCC under Appendix D to Staff Rules.
• Trains medical and other UN staff in cardio-pulmonary resuscitation.
• Ensures that medical instruments are properly sterilized.
• Ensures proper filing of medical and other records.
• Evaluates, orders and maintains an efficient inventory and stock control of medications/vaccines and other medical supplies and equipment.
Supervisory Duties:
• Assumes all supervisory and medico-administrative duties of the Head Nurse in her absence. In the case of the Regional Commissions, acts as Head Nurse and supervises the work of other nurses.
General:
• Performs other related duties as required.
• Assists MSD to appropriately address Ebola related matters at instances when nursing skills/knowledge are required.
• Assists in the medical clearance process, including briefings/trainings for staff members deploying and returning to/from outbreak countries.
• Assists in the development of protocols and SOPs related to the deployment of UN personnel to the outbreak area
Submissions to be sent to:Petter Haaland (haaland@un.org), with copy to Christine Asokumar (asokumarc@un.org)
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