Background:
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is an International
Nongovernmental Organization that responds to the world’s worst humanitarian
crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. In Tanzania, IRC
supporting refugee program in Kigoma Region. Currently the service is provided
in Nyarugusu refugee camp in Kasulu District and at a Transit Centre in Kigoma
town. At the Transit Centre, IRC support refugees and asylum seekers, support
included Camp Management, Health care management and treatment, Child
Protection, Community-based Rehabilitation (care for disabled), Vulnerable
Care, Youth and Development and Gender-Based Violence. The
International Rescue Committee (IRC) now seeks an experienced Community Service
Manager to provide technical leadership and implementation for the Tanzania
Program at Transit center in Kigoma Town.
IRC seeks to recruit qualified,
energetic and committed candidates to fill the following position:
Position: Nurse (Midwife)
Location: Kigoma, Tanzania
Reporting to: Clinical Officer In charge
Key
responsibilities
- Controls nursing activities/services in the
health/ transit center dealing with curative services
- Handle emergency cases accordingly.
- Give nursing care and treatments to
patients according to plan
- Keep records of patients and drug
consumption.
- Identify refugee patients’ or accompanying caretakers’
problems and meet their needs
- Administer medicines and treatments
ordered and observe any reaction.
- Escort refugees from the transit
centre to refugee camp
- Give Health Education to patients,
relatives and either individually or in groups according to their needs
- Participates in clinical teaching
to other staff in the Health Unit.
- Conducts health education in the Health
Unit to admitted patents/caretakers and other refugees in mass in the
transit center, reception centers.
Qualification Qualifications
Form IV
Certificate with Diploma in Nursing/Midwifery
or equivalent qualification and
working experience in a refugee setting.
How to apply:
Applications
for the position must include:
i.
A cover letter illustrating your suitability for
the position against the listed requirements.
ii.
Detailed curriculum vitae showing contact address,
email, and day-time mobile phone number(s) and three (3) referees, ONE being
your last employer.
iii.
ONLY copies of academic and professional
certificates.
All applications should be sent to:
Applications will be considered valid if sent/received before 1700hrs Thursday, May 27th, 2015.
Please note that only short-listed applicants meeting the above requirements
will be contacted. Qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply.
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