Amref Health Africa Enrolled Comprehensive Nurse Jobs 2022 – Uganda NGO Jobs

Amref Health Africa Enrolled Comprehensive Nurse Jobs 2022 – Uganda NGO Jobs. Amref Health Africa Uganda looking for “Enrolled Comprehensive Nurse“. Applicants with a degree in Bachelor’s degree may apply on or before September 17, 2022.

Amref Health Africa is a non-governmental organisation headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya and founded in 1957. Our vision is lasting health change in Africa. We began partnering with communities to improve health in Uganda in the mid-1980s, and set up an office in Kampala in 1987.

Amref Health Africa partners with the Uganda Ministry of Health, Ministry of Water, Ministry of Education and Sports and corporate and non-profit organisations to improve access to health services across the country.

Amref Health Africa Enrolled Comprehensive Nurse Jobs 2022

The Amref Health Africa has published a job vacancy announcement on Sep. 08, 2022 for qualified Uganda’s to fill in the vacant post of Enrolled Comprehensive Nurse to be based in Ofua VI -Rhino-camp, Uganda.

Amref Health Africa Job Vacancy 2022

Job Summary:

The nurse will assess patients’ health problems or needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records. She/he will assess and monitor individual need by delivering quality client care, under the supervision of the registered nurse. The position will provide guidance and support to the clients and treatment supporters ensuring confidentiality. She /he will oversee the implementation of ICCM approaches conducted by the VHTs (Village Health Teams).

• Conduct daily triaging of clients while identifying clients with emergency and referring them to the clinicians for management.
• Provide clear information to the patient and family/treatment supporter about the illness and treatment prescribed; verify understanding to ensure informed consent and adherence to treatment.
• Attend to clients and provide treatment as prescribed by the clinicians while monitoring the vital signs.
• She/he will participate in the referral process to the next level of management if needs arise.
• Provide correct information to clients to reduce their susceptibility to diseases through health education at facility level and community.
• Participate in community awareness creation and sensitization in the communities on communicable and non-communicable diseases.
• Organize in community engagements such as integrated outreaches and community dialogues.
• Capacity build and supervise the VHTs conducting integrated community case management (ICCM).
• Ensure general hygiene standards and universal precautions are followed at all times, implement and monitor actions to reduce bio-hazard risks and improve infection prevention and control.
• Keep daily tract records, compile and submit daily, weekly and monthly reports.
• Undertake any other duties that may be assigned to you by your supervisors.

Position in Organization:

• Job Title: Enrolled Comprehensive Nurse
• Responsible to: Clinical Officer/Health Facility In-charge
• Number of positions: 1
• Work Station: Ofua VI -Rhino-camp.

Qualification:

The qualified candidate should have a Certificate in Comprehensive Nursing /enroll nursing from a recognizable institution, must be registered with a valid practicing license with at least:

• 2-year experience in a health care related field preferably in a refugee setting.
• Experience in planning, organizing, and coordinating health activities.
• Dedicated to provide the best patient care possible
• Promotes and upholds the privacy, dignity rights and wellbeing of clients
• Good customer care.
• Fluency in the local languages such as Kakwa, Madi, Arabic and Lugbara is preferable
• Ability and willigness to live and stay within Ofua trading centre in Rhino Camp for ease of access to the health facility

How to Apply Amref Health Africa Enrolled Comprehensive Nurse Jobs 2022

Please visit our website https://amref.org/vacancies/ to submit your application. You will be directed to our online portal where you will need to create an account in order for you to be able to submit your application. Your application should include an updated CV including three work related referees and a cover letter addressed to the Human Resource Business Partner, Amref Health Africa in Uganda

The closing date for submitting applications is September 17 2022. We regret that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Amref Health Africa is committed to the principles of safeguarding at the workplace and does not tolerate any form of abuse, discrimination or harassment.