Volunteer, Nurse

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International Medical Corps is a global humanitarian nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through healthcare training, relief and development programs. This position will support International Medical Corps’ emergency response delivering outpatient clinical care to disaster‑affected populations.

NOTE: Candidates applying to this position are indicating that they are interested in being considered for International Medical Corps’ standby roster for emergency response. Roster members will be contacted only when there is an emergency‑response need for which the responder is qualified. This position will not be compensated unless responders are deployed to an emergency response.

SUMMARY

The Volunteer, Nurse will be responsible for providing nursing services in a primary health care setting. He/she will be responsible for providing client counseling and direct care including adult, adolescent and pediatric health services for both chronic and acute conditions. He/she is expected to triage patients, ensure smooth patient flow, provide clinical nursing care, assist with referrals as needed and provide health education and hygiene promotion. In addition, he/she may also be requested to assist hospital staff in a capacity they have the skills and capacity to assist as needed.

MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide clinical nursing services for disaster‑affected population according to internationally accepted standards.
• Ensure that patients are accurately registered and recorded for reporting and case management.
• Ensure proper data management through completion of appropriate patient cards, registers, tally sheets, and reports.
• Track daily patient data using tally sheets or other tools provided and submit patient data as required.
• Monitor diagnostic trends and report to supervisor as needed.
• Collect and analyze project and service data to inform and adjust project objectives/plans, strategic choices and quality of care in collaboration with IMC team members, local partners and other relevant staff.
• Conduct urinalysis and rapid diagnostic tests such as blood glucose or malaria tests.
• Provide health education and hygiene promotion to patients based on their diagnoses and co‑morbidities such as diet, activity, hygiene, and disease prevention (e.g., need for vaccination, smoking cessation, etc.).
• Attend physical examination of Reproductive Health patients, as needed.
• Ensure relevant patients including children under 5 are screened for malnutrition.
• Work with program staff, nurses and auxiliary staff (e.g. CHWs) to provide both didactic and on‑the‑job training to build capacity and enhance their skills.
• Collaborate with other departments as needed to ensure smooth implementation and integration of services.
• Adhere to administrative directives with regard to work schedules, record keeping, patient communications, restocking of essential drugs, consumables and other medical supplies.
• Provide all services free of charge.
• Perform additional duties including triage, IPC, child protection focal point, dispensing, and/or data management as needed in the response.
• Deploy personnel are expected to assist with the setup, maintenance and demobilization of the clinical spaces and base camp as required.
• Actively promote PSEA (prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse) standards within International Medical Corps and among beneficiaries served by International Medical Corps.
• Adhere to the Code of Conduct, maintain humanitarian principles and respect international humanitarian law at all times.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Typically, a Registered Nurse with a valid nursing license to practice. Master’s in Public Health preferable. Equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
• Typically, 6+ years of relevant and progressive experience in Nursing, including minimum 2+ years of experience in developing country settings or low-resource environments.
• Experience in overseas programs relating to primary health care, maternal and child health, reproductive health, HIV/AIDS preferable.
• Previous NGO experience preferable.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to handle multiple tasks in a dynamic, high‑pressure environment.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
• Excellent self‑motivation skills.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and excellent decision‑making skills.
• Extremely flexible and able to cope with stressful situations.
• Ability to work effectively with various personalities and cultures.
• Ability to relate to and motivate local staff effectively.
• Ability to work and live in an austere environment with limited resources.
• Ability to deploy to emergencies on short notice.
• Fluency in written and spoken English is required; fluency in Spanish, French, Arabic is desirable.

ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL OR LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

In addition to the responsibilities referenced above, candidates can expect to be living and working in austere conditions. Lifting moderately heavy objects from the ground, carrying a backpack for extended periods of time, and walking or hiking in remote locations may be necessary to perform these functions.

International Medical Corps is a first responder to natural and man‑made disasters and has a mandate of working in remote locations. The organization has a comprehensive security management policy and plan in place and is committed to doing everything possible within its remit to ensure safety and security. Notwithstanding, the mandate and programming choices of International Medical Corps require staff members who have a high degree of resilience, extremely decisive qualities and the ability to move fast.

CODE OF CONDUCT

As applicable to this position, an individual must promote and encourage a culture of compliance and ethics throughout the organization and maintain a clear understanding of International Medical Corps’ and donor compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards. Staff are also responsible for preventing violations to our Code of Conduct and Ethics, which may involve conflicts of interest, fraud, corruption or harassment. If you see, hear or are made aware of any violations to the Code of Conduct and Ethics or Safeguarding Policy, you have an obligation to report.

SAFEGUARDING

It is all staff shared responsibility and obligation to safeguard and protect populations with whom we work, including adults who may be particularly vulnerable and children. This includes safeguarding from the following conduct by our staff or partners: sexual exploitation and abuse; exploitation, neglect, or abuse of children, adults at risk, or LGBTI individuals; and any form of trafficking in persons.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

International Medical Corps is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability or status as a veteran.

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