The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Maiduguri Sub Delegation is looking for a suitable candidate to fill the vacancy below.
Anaesthetic Nurse
Main Responsibilities:
Trains and supervises the local Anaesthetists nurses and to introduce safe anaesthetic techniques where possible into the hospital project
Assists the mobile anesthesiologist in performing anesthesia during surgical operations, in accordance with the internationally/ICRC recognized anesthesia standards
Contributes to the initial assessment of the daily organisation of the anaesthesia and ICU department in the hospitals visited by the team
Establishes a sound working relationship with the hospital staff involved in emergency care
Contributes to good stock control and efficient use of hospital equipment
Compiles clinical data from Anaesthesia department
Required Qualifications:
Registered Nurse with 2-3 years of experience with specific qualification and anaesthesia.
Up to date knowledge and skills on trauma, medical & surgical procedures.
Ability to provide support and education to the junior hospital anaesthetic especially in the management of critical surgical emergencies.
Proven ability to work with people of varied cultural and social backgrounds
Flexible, diplomatic and able to work independently and as part of a team
Excellent analysis and problem solving skills
Ability to clinically supervise ongoing work practice, safe staffing levels and problem solving
Personal Attributes:
Very good communication skills, especially when it comes to speaking and listening
Emotional stability and to be able to work in stressful and traumatic situations, while keeping empathy towards patients
Flexibility and quick response capacity to endure recurrent changes in working schedule, to be able to work for long hours and act swiftly in emergencies.
Great interpersonal skills, to be able to work well with a variety of situation with different people.
Good physical endurance and to be able to perform frequent physical tasks, standing for long time while maintaining good energy
Good problem solving skills and to be able to think quickly and address problems as/or before they arise.
Be able to maintain respect to his/her patients, colleagues and profession/duty in different circumstances
How to Apply:
Persons interested and qualified should send application letter, curriculum vitae and contact details of three referees to
[email protected]
Please clearly indicate “Anaesthetic Nurse” as the subject of your application
(Applications intended for this role without this subject will not be treated)
The deadline for the submission of applications will be 19.02.2016. Late application will not be considered
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
However, ICRC will not request for any monetary payments from applicants at any stage of the recruitment process.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an impartial, neutral and independent organisation whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of armed conflict and other situations of violence and to provide them with assistance.
For more information about the ICRC, please visit our website www.icrc.org
