MSF Belgium left Ethiopia in 2013 and got registered mid-March 2021. Resuming under an Emergency perspective, several projects have been opened and closed. Amongst those ones, two (in SNNP and Afar Region) are being re-oriented toward a longer-term perspective. But the strategy to develop an emergency response capacity remains a key component for the years to come.

Summary of Position

Organize and carry out all nursing activities related to the operating theatre (OT) running, according to MSF health protocols, and universal hygienic standards and in coordination with the surgeon and anesthetist, to ensure a smooth functioning of the surgical activities (pre-, during, and post-operative care) offered to patients.

Essential Job Duties

• Ensure the preparation of the material and equipment (checking the quantity and quality), in the OT and carry-out the reception, transport of the patient from the preparation room to the OT, and ensuring his/her installation for surgery.
• Assist the surgeon and anesthetist during the operation, anticipating their needs, facilitating their job, and helping throughout the whole process.
• Organize the patient’s transport and installation from the operating theatre to the recovery room and carry out and/or supervise all the post-operative activities (used material collection, OT’s cleaning and disinfection, resetting all equipment and material back), to prepare the OT for next surgical intervention or any emergency.
• Implement and follow up the hygiene, sterilization, asepsis, and disinfection protocols and procedures at all times, in pre-, during and post-operative activities, to ensure the patient and staff’s safety conditions. i.e. waste container availability, sharps container, checking no material or needles remain in the surgical towels, placing instruments into soak container, taking instruments/linen to sterilization unit, etc.).
• Supervise and train the nurse-aids and cleaners while in the OT in following all appropriate protocols and procedures, to ensure the quality of the healthcare given to patients. and train NS where applicable
• Perform cleaning and minor maintenance for biomedical equipment used. Follow user manual and protocols and alert supervisor in case of malfunctioning of any device.
• Control all equipment and material stock to be used in the OT, to ensure an efficient and rational use of material resources while preventing damage and deterioration.
• Carry out and supervise administrative procedures and documents (check the identity of the patient and his/her consent for the operation, fill in patient files, forms, statistics, quantitative surgical data collection, etc.), and report any problematic situations and cases arising, to have updated and correct information about the day-to-day activity and ensuring proper transfer of information.
• Intervene in support of other services whenever needed and work particularly in close collaboration with the accident, and emergency department and with obstetrics.

Requirements

Qualifications

• Nursing diploma with specialization as an Operation theatre nurse essential.
• Desired Bachelor in Science of Nursing.

Professional Experience

• Essential at least 1 year of previous supervised work experience in Operating Theatre.
• Previous work with MSF or other NGOs is desirable.

Place of Work : Korem, Ethiopia (Korem Hospital)