NURSE vacancies in baghdad

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NURSE vacancies in baghdad

Duty Station : BAGHDAD

Deadline : Jan 4, 2024

Org. Setting and Reporting
These positions are located in the Medical Services Section within the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), Baghdad. The incumbent reports directly to the Chief Medical Officer.

Responsibilities

Under the overall guidance and direct supervision of the Head of the Medical Section in Baghdad, the nurse will be responsible for performing the following duties:

• Responds to emergency calls and assists doctors in providing adequate care and performing respective duties in the treatment of the patient.

• Performs ECG, vital signs recording, blood drawing along with routine nursing duties as required. • Prepares patient for different interventions and escorts patient to referral medical facilities as required. • Assesses needs of clients visiting the walk-in clinic; provides care/advice on hygiene and preventive health.

• Shifts duties including nights and weekends if required. • Performs nursing care and all activities related to his/her professional clinical experience.

• Responsible for emergency room and doctor’s consultation rooms, ensures that all equipment is routinely maintained in working order (e.g. defibrillators, monitors, ECG machine)

• Ensures safety of the patients in the clinic. • Receives patients in the clinic and records necessary data for triage and treatment.

• Applies to all patients a professional, fair and equal treatment regardless of their ethnic background. • Assists in providing health education and addressing work environment and occupational health issues.

• Maintains patients’ records and files, always maintaining full confidentiality.

• Substitutes for other equivalent roles in the clinic when needed. • Keeps the clinic’s statistics. • Updates monthly medical records

• Responsible for the pharmacy operations including dispensing of medications, safe management of vaccines, and updating the pharmacy store on a monthly basis.

• Initiates pharmaceutical requisitions bi-annually.

• Ensures proper handling of expired medications and their disposal as per current procedures. • Performs other related duties as required.

Competencies

Professionalism: Shows pride in work and in achievements. Demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter. Is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results. Is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns. Shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations. Commitment to implementing the goal of gender equality by ensuring the equal participation and full involvement of women and men in all aspects of work. Communication: Speaks and writes clearly and effectively. Listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately. Asks questions to clarify, and exhibits interest in having two-way communication. Tailors language, tone, style and format to match the audience. Demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed. Teamwork: Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals. Solicits input by genuinely valuing others’ ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others. Places team agenda before personal agenda. Supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position. Shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings.

Education

Hight school and further formal education/training in nursing is required.

Job – Specific Qualification
Not available.

Work Experience

At least 7 years of progressively clinical experience in the medical field and hospital is required. Experience in emergency room and basic life support is required. Experience in pharmacy management (supply, maintenance, dispensing) is required.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the positions advertised, fluency in English and Arabic is required.

Assessment

Evaluation of qualified candidates may include an assessment exercise which may be followed by competency-based interview.

Special Notice

This position is subject to local recruitment pursuant to staff rule 4.4 of the United Nations Staff Rules. All staff in the General Service and related categories shall be recruited in the country or within commuting distance of each office, irrespective of their nationality and of the length of time they may have been in the country. A staff member subject to local recruitment shall not be eligible for the allowances or benefits exclusively applicable to international recruitment. All non-Iraqi applicants need to have a valid work permit for Iraq and need to upload a copy of such a work permit. Applicants must ensure that their name in the application matches the name on their national passport or Government provided national Identification Document (ID). A discrepancy between the name in the applicant’s application and national ID/passport may impact the recruitment process. The United Nations Secretariat is committed to achieving 50/50 gender balance and geographical diversity in its staff. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.

United Nations Considerations

According to article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity. Candidates will not be considered for employment with the United Nations if they have committed violations of international human rights law, violations of international humanitarian law, sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, or sexual harassment, or if there are reasonable grounds to believe that they have been involved in the commission of any of these acts.

The term “sexual exploitation” means any actual or attempted abuse of a position of vulnerability, differential power, or trust, for sexual purposes, including, but not limited to, profiting monetarily, socially or politically from the sexual exploitation of another.

The term “sexual abuse” means the actual or threatened physical intrusion of a sexual nature, whether by force or under unequal or coercive conditions.

The term “sexual harassment” means any unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature that might reasonably be expected or be perceived to cause offence or humiliation, when such conduct interferes with work, is made a condition of employment or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment, and when the gravity of the conduct warrants the termination of the perpetrator’s working relationship. Candidates who have committed crimes other than minor traffic offences may not be considered for employment. Due regard will be paid to the importance of recruiting the staff on as wide a geographical basis as possible. The United Nations places no restrictions on the eligibility of men and women to participate in any capacity and under conditions of equality in its principal and subsidiary organs. The United Nations Secretariat is a non-smoking environment. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to applicants with disabilities upon request, to support their participation in the recruitment process. By accepting a letter of appointment, staff members are subject to the authority of the Secretary-General, who may assign them to any of the activities or offices of the United Nations in accordance with staff regulation 1.2 (c). Further, staff members in the Professional and higher category up to and including the D-2 level and the Field Service category are normally required to move periodically to discharge functions in different duty stations under conditions established in ST/AI/2023/3 on Mobility, as may be amended or revised. This condition of service applies to all position specific job openings and does not apply to temporary positions. Applicants are urged to carefully follow all instructions available in the online recruitment platform, inspira, and to refer to the Applicant Guide by clicking on “Manuals” in the “Help” tile of the inspira account-holder homepage. The evaluation of applicants will be conducted on the basis of the information submitted in the application according to the evaluation criteria of the job opening and the applicable internal legislations of the United Nations including the Charter of the United Nations, resolutions of the General Assembly, the Staff Regulations and Rules, administrative issuances and guidelines. Applicants must provide complete and accurate information pertaining to their personal profile and qualifications according to the instructions provided in inspira to be considered for the current job opening. No amendment, addition, deletion, revision or modification shall be made to applications that have been submitted. Candidates under serious consideration for selection will be subject to reference checks to verify the information provided in the application. Job openings advertised on the Careers Portal will be removed at 11:59 p.m. (New York time) on the deadline date.

No Fee

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.

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