ACBAR

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity, and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.
The IRC opened the country program in Afghanistan in 1988. Our programs span the range from humanitarian relief to early recovery and development activities, focusing on child protection, education, economic wellbeing, health, and power. The IRC works in 10 provinces throughout Afghanistan, among which some of the most security volatile, and employs over 1000 staff.

Compliance with Policies:

• Compliance with the IRC WAY (our standards for professional conduct) is a responsibility shared by all involved in delivering on the IRC’s mission. We must abide by the IRC Way and Safeguarding Policies all the time. 
• The IRC has zero tolerance approach to the IRC Code of Conduct including safeguarding violations being committed by its staff, consultants, contractors, volunteers, interns, suppliers, vendors, sub-grantees/partners, implementing partners or any other associate.

Staff Coordination

• Maintain open and professional relations with team members, promoting a strong team spirit and providing guidance to enable staff to successfully perform in their positions.
• Provide nutrition support and mentorship to other mobile clinic staff, providing on-the-job training where needed.

• Ensure non-disclosure of any information whatsoever about practices and IRC activities to any other person or organization without permission, except in the normal performance of the service.
• Consistently and proactively monitor/assess the safety and security of the team; promptly report concerns or incidents to IRC management and liaise with community leaders and other external parties as required to maintain/enhance the security environment for IRC programs.

Main Responsibilities

• Interviewing patients to collect information about their medical history and current symptoms
• Measuring and recording vital signs, including height, weight, blood pressure, and body temperature
• Assigning triage priority to patients based on the severity of illness
• Coordinating and communicating with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare team members regarding patients’ conditions
• Recording and updating patient health information in health information systems
• Adhering to infection prevention and control standards, sanitation, patient safety, and confidentiality
• Providing health education to patients and clients
• Performing wound dressing for patients visiting the health facility
• Staying updated with guidelines and new practices in emergency and urgent care services
• Carrying out any other duties assigned by the supervisor

• Graduate medical nurse from a recognised institute with at least 2 years of experience in the field of health.

• Previous experiences working in health activities (OPD, Nursing, paediatric unit…) 
• Good organisation, planning, and reporting skills are necessary.
• Ability to manage the working environment according to local culture.
• Knowledge of the intervention area is a plus.
• Develops and promotes effective collaboration within and across units to achieve shared goals and optimise results.
• Must be a team player with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work under pressure in a stressful environment, displaying patience, compassion, and diplomacy.
• Ability to be innovative, flexible, adaptive, and willing to work out of hours, sometimes throughout the night.
• Ability to live in challenging conditions and ability to work under difficult, high-pressure situations.   
• Ability to lead, train, supervise, and facilitate other nursing staff and community health workers in their respective tasks.
• Communication and reporting skills
• Fluency in Pashto, Dari, and English
• Computer skills (including MS Word, Excel, Access, and Internet) are an advantage.
• Ability to work closely, professionally, and constructively with all others regardless of nationality, ethnicity, gender, religion, race, tribe, or cultural background.

For IRC- Afghanistan Internal Candidates:

(“ The IRC encourages employees to remain in a position for at least one year and be in good standing before applying for another position within the organization. if an employee is interested in a vacant position within the organization, he/she must inform his/her supervisor in advance before applying for a new position”)

(However, 1 year is a must to complete but to encourage IRCA employees somehow we are flexible who work in the current IRC position for at least 6 months or above and are given chance to compete for an opportunity in the organization)

All qualified candidates are requested to open the given link and follow the instructions:

https://theirc.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/External_Careers/job/Kunduz-Afghanistan/Triage-Nurse-1_JR00001912

applications received without a given link and/or online system will be disqualified and removed from the entire process. 

Shortlisted candidates will be directly contacted for a written test and after that for interviews. If you are not contacted TWO or FOUR WEEKS after the closing date .please know that your application has not been successful for the post. IRC Afghanistan Country Office, Qala-e-Fathullah, Street # 3, District 10, Old UNOCHA Office, Beside Fatemia Mosque.

Refer to submission guideline