Responsibilities include but not limited to:
Know, promote, implement and always follow the universal hygiene standards/ precautions, bio-hazard prevention and infection control, security rules and other protocols and procedures in the medical premises and ensure high standards of hygiene of his/her working environment.
Ensure patients are properly received and installed in the health service. Ensures that pa-Ensures that patients with lack of autonomy are assisted, especially regarding their feeding, personal hygiene, movements and comfort.
Organize and carry out care and treatments according to medical prescriptions, as well as
assist them during consultations/ daily rounds and other medical procedures
Ensure triage of patients in waiting areas, wards or during emergencies, detecting the priority acute/emergency cases, carrying out first aid care when necessary and referring them to the doctor.
Facilitating and providing ongoing medical care during patient referrals via ambulance.
Ambulance activities: -Perform patient assessments, including physical examination of patients. Provide First Aid, Basic Life Support including but not limited to airway management, ventilator support, circulatory and shock management, clinical assessment, orthopedic care, and patient extrication and safety.
Organizing and carrying out care and treatment according to medical prescriptions, and assisting during consultations, daily rounds and other medical procedures.
Participating in health education of the patient (and family) when necessary.
Respecting medical ethics and confidentiality
Carry-out admission, surveillance and follow-up of patients meaning assessment of their health state evolution, and identification of emergency situations or any deterioration.
Ensure team and patients safety during Mass casualty incidents
Ensure proper and complete, comprehensive documentation of patient condition, all interventions and advice provided in the patient forms and/or medical legal documents as per protocols.
Participating in the department-related pharmacy and medical equipment control and maintenance (quality and its functioning, storage conditions, follow-up of expired drugs inventories, stock takes of medicines and material at every team changeover ensuring no material is taken out of nursing area/wards without prior authorization, etc.)
IPC - ensure hygiene in your duty station, use PPE accordingly with the situation, properly dispose of infections and general waste, instrument processing in trauma room
Qualifications & Requirements:
Education:
Diploma in Emergency Medical Technology.
Experience:
Minimum 2 years of demonstrable working experience in providing pre-hospital and trauma care/medical stabilization.
Previous experience with MSF is a plus.