Job Description

Posted 4 weeks ago

PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:

The Clinical Nurse will be responsible for providing hands-on care to patients by administering medications, observing and monitoring patients’ conditions, maintaining records and communicating with doctors.

PRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Interview patients to obtain information that will guide diagnosis with though physical examination of the patient while in consultation
• Write all lab exams and findings in patient file and in register book
• Prescribe treatment for the patient consulted with extra attention on doses and side effects
• Make decision on which patient can be referred to medical doctor
• Make sure the consultation activities start by the scheduled time and finish when the last patient is consulted
• Perform PIT when it is necessary, and report all HIV-positive cases to HIV Program
• Ensure FP is fully integrated in consultation
• Maintain medical materials and equipment
• Coordinate with other health staff on self-assessment of clinical skills and challenges.
• Perform recordkeeping procedures when registering patients according to health center protocols
• Follow up on patients that he/she has consulted and hospitalized.
• Coordinate with other health staff on self-assessment of clinical skills and challenges.
• Organize, complete, and manage patient data files according to confidentiality/organizational protocols
• Provide information to each patient details his/her conditions, medications and health education
• Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor, or any other ALIGHT Health Coordinator

EDUCATION, TECHNICAL SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED:

• At least A1 Diploma in Nursing or field from a recognized university with full registration and current practicing license with relevant professional body (Rwanda Medical Council)
• 2-3 years of experience in nursing in a clinical setting in a low-resource, fast paced setting, working with vulnerable/displaced persons
• Analytical and organizational skills/experience with health data
• Demonstrated knowledge of Health Information Systems, Nutrition protocols, HIV protocols, and Primary and Reproductive Health Care concepts, including Rwandan Ministry of Health protocols and guidelines
• Experience in collecting patient data for health systems monitoring purposes.
• Excellent organizational skills
• Oral/writing skills in Kinyarwanda and English or French
• Experience working in refugee situation and/or previous experience in Rwanda

KEY BEHAVIORS & ABILITIES:

• Commitment to personally champion ALIGHT’s Program vision and Mission and inspire others to do the same
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including effective presentation and facilitation skills
• Excellent strategic thinking, process management and problem solving skills
• Collaborative, result-oriented management style
• Initiative, resourcefulness and innovation
• Strong participatory leadership and interpersonal skills. Ability to motivate staff and lead a high performing team in a politically sensitive environment,
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and meet deadlines in a dynamic environment

HOW TO APPLY:

Interested and qualifying candidates should submit applications to ALIGHT Rwanda Executive Director – to include 1 page Cover Letter, an updated CV (max. 3 pages), and three names (plus titles & contacts) of relevant professional referees, to include most current Employer/ Supervisor ( All in one document) – to the following email address only: RWJobs@WEAREALIGHT.ORG with the position applied for CLEARLY indicated in the subject line.The deadline for submission of applications is July 3^rd, 2025 at 16:00hrs. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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