: International Rescue Committee (IRC)
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: 1597
: 21 February 2018
7 March 2018
Job Title:Nurse
Location:Mae Sot
Background/IRC Summary: The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is at work in over 40 countries and 26 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. The IRC has been operating in Thailand since 1975 and currently provides assistance to displaced persons in Tak, Kanchanaburi, Ratchaburi and Mae Hong Son provinces
Job Overview/Summary: The Nurse will have primary responsibility for monitoring the quality of nursing care provided in the camps. Nurse will be required to assess refugee medic and nurse for nursing skills on a regular basis to ensure quality of care and she/he will also be required to provide on the job training to staff to develop nursing skills and knowledge camp base health staff in all clinics in Maela camp. The nurse will also play a primary role in assisting the medic and nurse with the management of emergency referrals to district hospitals from Maela camp
Major Responsibilities:
Key Working Relationships:
Position Reports to: Senior Clinical Manager
Position directly supervises: Camp base staff (Nurses)
Indirect Reporting: Health coordinator, Senior Health coordinator
Other Internal and/or external contacts: -
Internal: Senior Health Coordinator, Mae Sot Field Coordinator, IRC health and EH staff in all Thailand sites, IRC Women’s Protection and Empowerment program team; IRC protection team; finance unit; Operations/Supply Chain Department.
External: Local community-based partner organizations, Thai public health authorities, camp committee, section leaders, and community groups (for example, sanitation, water, hygiene, education, drainage, Surveillance and Rapid Response Teams)
Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:
Job Requirements:
Education: Bachelor degree in Nursing, Science, Nursing certification (RN)
Work Experience:
Working Environment:
The position will be based in Maesot District, Tak Province with frequent and regular travel to Maela temporary shelter in Tak.
Language Skills: Fluency in English and Karen. Thai or Burmese is a plus.
Certificates or Licenses: None
How to apply
Application letter and most recent CV in English stating qualifications and experience should be submitted to the IRC Human Resources Department at Thailand.HR@rescue.org.
All applications will be treated confidentially and not returned. The IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, national origin, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status or physical or mental disability. The IRC is an equal opportunity employer.
Application Deadline: 7 March 2018