Emergency Room Nurse

Purpose The Emergency Room Nurse, as part of the ICRC Health team, serves in the Emergency Departments of South Governmental Hospitals, promoting and ensuring high quality care that meets national and international standards. S/he represents the ICRC in the hospital Emergency Departments, ensuring smooth and efficient cooperation with hospital teams and securing emergency patients’ access to and continuum of health care. S/he supports, coaches, and builds the capacity of emergency department health staff in their specific and general nursing care, meeting departmental goals and ICRC objectives. S/he contributes to a capacity and training strategy including SOPs, guidelines, rules & regulations and promotes their practical implementation to improve the clinical management of patients and emergency preparedness. Accountabilities & functional responsibilities Collaborates with the hospital teams in the facilitation of access and continuum of health care, respecting ICRC pathways for vulnerable emergency patients. Helps in the implementation and adaptation of patient documentation systems in the Emergency Departments. Ensures smooth and efficient cooperation with the relevant ICRC and hospital counterparts in the Emergency Department and provides relevant support to both internal and external partners including audits, chart reviews, and other activities agreed on with hospital management. Follows measurable goals of correct triage procedures, patient flow, and timely treatment. Promotes and ensures high quality specific and general nursing care and clinical management meeting national and international standards, including direct patient care whenever needed. Establishes a safe patient environment by implementing infection prevention and control measures, hygiene standards, and patient safety protocols (e.g. safe medication administration). Contributes to a safe and conducive working environment in the Emergency Department, focusing on non-violent communication even under challenging conditions. Builds the capacity of health staff in the Emergency Departments by supporting and coaching them in their daily performance. Performs and reports on daily patient rounds with the ICRC and hospital team, including emergency, wards, and high dependency units when relevant. Contributes to the emergency department capacity and training strategy, including monitoring and lessons learned, meeting departmental goals and ICRC objectives, with a focus on acute trauma care. Conducts weekly case reviews or educational activities directly related to emergency or trauma management. Promotes staff training on the medical equipment available in the Emergency Department, ensuring proper use and maintenance. Supports the development and the practical implementation of rules & regulations, SOPs, and guidelines following national, international and ICRC standards to improve the clinical management of emergency patients. Ensures rational use of drugs and consumables, oversees timely reordering, and follows up on emergency mass casualty stock and PPE supply in coordination with hospital staff. Collects accurate data through timely completion and filing of predefined patient/hospital-related documents. Participates effectively in the emergency-preparedness and response measures of the Emergency Departments (Mass casualty plan) and the entire hospital (contingency plans), including surveys and drills.

Certifications / Education required Bachelor’s degree in Nursing License to practice, Valid registration with the order of Nurses in Lebanon is required. Professional experience required 3 to 5 years' overall work experience in a hospital, including 1 to 3 years' practice in ER