Community Nurse

The Community Nurse is a key member of IRC’s Mobile Medical Unit (MMU), responsible for delivering high-quality primary health care services to conflict-affected and displaced populations through mobile outreach. The role combines nursing care and community health promotion to ensure essential medical services and health education reach vulnerable individuals in underserved areas.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care to clients.
• Perform basic medical diagnostics: blood pressure, glucose, ECG, etc. and record results following IRC protocol.
• Offer self-care advice to patients.
• Dispense medications prescribed by the doctor and explain the method of application according to the prescription.
• Maintain comprehensive medical records of all patients visited by the MMU team.
• Collaborate closely with the doctor and pharmacist to ensure uninterrupted consumption, ordering, and replenishment of medications and supplies for the MMU.
• Contribute to improving quality of care through feedback and documentation.
• Conduct health needs assessments and observe public health concerns in visited communities.
• Support planning and implementation of awareness-raising sessions on topics like SRH, MHPSS, NCDs, outbreak prevention, and healthy lifestyles.
• Monitor and report on public health conditions in the community, provide consultations, and develop strategies to improve sanitary and epidemiological conditions.
• Collect data through interviews and observation, update service mapping.
• Refer individuals to services using safe and appropriate referral pathways.
• Provide insights for improving health promotion strategies and outreach efficiency.
• Participate in weekly/monthly reporting on health promotion activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the direct supervisor.

Requirements

• Diploma or degree in nursing or related health field (mandatory).
• Minimum of 3 years of professional experience in nursing practice in clinical or outpatient settings, with significant experience in palliative and home care.
• Experience working with psychiatric patients is an advantage.
• Previous experience in health programs and experience with NGOs is an advantage.
• Strong communication skills and ability to conduct community sessions.
• Comfort and experience in public performance, as well as facilitating community engagement sessions, are essential.
• Fluency in Ukrainian and Russian is required, and basic knowledge in English is desirable.
• Proficiency in IT skills, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, is essential for tasks such as data collection, mapping updates, and providing detailed weekly reports on outreach activities.

Skills

• Nursing Practice
• Palliative Care
• Home Care
• Community Health Promotion
• Clinical Nursing
• Outpatient Care
• Psychiatric Patient Care
• Health Program Implementation
• NGO Experience
• Community Engagement
• Public Performance
• Community Session Facilitation
• Data Collection
• Health Outreach Reporting
• Excel
• Word
• Power Point

Languages

Ukrainian, Russian, English