# Migration Health Nurse

**Company**: International Organization for Migration (IOM)
**Location**: Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: contract
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

IOM is seeking a Migration Health Nurse to work in the Migration Health Assessment Clinic (MHAC) in Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic. The successful candidate will perform daily nursing activities to fulfill the technical requirements of resettlement countries.

**Responsibilities:**

- Perform medical examinations, including checking vital signs, weight, height, and visual acuity

- Conduct blood, urine, or sputum collection as required

- Carry out imaging, laboratory testing, vaccinations, and TB management

- Provide treatment and referrals as needed

- Ensure proper documentation, certification, and information transmission

- Provide information and explanations to migrants and refugees on the migration health assessment process and treatments

- Ensure proper identification and follow-up of applicants

- Implement the Health Assessment Programme's checklists and SOPs

- Maintain standard universal precautions within MHAC

- Verify samples are properly transported to the laboratory

- Maintain and monitor the MHAC pharmacy and medical kits

- Provide pre- and post-counseling on TB or HIV education, prevention, and management

- Prepare administrative reports and program updates

- Support planning and execution of mobile missions

- Assist with pre-departure documents and briefings

- Perform medical escort duties when required

- Maintain collaborative relationships with partners

- Collect statistical information and share with the Senior Migration Health Nurse or CMHO

**Qualifications:**

- Bachelor's degree or Diploma in Nursing from an accredited academic institution

- Valid license to practice nursing in the country of duty station

- Minimum of three years of relevant clinical experience for Bachelor's degree holders or five years for Diploma holders

- Excellent technical skills, including phlebotomy

- Training or working experience in TB management, mass immunizations, communicable diseases, laboratory testing, or public health is an advantage

- Knowledge of and experience in clinical nursing

- Excellent bedside manner

- Knowledge of principles of preventive care and disease control

- Computer literacy required: MS Office suite (Word, Excel, Access)

**Benefits:**

- Competitive salary

- Opportunities for professional growth and development

- Collaborative and inclusive work environment

**Application:**

To apply, please submit your application through the IOM e-Recruitment system.

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## Skills

### Required
- Nursing
- Phlebotomy
- TB management
- Mass immunizations
- Communicable diseases
- Laboratory testing
- Public health
- Clinical nursing
- MS Office suite

### Nice to have
- Post-graduate diploma/degree in clinical specialization in emergency care

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