# Migration Health Nurse

**Company**: International Organization for Migration (IOM)
**Location**: Sfax
**Job type**: contract
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

IOM is seeking a Migration Health Nurse to provide general assistance with daily nursing activities, support in TB management, infection prevention and control mechanisms, and pre-departure procedures. The successful incumbent will work under the overall supervision of the Head of Sub-office (Sfax) and the direct supervision of the migration health physician.

Responsibilities:

- Provide general assistance with daily nursing activities, including medical examinations, blood, urine or sputum collection, and transport of samples to the laboratory.

- Support in TB management and Directly Observed Treatment Short Course (DOTS).

- Support infection prevention and control mechanisms.

- Support pre-departure procedures and medical movements.

- Provide support and general information to migrants and/or refugees in relation to migration health assessment, treatments, and referrals.

- Follow the Health Programmes' checklists and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and maintain standard universal precautions within IOM clinics.

- Assist in medical emergency management and chronic case management.

- Perform medical escort duties when required.

- Prepare lists of medical drugs and supplies for ordering.

Qualifications:

- Certificate or High School diploma in Nursing from an accredited academic institution.

- A valid license to practice nursing in the country of duty station.

- For Bachelor's Degree holder, a minimum of two (2) years of relevant clinical experience, and for Diploma holder, a minimum of four (4) years of relevant clinical experience.

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

- Knowledge of and experience in clinical nursing, principles of preventive care, and disease control.

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

- Fluency in Arabic, French, and English is required.

## Skills

### Required
- clinical nursing
- TB management
- infection prevention
- public health
- MS Office suite
- Arabic
- French

### Nice to have
- mass immunizations
- communicable diseases
- laboratory testing

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