The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity, and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.
The IRC opened the country program in Afghanistan in 1988. Our programs span the range from humanitarian relief to early recovery and development activities, focusing on child protection, education, economic wellbeing, health, and power. The IRC works in 10 provinces throughout Afghanistan, among which some of the most security volatile, and employs over 1000 staff.

Compliance with Policies:

• Compliance with the IRC WAY (our standards for professional conduct) is a responsibility shared by all involved in delivering on the IRC’s mission. We must abide by the IRC Way and Safeguarding Policies all the time. 
• The IRC has zero tolerance approach to the IRC Code of Conduct including safeguarding violations being committed by its staff, consultants, contractors, volunteers, interns, suppliers, vendors, sub-grantees/partners, implementing partners or any other associate.

General Duties:

Rapidly assess patient’s condition (airway, breathing, circulation, disability).

Prioritize patients according to severity.

Provide immediate life-saving interventions (oxygen, IV access, wound care, CPR).

Control bleeding, manage shock.

Administer emergency drugs (pain relief, cardiac drugs, antibiotics, etc.).

Monitor patient response to medication.

Work with doctors and paramedics during resuscitation and trauma cases.

Prepare patients for secondary level care

Observe and record vital signs, oxygen levels, IV settings.

Manage catheters, and IV infusions.

Providing the refers to the patients who need more specialized services.

Liaising with the pharmacy, store, EPI and MNCH as and when required.

Specific duties 

Triage & Initial Assessment: Quickly assess patients’ conditions, prioritize care according to urgency.

Emergency Interventions: Provide life-saving measures such as CPR, wound care, hemorrhage control, oxygen therapy.

Medication Administration: Safely administer IV, IM, oral, and emergency medications (e.g., pain relief, antihypertensives, thrombolytics).

Stabilization: Prepare and assist in stabilizing critically ill/injured patients (airway management, vital signs monitoring, IV lines).

Procedural Support: Assist doctors during sutures, intubation, chest tube insertion etc.

Patient & Family Support: Provide updates, explain procedures, and give psychological support in emergencies.

Collaboration: Work closely with physicians and other staff.

Preparedness: Keep emergency equipment (suction, crash cart) ready at all times.

Coordination and Representation

• Ensures smooth collaboration between doctors, other nurses, and support staff.
• Communicates the patient’s needs, condition, and concerns to the healthcare team or family.
• Attending meetings with colleagues and other partners which are working at the health center.
• Representing a patient’s condition in a case discussion or briefing the doctor about changes in symptoms.

Monitoring and Reporting

• Ensure all patient consultations are documented and patient records completed.
• Submit reports in a timely manner.

Other Duties

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• Willing to take disciplined risks.
• Other duties as assigned by the supervisor to enable and develop IRC programs.
   

• Qualified Nurse with a nursing diploma from a recognized medical university registered with local Ministry of Health 
• Training in Basic Life Support (BLS) desirable

• At least 2 years clinical nursing experience in primary health care.
• Ability to lead, train, supervise and facilitate other nursing staff and other health staff in their respective tasks.
• Ability and flexibility to understand the cultural and political environment and to work well with the local health representatives and partners.

• Ability to work well under pressure and work to deadlines.
• Experience of representation and ability to represent SC effectively in external forums.
• Must be a team player with excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work under pressure in a stressful environment, displaying patience, compassion and diplomacy.
• Ability to be innovative, flexible, adaptive, and willingness to work out of hours, sometimes throughout the night.
• Ability to live in challenging conditions and ability to work under difficult, high-pressure situations.   
• Excellent communication skills.
• Fluency Spoken and written in local languages.
• Ability of speaking and writing in English is an asset.

For IRC- Afghanistan Internal Candidates:

(“ The IRC encourages employees to remain in a position for at least one year and be in good standing before applying for another position within the organization. if an employee is interested in a vacant position within the organization, he/she must inform his/her supervisor in advance before applying for a new position”)

(However, 1 year is a must to complete but to encourage IRCA employees somehow we are flexible who work in the current IRC position for at least 6 months or above and are given chance to compete for an opportunity in the organization)

All qualified candidates are requested to open the given link and follow the instructions:

https://theirc.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/External_Careers/job/Herat-Afghanistan/Nurse_JR00000276

applications received without a given link and/or online system will be disqualified and removed from the entire process. 

Shortlisted candidates will be directly contacted for a written test and after that for interviews. If you are not contacted TWO or FOUR WEEKS after the closing date .please know that your application has not been successful for the post. IRC Afghanistan Country Office, Qala-e-Fathullah, Street # 3, District 10, Old UNOCHA Office, Beside Fatemia Mosque