About Cure Hospital – Afghanistan:

Overview of Cure Hospital-Be Team Internation (BTI)

Cure Hospital, a facility of Be Team International started its journey in 2005 on the way of providing excellent evidence-based health services in Afghanistan.
 
Its fundamental mission revolves around the provision of exceptional and evidence-based medical services, while simultaneously focusing on capacity building and training of healthcare personnel, thereby prioritizing the enhancement of Afghanistan’s healthcare sector.

Cure Hospital has achieved significant milestones in fulfilling its objectives and goals. It has provided high-quality medical services to hundreds of thousands of Afghans. Moreover, it has played a pivotal role in training of substantial number of Afghans. 

Cure Hospital by the support of "Be Team International”and in consideration of its core values such as; Patient First, Respect, Integrity, Stewardship, Sanctity of Life and Life-long Learning, envisions to become the center of medical excellence in Afghanistan and region.

Purpose of the position:

The Nurse Anaesthetist will provide safe and effective anaesthesia and care before, during and after the surgical procedure and follow any National Guidelines that apply to anaesthesia in Afghanistan. The Nurse Anaesthetist will also provide anaesthetic or resuscitation support to patients in other departments of the hospital when needed

• In the administration of anesthetist:
  • To perform a pre-operative assessment on all patients allocated to you (elective and emergency) who will undergo anaesthesia of all types and to record the assessment on the patient’s own anaesthetic sheet.
• • To inform the Senior  Anaesthetist or the Anaesthesiologist in charge of any patient with other illnesses who may require further treatment before anaesthesia or who may be unstable before, during or after anaesthesia.
  • To advise other medical staff of appropriate investigations for the patient.
  • To discuss with the patient the type of anesthtic planned, the risks of that anesthetic, and to answer the patient’s questions.
  • To provide monitoring and other necessary care to patients undergoing procedures with local anesthesia or sedation
  • Provide safe, effective and appropriate anesthesia, based on the pre-operative assessment performed and discussed with the patient.
  • To keep records of all observations and anaesthesia given on the anaesthesia sheet
  • To give a comprehensive handover to the recovery nurse.

• When asked to care for patients in other departments outside the operating theatre, you must ensure that the patient is safe at all times – if necessary, take oxygen, emergency drugs and other equipment appropriate for the situation to the patient, or move the patient to the operating room. You should refuse to do any anesthetic procedure on a patient if the situation is unsafe.
• Provide emergency resuscitation skills to any patient who needs this when asked by other medical staff. You are expected to attend to the patient without delay.
• Keep the on-call phone with you and switched on when on call and record all phone calls in the telephone log book.
• Attend all teaching sessions provided by the anesthesia department.
• Sometimes you will be asked to assist other nurses with various nursing procedures – whilst this will not be a regular requirement, you will be expected to help occasionally when asked.
• Sometimes we have patients who need to be transferred in the ambulance to another hospital – you should accompany them in the ambulance if needed.

• Honesty and professionalism in all dealings with patients and their relatives
• Anaesthetist Qualification either obtained in Afghanistan or approved by the Ministry of Public Health or Ministry of Higher Education as equivalent.
• Ability to read, write and speak English
• Minimum of 3 years working as a nurse anesthetist
• Able to admit their mistakes, able to take charge and work well in a team, calm in a crisis and willing to learn from seniors and visiting anesthesiologists.

Submission guidelines :  

Applicants meeting the above qualifications are requested to submit:

1.         An application letter and CV.

2.         A copy of MOPH certified Diploma

All applications MUST be accompanied with CVs should be submitted to:

The HR Department at Cure Hospital, Kabul

Add. Darulaman Road, Near to Darulaman Palace, Kabul Afghanistan.

Or by email address: hrmanager@beteamintl.org

Subject line MUST be: Anesthetist