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Operating Theatre (OT) Nurse (Specialised Nurse) at Medecins Sans Frontieres
Medecins Sans Frontieres
Lagos, Nigeria
Permanent
Published 1 month ago · Expires 4 weeks from now
Job description
An established company is recruiting for the following position.
Main Purpose
- Organise and carry out all nursing activities related to operating theatre (OT) running, according to MSF health protocols, universal hygiene standards and in coordination with the surgeon and anaesthetist, to ensure the smooth functioning of surgical activities (pre-, intra- and post-operative care) offered to patients.
- The Operating Theatre (OT) Nurse at MSF Jahun plays a vital role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred, and safe surgical care within the CEmONC and Obstetric Fistula project
- This multifaceted role encompasses pre-, intra-, and post-operative responsibilities, including patient preparation, surgical assistance, recovery monitoring, and infection prevention.
- The OT Nurse ensures proper documentation, equipment readiness, and adherence to hygiene and safety protocols, while supporting patients’ physical and emotional well-being throughout the surgical continuum.
- As a Scrub, Circulating, or Recovery Room Nurse, they collaborate closely with the surgical team to uphold sterility, manage instruments, and facilitate smooth patient transitions.
- Additionally, the OT Nurse contributes to staff training, data collection, and continuous quality improvement, embodying MSF’s commitment to compassionate, competent, and dignified care.
- Carry out and supervise administrative procedures and documents (check identity of patient and his/her consent for the operation, fill in patients’ files, forms, statistics, quantitative surgical data collection, etc.), and report any problematic situations and cases arising, in order to have updated and correct information about the day-to-day activity and ensure proper transfer of information.
- Knowing, promoting, implementing, and following up the universal hygiene standards/ precautions, bio-hazard prevention and infection control, security rules and other protocols and procedures in the medical premises and ensuring high standards of hygiene of his/her working environment, including participating in Unit Deep Cleaning at scheduled times.
- Demonstrate thorough knowledge of and strict adherence to the Accidental Exposure to Blood (AEB) Protocol, ensuring immediate and appropriate response to any exposure incident in line with MSF guidelines to safeguard personal and patient safety.
- Monitors patients’ physical and emotional well-being throughout the care continuum, always respecting medical secrets and confidentiality, as well as patients’ privacy.
- Provide targeted health education to patients and their families as needed, ensuring they understand their condition, treatment plan, and post-operative care requirements to support infor...