Tanzanian Children's Fund Nurse Job Vacancy at the Rift Valley Children's Village, Tanzania

Job
description

The Tanzanian
Children’s Fund seeks a full time nurse to work and live at the Rift Valley
Children’s Village in Oldeani, Tanzania. Founded by India Howell in 2004, the
Rift Valley Children’s Village operates in partnership with the Tanzanian
Children’s Fund, and is home to 88 orphaned children. Located in a remote
impoverished village in Karatu District, it is adjacent to the Ngorongoro
Conservation Area.

The nurse
will:

• Primarily oversee
health care responsibilities for the children and staff at the Rift Valley
Children’s Village

• Provide basic
health services and health education to 450 students at the local primary
school

• Assist in basic
healthcare for the rural catchment area of Oldeani Ward. The nurse must be
self-motivated, flexible, and able to work in a resource-limited setting.

• Working
independently, the nurse must be able to exercise professional judgment and
provide referrals to licensed medical facilities. Dr. Frank Artress, Founder of
FAME, is available for consultation and assistance at his hospital half an hour
away (http://fameafrica.org/).

• Provide nursing
care, including first aid, for minor injuries and illnesses

• Conduct health
assessments, obtain health history, screen and evaluate findings for Gyetighi
Primary School students

• Identify abnormal
health findings

• Provide emergency
nursing management

• Initiate referrals
to community health resources for ongoing intervention, remediation, and
follow-through

• Communicate
appropriately and effectively as the liaison health professional between Rift
Valley Children’s Village, Gyetighi Primary School, and the community

Additional
responsibilities at the Rift Valley Children’s Village include:

• Administer daily
medications and supervise treatment plans for children with acute
injuries/illnesses and chronic health issues including HIV, asthma, and
behavioral disorders

• Provide ongoing
health monitoring and counseling for adults with chronic health conditions
including HIV, epilepsy, diabetes, and hypertension

• Accompany patients
to local hospitals as needed

• Maintain
organization and accommodate needs of the on-site infirmary including medical
supply and medication inventory

Additional
responsibilities at Gyetighi Primary School include:

• Provide
anticipatory guidance and health counseling for students and families

• Coordinate well
child exams and dental health screenings annually

• Co-teach a life
skills and reproductive health curriculum

Additional
responsibilities within the local community include:

• Provide triage and
assist at bi-monthly community mobile clinics on site

• Participate in
home visits when necessary

• For community
children requiring surgical interventions for club feet, cleft lip,
hydrocephalus, spina bifida, etc., initiate referrals and follow through at
specialty hospitals in Arusha and Moshi

• Support and guide
a community intervention that prevents child abuse

• Coordinate
community health activities including preventative health services

Qualifications:

• Education
requirements: 4-year degree, BSN or registered nurse with Bachelor’s degree in
a related discipline (Master’s degree preferred)

• Qualified to
practice as a registered nurse and holds an active and unrestricted license

• Certified in CPR
or BLS

• 1-2 years nursing
experience

• Knowledge of
principles and practices underlying professional nursing with familiarity in
pediatric nursing, school health, public health and/or international nursing
preferred

• Strong
interpersonal skills

• Commitment to
service

• Prior experience
living in developing countries desired

• Knowledge of
Swahili and overseas working/volunteering experience helpful

Benefits:

• $1000 USD/month

• Room and board at
the Rift Valley Children’s Village

• Health insurance
for term of service

• One month annual
leave for each year of employment

• $2,000 USD airfare
allowance for each year of employment

• 24 month
commitment

Employment
type:
Full time