Clinical Nurse – Emergency Response

About the role

The Clinical Nurse provides life‑saving clinical and public‑health services to crisis‑affected populations as part of a multi‑sector emergency response project. Working in challenging environments, the nurse ensures timely diagnosis, treatment, referral and disease prevention for vulnerable groups, especially women and children.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct outpatient consultations, diagnose and treat common and emergency illnesses following national and WHO guidelines.
• Administer medications, IV fluids, and perform emergency interventions; triage and stabilize critically ill patients.
• Provide maternal, newborn and child health services, including ANC, PNC, basic obstetric care, immunizations and IMCI‑based child illness management.
• Screen, treat and refer malnutrition cases (SAM/MAM) and support nutrition programs.
• Participate in disease surveillance, outbreak reporting and community health education.
• Coordinate referrals, follow‑up care and liaise with ambulance services and health facilities.
• Deliver mobile health and nutrition services in hard‑to‑reach areas, adapting to insecure settings.
• Maintain accurate patient records, compile health reports and ensure data quality.
• Collaborate with health extension workers, local health offices and other humanitarian actors.

Required profile

Required skills

• Clinical assessment and diagnosis
• IV therapy and medication administration
• Triage and emergency stabilization
• Maternal and child health care (ANC, PNC, obstetrics)
• Nutrition screening and management (SAM/MAM)
• Disease surveillance and outbreak reporting
• Infection prevention and control (IPC) practices

What we offer

• Opportunity to work with a large international humanitarian organization
• Field experience in emergency and low‑resource settings
• Professional development through multidisciplinary collaboration