Vacancy Announcement

Auxiliary Nurse (2 Positions)

Organization

GREDO- Gargaar Relief and Development Organization

Position Title
Location/Duty Station
Employment Status
Announcing Date
Closing Date

Auxiliary Nurse
Bakool
8Month
28/7/2016
2/8/2016

Commitment to Diversity

Gredo is an equal opportunities employer

Submission Email:

hr.gredo@yahoo.com

Organizational Background
GREDO is an indigenous local NGO. Non-profit non-partial, non- political and voluntary organization
based in Baidoa. To reach the most affected grass-root communities in Bay and Bakool regions and
lower shabelle effectively and efficiently, the necessity of local partnership in relief program
appeared. Responding to the partnership need, a group of Somali intellectuals and well-wishers
initiated in December 1992 a local non-governmental organization called Gargaar Relief and
Development Organization (GREDO) the organization has implemented during these period different
projects including relief and emergency programs and later improved into rehabilitation and
developmental programs.
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Conduct duties like dressing of wounds and helping the midwives during delivery.
Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for patients with a known long-term
condition
Identify, and manage as appropriate, treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a
long-term condition.
Priorities health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex,
urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care.
Support patients to adopt health promotion GREDO strategies that encourage patients to live
healthily, and apply principles of self-care.

 Deliver opportunistic health promotion using opportunities such as new-patient medicals

Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication
regimens, side effects and interactions.
Assess and care for patients presenting with uncomplicated wounds.
Support and advice women requesting information relating to family planning needs.
Carry out additional duties as may be required.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Certificate in nursing services from a recognized institution.
Minimum of two years of relevant experience in a health program set up
Willing to travel and live in difficult and remote areas
A mature person of high professional discipline and moral integrity,
Knowledge of local Somali language.
primary health care programs and conducting nursing.
Strong counseling skills.
Competent to work under stress as the situation may dictate.
Ability to work with displaced communities with diverse cultural and ethnic background

Integrity: Honest, encourages openness, transparency and sincere.

All applicants should drop a letter of application and updated CV (including 3 referees) to
hr.gredo@yahoo.com and indicate the position applied for in the subject. The deadline for
application is 2nd August 2016.
Female candidates are encouraged to apply. Preference will be given to local candidates.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
GREDO is an equal opportunities employer.