Nurse

United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan - UNAMA

Volunteer Closes 13 Oct 2026 13 days left

Overview

The National UN Volunteer Nurse will provide primary health care to personnel from participating UN entities, focusing on protecting and promoting staff health and ensuring a safe working environment.


Key Responsibilities
  • Attend relevant meetings and take minutes.
  • Monitor mailboxes and direct client requests.
  • Deliver continuing medical education sessions.
  • Schedule hospital and dental appointments.
  • Upload patient case reports and files.
  • Support the Staff Counsellor during online group counselling.
  • Provide clinical nursing care, including administering medications and monitoring patients.
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.
  • Coordinate patient transportation and security coverage.
  • Provide health promotion and patient counseling.
  • Coordinate and support nursing activities.
  • Inspect clinical areas for cleanliness and orderliness.
  • Participate in quality improvement initiatives.
  • Maintain emergency preparedness, including checking equipment and medications.
  • Dispense and manage medications.
  • Monitor stock levels of medicines and consumables.
  • Conduct checks of medical equipment.
  • Coordinate team meetings and team-building activities.
  • Support staff leave planning.
  • Prepare and submit monthly nursing reports.
  • Coordinate the onboarding of new arrivals.
  • Requisition non-medical clinic supplies.
  • Identify and coordinate clinic repair and maintenance requirements.
  • Perform other duties as assigned by the Chief Medical Officer.
Required Experience

5 years of progressively responsible clinical nursing experience in a hospital providing emergency, inpatient, intensive care, or other high-acuity clinical services. Experience limited to outpatient or clinic-based nursing does not meet the minimum experience requirement.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Clinical Nursing, Emergency Nursing, Intensive Care/Acute Care, Infection Prevention and Control. Valid license to practice nursing in the home country. Certifications in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) are required.

Other Details
Languages Required
English, Level: Fluent, Required
Languages Preferred
Not specified
Contract Duration
3 months
Work Modality
Onsite
Remuneration
The applicable Volunteer Living Allowance is provided monthly to cover housing, utilities and normal cost of living expenses. Life, health and permanent disability insurance are included) and final repatriation (if applicable). Furthermore, in non-family duty stations that belong to hardship categories D or E, as classified by the ICSC, a Well-Being Differential (WBD) will be provided on a monthly basis.
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