Senior Migration Health Nurse
Organizational Context
The International Organization for Migration (IOM), established in 1951, is a leading UN agency promoting humane and orderly migration. It operates globally, saving lives, protecting people on the move, and facilitating regular migration pathways. IOM fosters an inclusive and supportive workplace, valuing diversity and employee potential. This role operates within the organizational framework, contributing to IOM's mission.
Job Purpose
This role is crucial for coordinating and monitoring medical assistance for migrants throughout their journey, including pre-departure, transit, and arrival phases. The incumbent will ensure safe and effective operations within migrant transit centers, delivering assistance in line with IOM procedures, medical guidance, and protection principles. The purpose is to safeguard the health and well-being of migrants, facilitate continuity of care, and manage medical documentation and reporting. This position directly supports IOM's commitment to providing essential health services to vulnerable populations on the move, ensuring their safety and dignity during transit and return processes.
Responsibilities
Key responsibilities include coordinating and monitoring medical assistance for migrants before departure, during transit, and upon arrival. This involves conducting nursing assessments, identifying health needs, and arranging timely medical evaluations and referrals. The role requires monitoring outpatient care, managing treatment, hospitalization, and discharge, ensuring continuity of care and accurate documentation. Liaising with IOM offices globally for medical escorts and handovers is essential. The position also involves providing technical guidance to teams, monitoring transit center operations for safety and quality of assistance, and managing medical records and databases. Reporting, coordination with external health providers, and providing health education and pre-departure counseling are also key duties. Supporting the development of SOPs and participating in relevant meetings are expected.
Work Experience
Required experience includes providing nursing care, case follow-up, treatment monitoring, and medical referrals in clinical or humanitarian settings. Experience supporting vulnerable populations, including migrants and returnees, with medical travel assistance and continuity of care is essential. Experience coordinating health personnel and liaising with health facilities and service providers is necessary. Experience with the UN or humanitarian organizations and in medical documentation is advantageous.
Skills
Essential skills include sound knowledge of nursing practice, first aid, infection prevention, and safe medication handling. The ability to recognize medical and protection risks, prioritize cases, and communicate effectively with diverse teams and migrants is crucial. Strong record-keeping, reporting, and data management skills, with an emphasis on confidentiality, are required. Proficiency in Microsoft Office and the ability to work under pressure in multicultural environments are necessary. Strong interpersonal, counseling, and communication skills are vital.