Mental Health NurseNew!

• Fill client file and register book for each patient who comes in for consultation.
• Assess and talk to patients about their problems and discussing the best way to plan and deliver their care.
• Build relationships with patients to encourage trust, while listening to and interpreting their needs and concerns.
• Respond to distressed patients in a non-threatening manner and attempting to understand the source of distress.
• Apply ‘de-escalation’ techniques to help people manage their emotions and behavior.
• Write all lab exams and findings in patient file and in register book.
• Ensure the correct administration of medication, including injections, and monitoring the results of treatment.
• Make decision on which patient can be referred to other services or secondary and tertiary level.
• Insure community awareness on mental health, prevention of alcohol and drug abuse and other forms of psychological problems.
• Organize sessions with families of patients and the community to prevent stigmatization of people with mental illnesses.
• Make sure the consultation activities start by the scheduled time and finish when the last patient is consulted.
• Perform PIT when it is necessary, and report all HIV-positive cases to HIV Program.
• Ensure FP is fully integrated in consultation.

Qualifications & Experience:

• A1 in Mental Health Nursing.
• 2 to 3 years of experience in mental health nursing in a clinical setting in a low-resource setting.
• Registration with a professional council with a valid licence.

Skills & Competencies:

• Analytical and organisational skills with experience of health data.
• Strong coordination and leadership skills across multiple technical areas, including mentoring staff.
• Experience collecting patient data for health systems monitoring.
• Excellent organisational and administrative skills.
• Oral and written skills in Kinyarwanda, English and French.
• Experience working in a protracted refugee situation or the Rwanda health system.