Provides nursing and administrative support aboard a cruise vessel, assisting doctors with examinations, treatments, emergencies, pharmacy management, medical documentation, infection control, hygiene inspections, equipment maintenance, vaccinations, safety drills, and medical disembarkations. Maintains supplies, checklists, first-aid kits, and compliance records while participating in 24-hour onboard duties. Fluent German and emergency-care experience are required.
Job description | Nurse
Tasks:
Within his/her field of activity as a Nurse, he/she is responsible for assisting the present ship's Doctors in medical matters. Furthermore, the Nurse has to fulfill all activities, duties and tasks within his/her department.
· Ensuring a smooth process in the board hospital; administrative and medical support during consultation hours
· Admitting passengers and crew members
· Handing over General Terms of Conditions (GTC) and declaration of consent to passengers or crew for signature before consultation and treatment
· Scanning diagnostic findings, GTCs and declaration of consent
· Assisting during medical examinations and treatments (e.g. lab test, plastering, changing bandages, X-ray, ECG etc.)
· Handling telephone and email communication
· Support in the treatment of emergencies and patients with acute illnesses
· Management of the pharmacy (check first in - first out principle)
· Control of pharmaceutical stocks and consumables
· Ordering medication, supplies and stationery in consultation with Doctor and under economical aspects
· Monitoring and disposing expired drugs on a monthly basis (s. Checkliste Verfallsdaten) in the hospital and 2nd hospital; except narcotics.
· Handling daily posting procedure (bills) and collecting signature from the Doctor
· Portfolio maintenance of oxygen cylinders
· Keeping, printing and sending out checklists (e.g. O2-inventory list)
· Keeping, signing and printing out checklists (daily/weekly/monthly checklists)
· Transmitting the Notification of Accident
· Entering accidents in RiscConnect System in cooperation with the Doctor
· Sterilisation of instruments
· Cleaning and disinfecting of immediate working environment
· Control of medical devices
· Assisting in all life-threatening emergencies - "Mike Mike" on board
· Participation in all ship-related and medical team safety drills and training, as well as assisting the doctor with first aid courses and medical team drills
· Participating in on-all duties (24 hours)
· Ordering water and stationery
· Complying with the Medical Manual / SQM (e.g. process of disembarkation, death onboard, water testing etc.)
· Conducting hygiene controls regarding water and fresh water (Colilert-18 Test) and Legionella prevention
· Participation as a protocolist in ship’s hygiene inspections
· Monitoring and enforcement of the ship’s integrated pest management
· Assists the Doctor in the preparation of the audit
· Portfolio maintenance of the medical equipment list
· Participating in and contributing to annual equipment maintenance and documentation of medical product books
· Documented handover and familiarization of his/her replacement (Handover notes, Familiarization Form, Instruction of laboratory equipment, Instruction of medical equipment)
· Collection of login data for new staff from IT Administrator on board
· Assists the Doctor in coordinating with Chief/Crew Purser in cases of medical disembarkation or referral shoreside
· Coordination of local purchase of medications
· Final review and delivery of checklists to Medical Department Hamburg
· Participation in cabin inspections
· Maintenance of the vaccination database and administration of necessary vaccinations on Doctor’s order
· Compliance with all infection control measures and implementation of appropriate measures
· Inventory and reordering of infection control materials
Checking the first-aid kits and eye wash bottles on board
ONLY FLUENT GERMAN SPEAKING CANDIDATES WILL BE CONSIDERED.
- QUALIFICATIONS:
- ACLS/PALS
- X-ray expertise
- Basic Safety Course (STCW)
- security Awareness Training
- Valid German medical fitness certificate for sea service, (original document)
- 2 year experience in an emergency room/intermediate care unit/intensive care room
- Vaccination pass incl. yellow fever-,hepatitis A + B, MMR vaccination (original pass)
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