Nurse (M / F)

Type of contract : Full-time and determined duration contract (CDD)

The Laboratoire national de santé (Luxembourg public institution) is recruiting a Registered Nurse (“Infirmier Diplômé”) (m / f) with Bachelor degree to carry out epidemiological surveys on the field in Environmental Health for the service “Medical Expertise and Data Intelligence” (MEDI, Department Health Protection) in a full time position (40h / week) with a contract of determined duration (2 years) starting 1st of April 2025. The nurse will be involved in PARC, the European Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals.

The LNS is a major player in Luxembourg’s healthcare sector, serving the country’s patients, doctors and hospitals. Under the supervision of the Ministry of Health and Social Security, the LNS is a multidisciplinary public institution organized around six diagnostic departments, two of which are designated as national diagnostic centers for human genetics and pathology respectively.

The LNS employs around 400 highly qualified staff with diverse backgrounds. The main purpose of the LNS is to develop analytical activities and scientific expertise relating to the prevention, diagnosis and monitoring of human diseases; to act as a national control or reference laboratory; and to carry out forensic missions. The LNS also collaborates with the University of Luxembourg and other biomedical research institutions, both nationally and internationally, on research and teaching activities.

In particular, in the field of diagnostics, the LNS covers the following fields of application: medical biology, microbiology, forensic medicine, environmental medicine, morphological and molecular pathology, and clinical genetics, as well as sequencing for rare diseases, oncology and pathogens.

About the Health Protection Department

The Department Health Protection supports public health and health care for problems caused or aggravated by the environment, including indoor pollution, the working context, and consumer products. We fulfill this mission through servicing including expert advice, education and applied research. Our main stakeholders are the hospitals, the ministries and the services for occupational medicine in Luxembourg.

The MEDI service hosts the medical, epidemiological and toxicological expertise in the domains of environmental and occupational health / medicine with an expanding team of nine members. An important task of MEDI is to set-up and carry out the epidemiological surveys for public health in Luxembourg, more specifically the surveys in environmental and occupational health. All these surveys take place in the broader framework of the PARC program co-funded by the European Union (EU), involving 200 partners from 28 European countries, including national and EU agencies as well as affiliated research organizations.

The Department also treats and analyses the samples of these surveys in its own laboratory, the service “Environmental Hygiene and Human Biological Monitoring (ENVIROH)”. This service is in charge of the reception, aliquoting, encoding of the samples, and the reports with the laboratory results. Finally, a departmental administrative team and a departmental quality coordination team support the services’ and the department heads. The department is accredited ISO / IEC 17025 and ISO 15189.

Responsibilities

As a nurse carrying out the surveys on the field in environmental health, you report directly to the head of the MEDI Service.

More specifically, you will:

• Participate in the carrying out of three epidemiological surveys in Luxembourg: (i) in the general population, including adults aged 20-39 and children aged 6-11; (ii) in healthcare workers, and (iii) in waste management workers;
• Recruit participants, provide information about the study, and follow-up on the reception of the informed consents;
• Contact the participants and/or the companies and plan the field visits;
• Assist in the preparation of the materials for the field visits. A technical officer is in charge of ensuring the entire supply-chain and logistics, including the ordering of all material. You will double-check that all materials are indeed available and instruments are calibrated in a timely manner and this before each field visit;
• Go on site for the field visit, and this with a team consisting of one technical officer and two nurses. The field visit includes the collection of biological and environmental samples, as well as questionnaire/interview data, over several hours, so it requires team work and spirit;
• Administer questionnaires to the participants, follow-up on any questions, and ensure the completion of the questionnaires. The procedure will include both self-administered questionnaires (sent online to the participants and to be filled before the field visit) and interviews conducted during the field visits at home or in the companies;
• Collect samples in a variety of environmental matrices: indoor air, indoor dust, tap water, and specific occupational hygiene samples such as wipes and silicone wrist bands during the field visit at the participants’ home and in the companies;
• Collect human biological samples including blood, urine, hair, and saliva during the field visit at the participants’ home and in the companies;
• For all aspects related to the field visits, you will receive in-house training so you can get familiar with the Standard Operating Procedures in place in order to ensure standardization among all team members carrying out field work;
• Be in charge of data entry/encoding of the questionnaire and interview data.

This list of tasks should not be considered exhaustive. Missions may vary depending on the specific needs of the Service or the Department.

Profile

• A diploma of nurse (Bachelor) recognized in Luxembourg with the authorization to practice in Luxembourg (“Infirmier diplômé”);
• Experience in carrying out the collection of human biological samples, and environmental samples or questionnaire/interview data, preferentially in Luxembourg and also outside the strictly clinical hospital acts;
• Experience in working and delivering as a team while taking ownership for your individual tasks;
• Perfect fluency in French or German – basic knowledge of English;
• Having a driving license type B;
• Will be considered an asset: knowledge of public health and/or epidemiological field work;
• Will be considered an asset: knowledge of Luxembourgish.

Accurate and detail-oriented:

• Action-oriented mind-set ensuring delivery of good results in time;
• Pragmatic and problem-solver;
• Highly interactive personality and strong in professional communication towards participants;
• Respect for processes and standardized way of working among the colleagues doing similar tasks;
• Very good team working skills.

If you meet the above profile and wish to apply, please submit your application (CV and Cover letter) via Moovijob.com. Your application will be treated confidentially.

At the final stages of the recruitment process, the successful candidate will be asked to provide supporting documentation such as, copies of diplomas and certificates of employment. An official criminal record (bulletin no.3) will also be required for consultation purpose.