Emergency Doctor & Nurse - Ebola Outbreak

Country:       Sierra Leone

Department: Emergency Response Team

Essential Job Duties/Scope of Work:

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSABILITIES:

• Conduct initial needs assessments and determine areas of assistance
• Examine, diagnose and treat patients in the out patients clinic according to the guidelines and available protocols
• Monitor and coordinate emergency program activities assigned for the project
• Identify prevalent epidemic diseases in the camp and set up appropriate strategies to be implemented in case of epidemics and other health needs
• Act upon suspected or confirmed communicable diseases according to the protocols and inform the Medical director
• Train and support community health workers and International Medical Corps staff on Primary Health Care and MCH activities
• Identify and treat SGBV incidents
• Anticipate changing needs and emergencies

Qualifications:

SKILLS & REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum medical degree; preferably with a Master’s in Public Health.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience required, of which 1-2 years should be of developing country experience or resource deprived environment.
• Experience in overseas programs relating to primary health care, maternal and child health, reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, and communicable diseases.
• Must be able to deploy to emergencies on short notice
• Previous NGO experience.
• Will have excellent communications skills, both oral and written.
• Will have excellent self-motivation skills.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions independently.
• Extremely flexible, and have the ability to cope with stressful situations and frustrations.
• Ability to relate to and motivate local staff effectively.
• Creativity and the ability to work with limited resources. 

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