Emergency Doctor & Nurse - Ebola Outbreak

Country:             Liberia

Department:    Emergency Response Team

Essential Job Duties/Scope of Work:

PROGRAM BACKGROUND
International Medical Corps is deploying an emergency response team (ERT) to assess the humanitarian situation in the countries affected by the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak starting in March 2014. The ERT will expand the current ongoing activities including: health education, health awareness, surveillance, and contact tracing support and will the ERT will also assess the feasibility for the provision of direct clinical care safely and effectively.

Position Summary & Responsibilities:

• Participate in trainings regarding infection control, clinical management, use of protective personal equipment, and other aspects related to care of EVD patients.
• Provide direct clinical care to EVD patients, fully abiding by established International Medical Corps policies and procedures.
• Assist in other EVD prevention activities including, but not limited to: community education, contact tracing, surveillance, PPE provision, etc.
• Provide training to local and international staff in the correct and safe care of EVD patients.
• 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
• Act upon suspected or confirmed communicable diseases according to the protocols and inform the Medical Director
• Anticipate changing needs and emergencies

Qualifications:

Skills & Requirements:
• Minimum medical degree or nursing degree; preferably with a Master’s in Public Health.
• Experience in overseas programs relating to primary health care, maternal and child health, reproductive health, and communicable diseases.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience required, of which 1-2 years should be of developing country experience or resource deprived environment.
• 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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