Employer:International Medical Corps
Location: Mali
Essential Job Duties/Scope of Work:
International Medical Corps is a global, humanitarian, nonprofit organization dedicated to
saving
lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief
and development programs. Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and
nurses, International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary,
nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the
quality of life through health interventions and related activities that
build local capacity in underserved communities worldwide. By offering
training and health care to local populations and medical assistance to
people at highest risk, and with the flexibility for rapid response to
emergencies. International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated health
care systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSABILITIES:
• Provide direct patient care in diagnostic and treatment in emergency primary healthcare
• Identify the educational needs of community health workers and supervise on daily basis.
• Monitor and supervise health care delivery by local counterparts and community health workers.
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Ensure that patients have up to date patient cards and are accurately
registered and recorded for reporting and case management.
• Oversee clinic staff and ward management.
• Monitor and supervise rational use of supplies and drugs
• Maintain equipment in good condition and submit regular inventory reports of the same
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Teach basic sanitation and public health; theory of disease causation;
treatment and prevention; disease diagnosis and drug treatment of common
diseases; community nutrition; techniques for the identification of the
malnourished child, treatment and growth monitoring, MCH and ANC.
• Compile and submit weekly HIS reports
• Conduct health assessments as appropriate, compile findings and support analysis with members of health team
Qualifications:
SKILLS & REQUIREMENTS:
• Diploma, degree and current license; preferably with a Master’s in Public Health.
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Experience in overseas programs relating to primary health care,
communicable diseases; experience in maternal and child health,
reproductive health, HIV/AIDS is useful.
• Minimum of 3 years of
experience required, of which 1 year should be of developing country
experience or resource deprived environment.
• Previous NGO experience.
• Will have excellent communications skills, both oral and written.
• 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.
• Must be able to speak English and French fluently.
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