CHARITY JOBS IN AFRICA

Organization: International Medical Corps
Country: Central African Republic
Closing date: 20 Feb 2015

Position Summary & Responsibilities:

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 to respond rapidly to emergency situations, International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated health care systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.

International Medical Corps has been providing emergency medical, nutritional as well protection assistance to Sudanese refugees and local host conflict affected people in Haute-Kotto and Vakaga region since 2007. Most recently in response to the renewed conflict in the country, International Medical Corps has expanded programming to provide assistance to conflict-affected populations in the northwest of the country. While providing basic primary health care services to the beneficiaries, International Medical Corps also focuses on capacity building of existing human resources, in order to deliver and take ownership of health, nutrition and protection programs implemented by International Medical Corps, thus assuring the sustainability of the health program for the coming years.

Recently, International Medical Corps has been awarded funds under the Bekou fund (EU trust fund) to work in collaboration with the European Union and CAR Ministry of Health to strengthen the health system in the northeast provinces of Vakaga and Haute Kotto. This program will build off of emergency activities in the prefectures and assist with the CAR MOH transitional plan for development.

JOB SUMMARY:

The nurse will be responsible for health facility supervisions; on-the-job training of nurses cares providers and community volunteers, MOH staff, and national staff nurses, and will ensure proper implementation of all health services as per medical doctor recommendations. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function with or without reasonable accommodation.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support provision of patient care in diagnostic and treatment in primary healthcare facilities and provide direct care to patients in case of absence of local health care providers.
• Supervise and ensure that patients have up to date patient cards and are accurately registered and recorded for reporting and case management.
• Monitor and supervise health care delivery by local counterparts and community health workers.
• Ensure and supervise on weekly basis disease surveillance and report on time need of investigation of potential outbreak to medical doctor.
• Supervise and ensure aggressive drug management (stockage, dispersment, warehousing, and reconciliation).
• Oversee clinic staff and ward management and ensure adequate standard.
• Strengthen capacity of local health staff and MoH staffs - theory of disease causation; treatment and prevention; disease diagnosis and drug treatment of common diseases; community nutrition; basic sanitation, universal precautions principles, IMCI, techniques for the identification of the malnourished child, treatment and growth monitoring and MCH.
• Identify the educational needs, brief and supervise community volunteers on daily basis.
• Other duties as assigned. The duties and responsibilities listed are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all inclusive.

Skills & Requirements:

• Minimum clinical nursing degree; preferably with a Master’s in Public Health.

• 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 or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• 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 French fluently.

• Ability to read, writes, analyse and interpret technical and non-technical information in English.

Other Relevant Information (if applicable): Must be able to speak French fluently. Ability to read, writes, analyse and interpret technical and non-technical information in English. International Medical Corps is a ‘first-responder’ both to natural and men-made disasters and has a mandate of working in remote locations. The organization has a comprehensive security management policy and plan in place and committed to do everything possible within its remit to ensure safety and security. Notwithstanding, the mandate and programming choices of International Medical. International Medical Corps is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability or status as a veteran. Corps requires staff with high degree of resilience, extremely decisive quality and ability to move fast.

How to apply:

To officially begin the application process, qualified candidates please go to our career page http://careers.internationalmedicalcorps.org/careers.aspx , noting where you noticed the position you are applying for and complete the online employment application form.