Doctor Volunteer for Emergency Response in Japan - International Medical Corps, Japan, Deadline: April-16-2011

[Dr. Hnin Thawda Thwin]

Doctor Volunteer for Emergency Response in Japan - International Medical Corps, Japan, Deadline: April-16-2011

International Medical Corps offers many exciting ways to get involved, whether working with our professional staff in the United States or with our field-based experts in offices around the world. Our volunteers work with our emergency response team to deliver life-saving care after a disaster, teach farmers about sustainable agriculture, and even build roads and clinics for poor, rural communities. International Medical Corps works on initiatives such as these in the U.S. and over twenty other countries around the world, and our volunteers are critical to our success.

11-090: Doctor Volunteer - Emergency Response in Japan

Country: Japan

Department: International Operations

Essential Job Duties/Scope of Work:

• 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:

Minimum medical degree; preferably with a Master’s in Public Health.

• Experience in overseas programs relating to primary health care, maternal and child health, reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, 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.