RED CROSS JOB OPPORTUNITY- Primary Health Care (PHC) Doctor / Nurse

No family postings

Bilingual French and English

Your task

Based on the needs of specific target groups , support to one or more existing health facilities, or through an independent ICRC clinic, the Primary Health Care (PHC) Doctor / Nurse ensures the organization and management of Health activities for patients and/or a population in accordance with the context, ICRC protocols and universal hygiene standards, by providing quality and continuity of care.

Ensure supervision and training of a team.

Protection of the medical mission among the basic components of the programme (collection of allegations of disrespect for the medical mission, reporting, follow-up...).

Functions and responsibilities

Health activities

• Assessment of the health situation in a community
• Support and supervision of local health-care facilities
• Training of national staff
• Management and treatment of Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases
• Set-up and implementation of immunization programmes
• Detection and treatment of acute malnutrition
• Response to health emergencies
• Clinical management for victims of rape
• Implementation and supervision of various aspects of the reproductive health package
• If necessary prescribe relevant treatment based on ICRC and national guidelines and protocols
• Ensure quality medical follow-up and if necessary refer to other health facilities
• Apply hygiene standards in all health activities

Pharmacy and medical equipment management

• Prepare orders for medical supplies
• Identify new needs, in terms of drugs and medical equipment, in line with pathologies treated in his/her health practice

Organization and team management

• Organize and work in collaboration with other departments
• Supervize, motivate and train a multidisciplinary health team, in particular staff carrying out medical activities (formal and informal training)
• Propose protocols and guideline for medical activities if they do not exist (after validation by the technical referent)
• Ensure respect for implementation of ICRC and national protocols and guidelines in order to ensure continuity of care

Monitoring, analysis and reporting

• Regular follow-up of the activities, including order of medical items (drugs and material)training, supervision, monitoring and reporting
• Monitoring of the health activities, analysing them in the context, with a public health approach, and make proposals for further development, if necessary

Selection requirements

• Ideal age: 30 to 50
• Preparedness to accept no family postings (i.e. no spouse, partner, children or dependents) for the first two assignments (minimum 12 months each)
• Excellent command of English AND French, Spanish an asset
• Registered nurse (Psychiatric nurses and nurse-midwives must have extensive experience in general medical and surgical care. Nurses with qualifications in maternal and child-health care must have some experience working with adults.)
• Medical doctor: university degree in Medicine
• Valid medical or nursing license to practice in your own country
• Public health diploma, an asset
• At least five years' post-graduate experience out of 3 as expatriate (both nurse and medical doctor)
• Driving licence (for manual transmission vehicles) and regular practice
• Fully conversant with IT tools

Your profile

• Organization skills, self-disciplined, flexibility
• Ability to work with a multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural team
• Good communication skills, ability to listen, diplomatic
• Humanitarian commitment
• Able to cope with stress
• Preparedness to work under pressure in a potentially dangerous environment

Please note that owing to the ICRC's working procedures and principles, in particular the principle of neutrality, we cannot assign personnel to a country of which they are a national.

How to apply

 To send your applications to a position in the field, follow thoroughly the steps mentioned below. Only complete applications will be considered.

1. Download this application form using the SAVE AS option and RENAME it in your name
2. Fill in each field of the application form
3. In 1 email, attach ONLY these 3 documents related to the position you are applying to:

• Your CV
• Your cover letter
• Your application form

     4.  In the subject line of your email write in this order

Reference – Position – Last name First name(example: Ref. 16 - delegate - DOE John)

     5.  Send this email to gva_rec_services@icrc.org

No other documents required at this stage of the process.

Health-care positions specifics: you must also include in the email a copy of a recent certificate of registration from their national health authorities.

Hiring process timeline: if you do not receive a reply within two months, then please assume your application has not been shortlisted. As we receive a very large number of applications, only applicants invited to an interview may request an explanation as to why they were not ultimately chosen.

Request for information: Please note that no unsolicited application or enquiry will be considered; all unsolicited CVs or messages will be deleted without being read. For additional information please look at our webpage www.icrc.org/jobs and take the next opportunity to meet our HR staff at a promotional event.