Health care specialist (Officer, Health) in International Medical Corps

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Health Specialist

Position Description

The position involves supporting the Health Coordinator and the country team in the coordination and implementation of health care activities in Ukraine. To successfully perform this job, the employee must be able to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Response to humanitarian emergency situations in the field of health care under the direction of the immediate supervisor. 

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• Assessing the needs of hospitals and other health care facilities in different regions and informing the immediate supervisor.

• Assisting in the creation and launch of mobile medical teams.

• Support in the identification of medical personnel for the project area.

• Development of plans for the distribution of medical supplies for various health care facilities.

• Support of the health care team health and composition in the formation of medical kits for distribution.

• Monitoring and supervision of hospitals and primary care facilities through visits (provided the situation is safe) and informing the manager about the results.

• Assisting in training of medical personnel in order to improve their qualifications and effectively use their skills.

• Supporting the manager in planning, development and implementation of projects.

• Assisting in the preparation of timely reports on projects andand related medical data.

• Support the department in preparing monthly drug consumption reports from field locations.

• Work closely with IMC medical staff to achieve goals and indicators project.

• Adherence to the IMC Code of Conduct and generally accepted humanitarian principles.

• Adherence to all IMC policies and procedures, including obtaining security clearances prior to travel.

• Regular visits to project sites (each medical facility must be visited at least twice a month).

• Compliance with all IMC rules and procedures, including obtaining security clearances prior to travel.

• Regular visits to the project facilities (each medical facility must be visited at least twice a month).

  
  

Other duties:

• Performance of other tasks at the request of the immediate supervisor or an authorized person. 
• Additional responsibilities, including temporary expansion of territorial authority, filling vacant positions for a specified period, replacing colleagues during sick/vacation/business trips, internal combination of positions, as well as performing specific tasks according to the needs of the organization.
• The list of duties and responsibilities is representative in nature and level work and is not exhaustive.
  

  
  

Minimum requirements:

• Higher medical education and thorough clinical experience.
• At least 3 years of professional experience in implementing healthcare projects.
• Ability to read and write in English.
• Proficient user of Microsoft Office.

Additional information

Travel requirements

Codes of conduct

As part of this role, the individual must promote and encourage a culture of compliance and ethics throughout the organization and maintain a clear understanding of the compliance standards of the International Medical Corps and ethical standards of donation. Employees are also responsible for preventing violations of our code of conduct and ethics, which may include conflicts of interest or ethics or security policies. If you see, hear or become aware of a violation of the code of conduct and ethicsregulations or security policy, you are obliged to report it.   

If this is a supervisory position, should set an example of ethical behavior through own behavior and supervision of the work of others; ensure that those who report to you have sufficient knowledge and resources to comply with the standards set out in the code of conduct and ethics; monitor compliance of subordinate employees; ensure compliance with the International Medical Corps code of conduct and ethics and policies, including safety policies and protection against humiliation, bullying and sexual harassment in the workplace, consistently and fairly; support employees who raise such issues or concerns in good faith. 

Safety

All employees share the responsibility and commitment to the safety and protection of the population we work with, including particularly vulnerable adults and children. This includes protecting against the following behavior by our employees or partners: sexual exploitation and abuse; labor exploitation, neglect or violence against children, adults at risk or LGBT representatives; any form of human trafficking. 

Equal Opportunity

International Medical Corps is proud to provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, or veteran status.