Call For Applications - National Medical Doctor

Eligibility criteria

Minimum age: 22 years old. Applicants must be nationals of or legal residents in the country of assignment.

Description of task

• Provide daily 24 hours emergency medical coverage;
• Develop emergency medical contingency plans and assist with UNCT/UNDSS’s planning for response to a mass casualty incident;
• Respond to acute emergencies in line with international protocols such as advanced trauma life support management and advanced cardiac life support. or Pre- Hospital Trauma life support;
• Do triage and primary stabilization;
• Be on call during and outside office hours to observe and treat emergencies and undertake house calls when required;
• In case of mass casualty and emergency situations, keep the clinics functional 24/7;
• Liaise with other host-nation medical facilities and medical facilities abroad to coordinate medical evacuations;
• Follow the United Nations established policies and procedures regarding medical clearances and medical evacuations;
• Ensure proper follow up on all cases;
• Responsible for establishing good relations with reliable hospitals, private medical facilities and blood banks and local physicians including UN Examining Physicians, if available;
• Ensure that proper medical records are kept in a strictly confidential manner;
• Maintain emergency medical supplies and equipment to be used in case of emergency.

Qualifications/Requirements Required degree level: Bachelor degree or equivalent Education - Additional Comments:

• University Degree in Medicine, from an accredited University and currently licensed to practice within home country or another national jurisdiction;

Required experience: 60 Months Experience remark:

• At least 5 years progressive and technical experience;
• Previous UN medical system/international medical experience is desirable;
• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) is desirable;

Language skills:

• English(Mandatory), Level - Fluent
• Arabic(Mandatory), Level - Working Knowledge

Area of expertise: General human medicine (with clinical experience) Driving license: No Competencies values:

Accountability, Client Orientation, Commitment and Motivation, Communication, Creativity, Leadership, Planning and Organizing, Working in Teams

Application procedure:

* Not yet registered in the UNV Talent Pool?

Please first register your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/signup. Important: After creating your account, complete all sections of your profile and submit it. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink. Lastly, select the special call to which you would like to apply.

* Already registered in the UNV Talent Pool?

Please first update your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/profile. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink to select the special call to which you would like to apply.

This is a national UN Volunteer assignment, therefore only nationals of Jordan and legal residents in Jordan with the status of refugee or with the status of being stateless are eligible to apply.

Application deadline: 23-March-2020