Medical Doctor

at Aspen Medical USA
Location Mwanza, Tanzania, United Republic of
Date Posted August 16, 2022
Category Health Care / Medical
Job Type Full-time
Currency TZS

Description

About the job

Requirements

  • Registered Medical Doctor (MBChB)
  • Minimum ten years of practice as a confirmed Emergency Physician or an Intensivist/experience on remote sites/ MEDEVAC skills
  • Experienced in pre-hospital care and ICU
  • ATLS / ACLS/ PHTLS qualification or equivalent
  • Other international Emergency skills qualifications (e.g., CAMU/ Anesthesiology/ Disaster medicine/ polytrauma qualification/ Ultrasound qualification)
  • Occupational health and experience or work-related injuries
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Good leadership skills and team management skills.
  • Adaptable, flexible, and mature in judgment.
  • Good assessment, analytical, planning, and reporting skills.
  • Experience in leading remote clinics is essential.
  • Major Incident Medical Management and Support (MIMMS) or equivalent
  • Basic Life Support or equivalent.

Additionally, you should possess the following technical knowledge skills (non-comprehensive):

  • Rapid sequence intubation plus maintaining the anesthesia
  • Airway management, including tracheotomy
  • Chest tube management
  • Managing Myocardial Infarction (including fibrinolytic) / Stroke/ Crush syndrome/ septicaemia or severe infections/ arrhythmias, severe bleeding and polytraumas, and severe allergy.
  • Air medevac skills (conditioning before the flight)
  • Minor surgery skills

We offer

  • Allowance/Per diem
  • Rotations: 4 weeks maximum
  • Contract Duration: The Project is planned to run for three years from Oct 2022.
  • Please note that employment is contingent upon the award of the contract.