APOPO is a Belgium Humanitarian Demining Organization that operates in Zimbabwe and is looking for:
Medic (Sango Border Campsite)
Responsible to: Operations Officer
• Conduct medical treatment in the event of serious injury or illness as per the national insurance policy for work related accidents.
• Appropriate medical support and a well-practised casualty evacuation procedure
• Responsible for cleaning the procedure rooms, sets up the equipment and stations at the outreach point and dissembling the same after each session.
• Cleans the instruments after use and ensures sterile packs always to ensure infection control practices
• Measurement and recording of vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate.
• Document actions by completing forms and records.
• Ensures proper management of clean and soiled linens
• Ensures safe disposal of all medical waste to meet environmental management standards
• Listening to the clients concerns and report any issues to the team leader.
• Responsible for restocking of medical and care supplies in preparation of outreach visits
• Ability to work with people of different social backgrounds
• Experience in infection prevention standard practices and policies
• Strong inter-personal skills, enhancing teamwork and APOPO culture
• Ability to handle confidential information appropriately
• Ability to prioritize and multi-task as the tasks demand
• Perform any other duties assigned by superiors
Qualifications
• Candidates should be qualified and experienced Advance Life Support trained, either a Registered General Nurse or have equivalent military or civilian paramedic qualifications.
• Experience working with trauma and ability to train other medics is an added advantage
Interested candidates should send their CV and cover letter to the following email address: apopoapplications@gmail.com with the position they are applying for in the subject line by 27-07-2021 COB
Masvingo Province candidates will be given first preference.
PLEASE NOTE THAT SHORTLISTING WILL BE DONE ON A ROLLING BASIS AND THEREFORE APPLICATIONS MIGHT CLOSE BEFORE THE DUE DATE IF A SUITABLE CANDIDATE IS FOUND.