Medic (Sango Border Campsite): Apopo

Deadline: 27 July 2021 (COB)

APOPO is a Belgium Humanitarian Demining Organization that operates in Zimbabwe.

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