Medic , Central Africa Republic


Job Duties
Provide health care services to both local national and international team members.
Provide emergency medical training to local nationals designated as team medics.
Examine patients, perform physical exams and compile medical data, including health history.
Apply scientific knowledge to treat human responses to actual or potential health problems.
Coordinate with operational mission planners for a safe evacuation of the patients from the originating mission to destination facility.
Manage medical logistical operations.
Document and maintain medical reports and patient records of services.

Management Responsibility
No direct reports
Reports to
Task Order Project Manager
Internal/External Contacts
US Department of State, US Embassies, Foreign Governments

Knowledge & Skills
Ability to work independently, and make sound judgments and decisions regarding medical patient care with little or no medical authority.
Knowledge of and ability to coordinate evacuation of individuals in and out of a combat zone.
Knowledge of and ability to manage medical records and medical equipment.
Ability to work effectively in a multi-cultural and multi-lingual environment.
Ability to communicate in the English language in verbal and written communications.
Experience & Education

Six (6) to eight (8) years experience in the medical field.
Minimum five (5) years experience in medical training and instruction.
Degree in related medical field or equivalent experience; two (2) years experience in related field can be substituted for each year of the four (4) years of college.
Required certifications include EMT-Paramedic certification with at least one-year remaining on ACLS/CPR certifications and current license in a related vocational field.
Experience managing a health care services operation and logistics.
Experience on deployed contingency operations, or real-world management of medical operations, to include MEDEVACs and medical logistics.
Experience working in developing countries in remote locations, austere living conditions and challenging environments would be beneficial and advantageous.
Preferred military experience.

Physical Requirements/Working Environment
May be required to lift and carry heavy objects up to 80 lbs.
Must be able to walk and stand for up to eight (8) hours per day and may be required to work more than 8 hours per day.
May be required work in area containing unexploded ordnance (UXO).
May be exposed to extreme noise while conducting demolitions operation.
May be exposed to fumes or airborne particles.

Preferred Skills
Percentage of travel is determined by the customer; must be able to travel and live at overseas work locations in any country across the region.

Location Specific Considerations

Must be able to travel and live at overseas work locations and meet minimum agility and health standards required by contract.
Will be required to plan for and work in a wide variety of operational circumstances, including extreme weather conditions, rudimentary infrastructure, field deployments that implicate extended deployment periods of time in tents and hazardous conditions consistent with working in a remote and harsh environment for periods of up to three months or more at any one time.
Experience working in developing countries in remote locations, austere living conditions and challenging environments would be beneficial and advantageous.
Cultural awareness, sensitivity, responsiveness to local environments and ability to work within an ethnically diverse team structure.

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