Para Medic

AREA’s Brief Overview:

AREA has been established in December 1993 as the continuation of the GTZ DESP Project, AREA is a non-governmental, non-political, not-profitable and developmental organization. AREA envisions the achievement of peace and stability in Afghanistan through enabling the communities and believes that empowering communities at the grassroots level is the key to having a developed and prosperous Afghanistan.

The Mine Action Program of AREA was established in 1995 as “Community Based Mine Clearance Program-CBMCP”. Based on the need assessment of clearing explosive contaminated areas for conducting development projects, AREA’s mine action program in addition to its humanitarian responsibility has the duty of ensuring cleared and safe lands for implementation of development projects which will be to some extent executed by other functional departments of AREA. Based on this concept, AREA always assists and responds to the communities’ requests on “what they want to have on their cleared lands”. As well as AREA is the founder and the first initiator of the Community Based Mine Clearance Program in Afghanistan.

The Medic who will work under the overall supervision of Operation Officer and under the direct supervision of Team leader is responsible for the following assigned tasks:

1.      To maintain adequate medical supplies and ensure the correct equipment is in the Trauma Kit. This includes ensuring that all material is replaced before its expiry date.

2.      Care and maintenance of the medical equipment.

3.      To ensure all casualty evacuation plans are practiced at least once a month and upon changing worksites. These exercises will be recorded in the clearance task log.

4.      To ensure that a route plan to the nearest hospital and phone contact is established prior to mine clearance. (This information is to be passed to the Operations deportment prior to start of operation.)

5.      Care and maintenance of the medical equipment.

6.      If there is a Mine Accident the Medic must complete the Mine Incident Radio Report and have the information by the radio in the ambulance

7.      Ensure that all Mine Clearance Incident Report Forms are fully completed and passed to AREA Operations Room as soon as possible

8.      Must be at immediate notice during mine clearance operations and situated in a safe position as directed by the Team Leader.

9.      For General Accidents Complete Medical Accident Report Form and render First Aid as required.

10.  Conduct first aid/medical training to the team’s personnel.

11.  Conduct of any additional task assigned by medical officer.

12.  He /She will establish a First Aids post before the operation starts and will close only after the operation has seized.

13.  He will provide First Aids to an injured/ill demining staff from the First Aids emergency kit bag to stabilize the condition of the injured and evacuate it to the nearest medical facility i.e. FMU or a base hospital.

14.  He will keep the First Aids bag updated according to the list of contents provided with the bag.

15.  After returning to base camp, he will assist the FMU Paramedic/pharmacist as and when required.

16.  Paramedic is responsible for the cleanliness of SMU (Site Medical Unit) and the upkeep of their medical equipment as per the list.

17.  To ensure that his medical equipment is complete and serviceable all the time

18.  Be completely ready to help any casualty in the operation site.

19.  Check the ambulance and ensure that it is capable of casualty evacuation if required.

20.  Maintain hygiene all the time at the task, ambulance, and base comp.

21.  Assist team members in providing advice regarding self-hygiene.

22.  Conduct any additional task assigned by the medical officer/team leader.

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE:

·         At lease2 years Medical course at the nursing school or its equivalent with two years of experience in a surgical hospital is required.

·         High school diploma is required

·         Understanding of Afghanistan Mine Action program is an asset and desirable.

·         Understanding of AREA, mine action and medical SOPs.

·         Sound communication (spoken and written) skills, including the ability to effectively prepare reports.

·         Attaining Medical-related courses are required.

·         Sound communication (spoken and written) skills, including the ability to effectively prepare reports and teams related documents in a clear and concise style.

·         Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to establish and maintain effective partnerships and working relations with people in a multi-cultural environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity.

·         Ability to organize, plan and implement work assignments under pressure of frequent and tight deadlines.

·         Sound analytical and problem-solving skills and ability to handle complex situation.

·         Able to develop effective solutions despite ambiguity.

·         Knowledge of computers including Word, Excel is desirable and an asset.

·         Fluent in local and English languages (oral and written) are required.

Interested Afghan candidates who meet the position requirements are requested to send their CVs along with cover letters via e-mail to hr@area-org.af   and clearly mention the vacancy no & position in subject line of Email.

-   CVs without cover letters will not be considered.

-  Other required support educational/ experience documents will be asked for later once the candidate is short listed. Please do not send any other certificates, essays or support documents.

-  Only those candidates who meet the position requirements will be contacted.

Email / Application Form: hr@area-org.af