Multidisciplinary Team Anesthetist
Education, Training, and Advocacy activities are a key component to helping each of our host nations build their capacity to provide healthcare to their own people.
Department
Education, Training, and Advocacy
Commitment
Min. 1 Year / Varies
About this Role
Work to enhance the partner country’s surgical system through mentoring, training, and quality improvement projects at targeted facilities, together in a multidisciplinary team (nurse, anesthetist, surgeon).
Support Director in development and implementation of projects off-ship, working predominantly in partner country teaching hospitals and/or university settings. Projects may start prior to ship deployment and extend past ship departure.
Develop and maintain strong relationships with partner country partners, providers, and government officials. This role could include providing direct patient care, depending on the facility, country and objectives of the project.
A one year commitment is preferred, though qualified applicants may be considered for a shorter service period.
What You Will Contribute
• Develop, coordinate, and maintain clear lines of communication between partner country partners, hospitals, and ship departments.
• Develop relationships with national partners, healthcare agencies, and other national or international Non-Government Organizations.
• Work alongside mentoring participants from the partner country and establish their learning needs and objectives.
• Establish a working group of hospital leaders and other key stakeholders, capable of influencing change, to support the planning and implementation of contextually and culturally appropriate activities, to improve the quality of surgical and anesthesia care at the facility.
• Support the partner country hospital teams to implement quality improvement projects that lead to sustainable implementation of learning and improved outcomes.
For This Role, You Will Need
• Successful completion of Mercy Ships On Boarding program will be required.
• Keen interest in building nurse capacity in low-resource contexts through development and deployment of training programs.
• Able to lead and manage a diverse team through strong communication, problem-solving, and planning skills.
• Current active medical or nursing license (anesthesiologist preferred, open to nurse anesthetist as well).
• At least 2 years of relevant anesthesia experience including recent work experience.
• Required experience working and/or training in healthcare in resource-limited settings.
• Strongly prefer experience in quality improvement, policy / procedure design and implementation, and change management.
Full job description available upon request.