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Post Title: Peace Corps Medical Contractor (PCMC)
Organization: Peace
Corps
Location: Kampala, Uganda
Position Classification: Full time
Services Contract
Background Information
The United States Peace Corps seeks a Physician, Nurse
Practitioner or Physician Assistant to serve as a contracted Peace Corps
Medical Officer (PCMO) in Kampala, Uganda.
The PCMC will provide health care to
U.S. Peace Corps Volunteers in Uganda and will work under the supervision of
the Peace Corps Country Director in Uganda and the Peace Corps Office of
Medical Services in Washington DC. See http://uganda.peacecorps.gov/content/jobs-peace-corps
for more details.
Duties
include:
•
Routine primary health care to Peace Corps
Trainees and Volunteers including treatment of common illnesses and injuries in
accordance with Peace Corps medical guidelines
•
Individual short-term counseling on disease
prevention, adjustment issues, stress management and cross-cultural problems
•
Response to emergency medical situations
•
Member of Senior Peace Corps staff in Uganda
•
Design and presentation of health training
sessions
•
Site visits to Peace Corps Volunteers throughout
Uganda
•
Administrative tasks of the medical office
including budget management
•
Inventory of medical supplies and equipment
•
Alternate 24 hour on- call duty with the other
PCMO
Qualifications
and Requirements:
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Graduate of accredited school MDs must be a
graduate of a school listed in this link, Foundation for Advancement of International
Medical Education and Research http://www.faimer.org/resources/imed.html
•
Current license to practice At least 3 years
experience in a professional practice, hospital or clinic setting
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Ability to communicate effectively in oral
/written English.
•
Experience in managing mental health issues
including counseling of patients
•
Experience in training design and presentation
of health related material
•
Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel,
Access, Outlook
•
Ability to work effectively as part of an intercultural
team
•
Hardworking, reliable and diligent with good
inter-personal skills
•
Willing to travel to sites in Uganda
•
Ability to work with minimal supervision
•
Ugandan work permit required
How to apply:
Interested
applicants for this position must follow the instructions on the website
provided above, otherwise the application will not be considered: All documents
must be in English with official translation.
SUBMIT
APPLICATION TO:
Attention:
Director/Management
& Operations
Peace
Corps / Uganda,
Plot 48
Malcolm X, Kololo
Kampala,
Uganda
OR
electronically to: applications@ug.peacecorps.gov
Submitted
documents become the property of the Peace Corps and will not be returned. You
will be contacted ONLY if you are deemed qualified. If called for an interview,
you will be expected to bring a reference letter from your area Local Council
(LC1) as well as your copies of academic credentials.
The United
States Peace Corps is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Closing Date: 16
October 2013, 5:00 pm
