Overview
Provides on-site medical support to clearance teams, ensuring their health and safety through emergency response, preventive care, and medical assistance. Responsible for CASEVAC support, inspecting medical equipment, and conducting medical training.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide on-site medical support to clearance teams and other HMA staff during operations.
- Accompany mobile teams wherever they are deployed within the country to ensure medical coverage.
- Deliver emergency medical response, including on-site casualty stabilization and accompanying casualties to the designated medical facility.
- Conduct assessments followed by coordination with local medical facilities before team deployments to establish effective casualty evacuation (CASEVAC) plans and Medevac.
- Maintain up-to-date contact information and location details of all suitable medical facilities within the area of operation.
- Monitor and advise on hygiene, sanitation, and disease prevention measures in operational areas.
- Regularly inspect and manage medical equipment, major trauma kits, supplies, and medications.
- Coordinate with the Ministry of Health and other suppliers to secure required medications for operations.
- Report any shortages, damage, or non-compliance issues to managers.
- Conduct medical training for DRC staff and partners.
- Support capacity building for partners.
- Support Victim Assistance (VA) activities by facilitating medical referrals and coordinating with healthcare providers.
- Maintain accurate medical records and incident reports.
- Assist in post-incident medical analysis and contribute to the development of lessons learned.
- Assist colleagues with routine tasks associated with mobile team deployment.
- Work closely with operational teams to assess medical risks and implement preventive health measures.
- Ensure the manager is fully briefed on all medical issues relating to the task activity.
- Assist Supply chain staff by providing expert advice regarding ambulance requirements, medical equipment, medicines and restricted drugs.
- Oversee the storage, recording and administration of all medicines and restricted drugs.
- Maintain good communication and relationships with other DRC staff.
- Be prepared for deployment to other operational areas outside of Aleppo when required.
- Undertake any other tasks assigned by the Operations Manager, Technical Field Manager, and DRC Global Medical Advisor.
Required Experience
- Certified medical professional (Paramedic, Nurse, or equivalent) with relevant field experience in emergency medical response and trauma care.
- Minimum of 2 years of experience providing medical support in humanitarian or emergency response context.
- Experience in a Hospital emergency Room, Intensive Care unit, ambulance crew or as a military combat medic (desirable).
- IMAS Intermediate Care Provider ICP Training or equivalent training.
- Prior experience delivering medical training (desirable).
- Good skills in MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
- Valid manual driving license category class A and able to drive a four-wheel drive vehicle (desirable).
Qualifications
- Medical Doctor qualification to the accepted Syrian National Standard.
- Bachelor’s degree in medicine or related discipline.
