Disaster Response Physician and/or Clinic Lead Volunteer – Texas or/and Louisiana

Position Title: Disaster Response Physician and Clinic Lead Volunteer

Location: Texas or Louisiana

Assignment Type: Volunteer; joining the Global Roster pre-qualifies you to be able to deploy with us when we support communities and survivors facing disasters.

Application Requirements: Resume and completed application questions

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About Americares:

Americares is a health-focused relief and development organization that saves lives and improves health for people affected by poverty or disaster. Each year, Americares reaches 85 countries on average, including the United States, with life-changing health programs, medicine, medical supplies, and emergency aid. Americares is one of the world’s leading nonprofit providers of donated medicine and medical supplies. For more information, visit americares.org.

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Americares Values:

We create global community, treating people as they want to be treated.
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We respond effectively and responsibly, putting plans into practice.
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We embed ethics and equity in our work and workplace.
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We are better together; partnership is at our core.
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We ask and listen, to create sustainable solutions for a healthier tomorrow.
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We commit to quality, growing and improving to ensure individuals and communities thrive.

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About the Americares Global Roster:

Americares maintains a Global Roster, which is comprised of experienced professions all over the world who can be available for short-term emergency deployments. Roster members are generally deployed after an initial rapid assessment is conducted by Americares core staff, but on occasion we may ask Roster members to deploy immediately. Acceptance to the Roster does not guarantee deployment but does qualify members to respond with us for a future response if their qualifications would supplement the objectives of the intervention.

Selected candidates will be required to complete a series of short online trainings on general safety and security and other topics or will be required to demonstrate they have completed same or similar trainings. Periodic trainings will be offered to all candidates on relevant topics. After training and onboarding is complete, Roster members are considered eligible to deploy.

Deployments can last anywhere from 2 weeks to 6 months depending on the needs of the response. Roster members are not compensated for time spent on trainings or other requirements. Competitive deployment compensation will be offered based on the candidate’s skills and experience if a member is requested to deploy.

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Duties and Responsibilities:

Providers include physicians such as general practitioners, emergency care, primary care, OB/GYNs, and pediatricians to provide quality acute and emergency chronic care for the affected population according to internationally acceptable standards. Practitioners should be experienced in areas such as initial trauma care on a mass scale, basic wound, fracture and first aid management, emergency pediatric and obstetric care and/or mental health. Any care provided by the physician during deployment with Americares will be within the Scope of Practice of her/his professional, clinical duties and practice at her/his regular place of work.

Physicians in the Clinic Lead role will manage all medical team members during the deployment timeframe that provide quality care for the affected population according to internationally acceptable standards. The Clinic Lead will be prepared to manage the emergency project and liaise with local counterparts to ensure a successful operation. While the duties of the Clinic Lead are primarily managerial in nature, as a licensed physician, it is possible that she/he will provide direct care in the field. In such case, any care provided during deployment with Americares will be within the Scope of Practice of her/his professional, clinical duties and practice at her/his regular place of work.

All Global Roster Members will actively participate in ongoing training (including but not limited to online exercises and on-site/in-person trainings), actively model and contribute to Americares values, work culture and mission, engage in and contribute to team spaces with openness, global competencies, and a growth mindset, and complete other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

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These competencies are required for the role:

• Medical degree/training required: MD/DO or industry standard equivalent
• Experience working in primary health care, maternal and child health, communicable disease, HIV/AIDs, or reproductive health
• At least 3 years of clinical experience
• Ability to adapt to the needs of local patients and effectively utilize the limited resources available
• Employ independent decision making while also working well with a cohesive medical unit
• Works well under pressure and in stressful situations
• Extremely organized, flexible, and excellent communication skills
• Exceptional bedside manner in stressful situations

Ability to deploy within 24-72 hours of notice and US work authorization is required for this role.

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These competencies would be great to have, but are not required:

• ​Experience working in an emergency response context.
• ​Fluency in languages that are spoken in at least one of our core locations (India, Philippines, Tanzania, El Salvador, Puerto Rico, Colombia, etc.), in addition to English.

Additionally, our core competencies as an organization are:

• ​Ownership and results
• ​Communication
• ​Problem solving
• ​Equity and inclusion
• ​Teamwork and conflict resolution
• ​Leadership
• ​Prioritization
• ​Management
• ​Strategy and planning
• ​Decision making

We know not all applicants will demonstrate all the competencies we’re looking for, and that women and underrepresented groups tend to not apply unless they meet all the requirements. We encourage you to apply even if you do not check all the boxes above, and we look forward to reviewing your application holistically.

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What you can expect, if you move forward in the recruitment process:

1. Interview with People and Talent (45 minutes)

2. Technical video interview (1 hour)

3. Reference check and background check

4. Onboarding to the Global Roster, including completion of required training

Americares is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

This job description may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the job described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Americares. At any point in the recruitment process, we may request additional information to confirm qualifications. Any misrepresentation of qualifications in any stage of the process will prevent the applicant from moving forward in the process.

To request a disability accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact us at [email protected].