Job Description

Title: Respiratory Medicine Specialist

Company Name: Bangladesh Red Crescent Society

Vacancy: 2

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ MBBS and specialization in respiratory medicine

Experience Requirements:
∎ 2 to 5 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Currently Bangladesh Red Crescent Society is looking for a suitable Bangladeshi national for the following position under Population Movement Operation (PMO), Cox`s Bazar
∎ Duration of contract : Until 31.12.2020 (With possibility of extension)
∎ Organizational Unit/Department : Health
∎ Service status : BDRCS project-based contract
∎ Reporting line : Chief Medical Officer, BDRCS
∎ Duty station : Ukhia, Cox`s Bazar (Full-time presence at Health facility)
∎ Candidates must agree with:
∎ Serving 8 hours per day with one day off per week.
∎ Serving on the health facility compound (IITC) for 10 weeks followed by 2 weeks of quarantine on the compound (IITC).
∎ The total duty of 12 weeks in a row (work + quarantine) will be followed by two weeks of paid leave.
∎ During duty, staff will not be able to leave the IITC compound, and only able to interact with externals if the duty necessitates and if approved by the line manager.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ S/he will provide care to patients with chronic diseases, such as asthma and emphysema, or offer emergency care to heart attack, stroke, drowning or shock victims.
∎ In addition, s/he can also care for patients on ventilator support in intensive-care units of other hospitals.
∎ S/he will provide direct care for respiratory patients and monitor diagnostic procedures to evaluate a patient's lung capacity.
∎ S/he might also perform oxygen therapy, ventilator support, blood gas analysis, electrocardiograph monitoring and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
∎ Respiratory physicians also run lung function laboratories in hospitals, enabling the interpretation of complex lung function testing.
∎ Professional Roles:
∎ Complete all examination and screening of all patients including suspected Covid-19 patients at Triage
∎ Immediately link all mild cases with outreach team
∎ Admit and treat moderate to severe cases as per protocol
∎ Complete all clinical management strictly following IPC guidelines & procedures
∎ Refer severe cases to referral hospital
∎ Maintain pleasant work relation with nurses, aid nurses, support staff
∎ Perform any other work-related duties and responsibilities that may be assigned by the line manager.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 45 years
∎ Senior professional with experience of handling a large multidimensional team in health emergencies
∎ 2-5 years' experience in hospital emergencies
∎ Ability to work harmoniously within a team and under stress
∎ Age Limit : 45 years (may be relaxed in case of outstanding candidates)

Salary:
∎ As per the BDRCS policy

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ A highly competitive salary package, including benefits, health insurance and risk allowance.
∎ Full board, including accommodation, snacks and 3 meals per day on the health facility compound (IITC).
∎ Contracts up to December 2020 with the possibility of extension, depending on the development of the health pandemic and availability of funds.
∎ Off- and on-the job trainings for working in an emergency health facility (IITC).
∎ An enriching experience with the potential to grow professionally.

Application Deadline: April 27, 2020

Company Information:
∎ Bangladesh Red Crescent Society
∎ Business : The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) is part of the world largest humanitarian organisation, The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.

Established in 1973, The BDRCS has played a crucial humane role in the relief, rescue and rehabilitation of hundreds of thousands of victims of flood, cyclone and other natural and man-made disasters in Bangladesh.

Our assistance, affiliation and effort has saved, rescued and enhanced lives of people through our variety of activities. Our wide network of volunteers, activists and associations work together to improve disaster preparedness, awareness and rehabilitation.

Anticipating the demand of changing world and consequently strengthening the capacity of BDRCS in rendering humanitarian services, P&D Department has been endeavouring for enactment of new legal base and reformation of existing Human Resources system of the Society

Category: NGO/Development

Source: bdjobs.com

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