Position: General Surgeon/ Cesarean ( 5 Positions)

Duty Stations: Middle Shabeele, Somalia

• Warshiikh
• Raga Ceel
• Jowhar
• Aden Yabaal
• Adale
• Mahaday District

Country Program: Somali Program

Employment Type:  Full-time

Hello Hello! Alight is recruiting a General Surgeons/ Cesareans for our Somali program based in Middle Shabeele, Somalia. You’re interested in joining us? Welcome, we’re happy you’re here!  

If you join us, you will find... 

A team with deep experience in co-designing solutions that create new value around the world. We know we need to always be better, and we believe in the power and abundance of everyday people, everywhere, to change the world with us. 

A culture of radical accountability to our customers –as we help build a meaningful life for and with the displaced, we ask them what they want and then deliver on it. 

ALIGHT Horn of Africa is an international humanitarian and development organization that assists displaced people to move from vulnerability to resilience, from impoverishment to a basic level of well-being, and from exclusion to inclusion. 

The overall objective of ALIGHT Horn of Africa is to broaden opportunities for disadvantaged communities in (particularly women and youth) to pursue a secure and sustainable livelihood; create an environment that enables social and economic re-integration of Somali youth into society through technical, vocational and leadership skills development that enables young people to secure gainful employment; sustainably rehabilitate through social transformation and economic empowerment; respond to recurring emergencies and help build resiliency of communities through strengthening of existing social services such as health and water facilities/structures and support creation of durable solutions for returnees through a set of integrated activities aimed at socio-economic reintegration into their country and communities of origin.

PRIMARY DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

·       Overall responsibility for the delivery of  hospital via EPHS

·       Conducts elective, emergency and management of all obstetrics complications (e.g.Caesarian-sections).

·       Analyze records, reports, test results, or examination information to diagnose medical condition of patient

·       Care for and treat woman during, natal and post-natal periods

·       Collect, record, and maintain patient information, such as medical histories, reports, and examination results;

·       Explain procedures and discuss test results or prescribed treatments with patients;

·       Monitor patients’ condition and progress and re-evaluate treatments as necessary;

·       Perform cesarean sections or other surgical procedures as needed to preserve patients’ health and deliver babies safely;

·       Treat diseases of female organs.

·       Maintain close working relationship with other stakeholders working for mother and child health, to ensure integration of child health programs.

·       Organize on-job training for doctors, midwives, nurses and auxiliary staff.

·       Together with MOH Hirshabelle/health officer/manger will assume the highest technical  responsibility for the delivery of curative services and preventive services from hospital

·       Responsible for coaching and training facility staff on technical matters;

·       Supervises activities of hospital team- nursing, doctors, pharmacy, Delivery, ANC/PNC section

·       Conducts performance appraisal of his staff

·       Participates in regular meetings conducted by the ALIGHT/MOH Hirshabelle

·       Submits monthly epidemiological reports concerning all department to Health officer/manager and district medical officer and participates in the analysis of epidemiological data;

·       Participates in the conduction of studies and surveys; Together with Health project officer/manager, MOH, and other senior technical staff organizes in-service training of technical facility  personnel and participates in the training