The ICRC (International Committee of Red Cross) is looking for highly qualified and experienced Anesthetist to perform safe pre/per and post-anesthesia procedures for emergency and elective surgical interventions, often for the benefit of trauma and weapon-wounded individuals.   He/She will ICRC independent hospital structures, often in limited/low resources settings and challenging security environment and they will be part of the ICRC mobile surgical team deployed to operational contexts when required.

Duties and Responsibilities 

• Perform anesthesia during surgical interventions, in line with the internationally  & ICRC recognized standards, and provide adequate patient post-operative care
• Organize, coordinate and ensure that all required resources are available to conduct safe anesthesia procedures
• With the other members of the ICRC surgical team, provides technical advice and supports local counterparts to maintain/develop the local capacities and reach international standards
• In the case of field deployment, participates and ensures the availability of all necessary materials, drugs, and consumables to perform safe anesthesia during emergencies

Required qualifications

• Strongly motivated by humanitarian work
• Degree in Medicine and a specialization in Anesthesia
• A valid license to practice in your country of residence
• Minimum of 2 years experience post Anesthesiology specialty degree
• Significant experience in the management of emergencies and trauma cases
• Current ATLS, ETC, JATEC or EMTS certification or refresher course from within the last 5 years
• Comfortable with conducting resuscitation in ICU and recovery room in limited resources settings
• Able to perform general and local anesthesia autonomously
• Able to develop and supervise local capacity for anesthesia and post-operative care
• Fluency in English and a good command of a second language is a strong asset (French, Spanish, Arabic, Russian)
• Computer literacy