Medical Contractor(Peace Corps) Job opportunity in Uganda.

Job title: Peace Corps Medical Contractor (PCMC)
Organization: Peace Corps
Location: Kampala, Uganda
Deadline: 16 October 2013, 5:00 pm
Position Classification: Full time Services Contract
Background Information
The United States Peace Corps seeks a Physician, Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to serve as a contracted Peace Corps Medical Officer (PCMO) in Kampala, Uganda.
The PCMC will provide health care to U.S. Peace Corps Volunteers in Uganda and will work under the supervision of the Peace Corps Country Director in Uganda and the Peace Corps Office of Medical Services in Washington DC. See http://uganda.peacecorps.gov/content/jobs-peace-corps for more details.
Duties include:
•   Routine primary health care to Peace Corps Trainees and Volunteers including treatment of common illnesses and injuries in accordance with Peace Corps medical guidelines
•   Individual short-term counseling on disease prevention, adjustment issues, stress management and cross-cultural problems
•   Response to emergency medical situations
•   Member of Senior Peace Corps staff in Uganda
•   Design and presentation of health training sessions
•   Site visits to Peace Corps Volunteers throughout Uganda
•   Administrative tasks of the medical office including budget management
•   Inventory of medical supplies and equipment
•   Alternate 24 hour on- call duty with the other PCMO
Qualifications and Requirements:
•   Graduate of accredited school MDs must be a graduate of a school listed in this link, Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research http://www.faimer.org/resources/imed.html
•   Current license to practice At least 3 years experience in a professional practice, hospital or clinic setting
•   Ability to communicate effectively in oral /written English.
•   Experience in managing mental health issues including counseling of patients
•   Experience in training design and presentation of health related material
•   Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Outlook
•   Ability to work effectively as part of an intercultural team
•   Hardworking, reliable and diligent with good inter-personal skills
•   Willing to travel to sites in Uganda
•   Ability to work with minimal supervision
•   Ugandan work permit required

How to apply:
Interested applicants for this position must follow the instructions on the website provided above, otherwise the application will not be considered: All documents must be in English with official translation.
SUBMIT APPLICATION TO:
Attention:
Director/Management & Operations
Peace Corps / Uganda,
Plot 48 Malcolm X, Kololo
Kampala, Uganda
OR electronically to: applications@ug.peacecorps.gov
Submitted documents become the property of the Peace Corps and will not be returned. You will be contacted ONLY if you are deemed qualified. If called for an interview, you will be expected to bring a reference letter from your area Local Council (LC1) as well as your copies of academic credentials.
The United States Peace Corps is an Equal Opportunity Employer