Anesthesiologist

As an anesthesiologist working with Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), you will prepare and carry out anesthesia as well as coordinate, supervise and train operating room staff. You will also be responsible for preparing anesthetic equipment.

Anesthesiologists manage patient pre- and post-operative follow-up. You will also participate in collecting and analyzing data, as well as reporting.

Requirements

• Full and current registration
• Completed residency in anesthesiology
• Experience in pediatric, obstetric and trauma anesthesia
• Extensive experience in spinal anesthesia and dissociative anesthesia (e.g. ketamine)
• At least six months of clinical experience within the last two years
• Ability to work under basic conditions, without laboratory or X-rays and with minimal monitoring, life-support or ventilation equipment
• Experience in managing staff in a multicultural team (supervision and training)
• Excellent command of English
• Available to work between six weeks and six months
• Please note that general practitioners certified in family practice anesthesia are not eligible for the role of anesthesiologist in MSF

Assets

• Relevant travel or work experience in contexts similar to where MSF works (armed conflicts, disasters, public health emergencies or situations of healthcare exclusion)
• Knowledge of French or another language (Arabic, Spanish)
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office software

MSF Core Competencies

• Behaviour flexibility: Level 2 Adapts behaviour to the needs of the situation
• Teamwork and cooperation: Level 2 Shares information and coordinates with team and others
• Result and quality orientation: Level 2 Works towards objectives, preserving established standards
• Commitment to MSF principles: Level 1 Demonstrates knowledge of and accepts MSF’s principles
• People management: Level 2 Gives feedback and sets limits
• Cross-cultural awareness: Level 3 Demonstrates an integrating attitude
• Stress management: Level 2 Manages own stress
• Understanding of equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI): Level 1 Familiarity with EDI concepts and their application in a humanitarian context