Medical Professionals

Medicalfoundation; Cuzco; Presencial; PEN 10,000 - 35,000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A healthcare organization in Cusco, Peru, seeks volunteers to assist in hospitals and clinics. Responsibilities include helping with various medical procedures, conducting hospital rounds, and monitoring patient vital signs. Applicants should have healthcare qualifications and basic English or intermediate Spanish skills. Costs range from $1,174 to $7,409 CAD, with additional travel expenses.

Formación

• Basic English or Intermediate Spanish required.
• Healthcare qualifications are necessary.
• CV, Insurance, Passport, Letter of Recommendation, and Statement of Motivation needed.

Responsabilidades

• Assist with suturing wounds and giving vaccinations.
• Help with taking vital signs of patients.
• Conduct hospital rounds with doctors.

Conocimientos

Assisting with medical procedures

Basic English or Intermediate Spanish

Vital signs monitoring

Educación

Healthcare qualifications

Descripción del empleo

Overview

Setting: Hospitals & Clinics

Role

Depending on your medical experience and Spanish language skills you may be asked to assist with various procedures such as suturing wounds, giving vaccinations, helping with taking vital signs of patients, being involved in the daily procedures of medical centres – observing or directly providing various sorts of assistance to existing doctors and nurses. A list of tasks you’d be involved in is as follows:

• Assist with various procedures such as suturing wounds, giving vaccinations
• Helping with taking vital signs of patients
• Being involved in the daily procedures of medical centres
• Observing or directly providing various sorts of assistance to existing doctors and nurses
• Shadow the Doctors on critical surgeries and operations
• Conducting hospital rounds with the doctors
• Maintaining files
• Routine patient check-ups like measure Blood pressure, check fever etc.

Time Commitment

1-24 Weeks

When

Ongoing

Application Deadline

Ongoing

Requirements

Provide healthcare qualifications, CV, Insurance, Passport, Letter of Recommendation and Statement of Motivation. You need to speak English (basic level) or Spanish (intermediate level).

Cost

Costs range from $1,174 CAD to $7,409 CAD. Volunteers are also responsible for their own airfare, travel insurance, and spending money (and visas & permits where required).

More information

For more information visit: VS

Email

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