Roving Sr. Medical Coordinator

Samaritan's Purse; North Wilkesboro (NC); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site Medical Clinic

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Long-term and Short-term disability 보험

Job summary

Samaritan's Purse in North Wilkesboro, NC, seeks a Roving Sr. Medical Coordinator for its International Health Unit to lead medical responses in disaster zones and humanitarian missions.

The role requires senior clinical leadership, global health program management, and licensure, with preference for remote or international field deployments and collaboration with Ministries of Health, WHO, and NGO partners.

Qualifications

• Licensed medical professional with at least seven years in clinical leadership and humanitarian response.
• Master's in Public Health or related field preferred.
• International humanitarian experience strongly preferred.
• Experience coordinating with MoH, WHO, UN agencies or NGOs preferred.
• Mentoring medical personnel and developing leaders encouraged.
• Biblical studies exposure preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide flexible senior leadership to fill critical gaps during deployments and surge periods.
• Lead medical efforts during disasters and humanitarian emergencies and represent the unit.
• Assess health needs, set medical priorities, and advise leadership on strategy and resources.
• Mentor medical teams, develop leaders, and support training and evaluations.
• Represent Samaritan's Purse to health authorities and partners, ensuring governance and safety.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Emergency medical response

Global health program management

MoH/WHO collaboration

Mentoring medical staff

Public health

Education

MD/DO/RN/PA/NP licensure

Master's in Public Health or related field

Job description

Location: North Wilkesboro, NC, United States
Job ID: 17738
Date Posted: Sep 8, 2026

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What do we believe?

Demonstrate Biblical Integrity

At Samaritan's Purse, the Gospel is the center of all we do! We start each day with a time of devotions and prayer for each other, our staff, and volunteers who serve around the world. As a faith-driven organization, our Statement of Faith shapes every aspect of our global work.

We are seeking a Roving Sr. Medical Coordinator to join our International Health Unit. Through humanitarian work, the goal and purpose of Samaritan's Purse are to help people in Jesus' name and share the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

In the role of Roving Sr. Medical Coordinator,you will have the opportunity to:

Maintain a personal, active relationship with Jesus Christ and is a consistent witness for Jesus Christ.

Provide flexible senior leadership in order to fill critical leadership gaps, support continuity during transitions or surge periods, and strengthen Samaritan's Purse's ability to sustain multiple concurrent medical programs and responses.

Strengthen country office health programs and ongoing medical ministries through deployable strategic and technical support in coordination with the Global Health Manager, responsible IHU leadership, and country office leadership.

Lead medical efforts during disasters and humanitarian emergencies and serve as DART Medical Coordinator, Emergency Field Hospital medical leader, outbreak medical leader, or IMT medical representative.

Assess health needs and operational context, establish medical priorities within the assigned program or response structure, and advise field and headquarters leadership on medical strategy, scope, staffing, and resources.

Develop medical leadership capacity of IHU and support Medical Coordinator Bench. Mentor emerging medical leaders and participate in candidate assessment, training, exercises, supervised deployments, and performance evaluation in coordination with responsible managers.

Support clinical governance and promote quality and patient safety; evaluate clinical performance and outcomes, identify risks and opportunities for improvement, and support development and implementation of appropriate clinical standards, protocols, and quality systems.

Represent Samaritan's Purse to health authorities and humanitarian partners and participate in relevant coordination mechanisms. Develop effective relationships with Ministries of Health, WHO, UN agencies, healthcare institutions, NGOs, Emergency Medical Team partners, and other stakeholders.

Other duties as assigned.

What are the qualifications?

Serve with Excellence

As a qualified candidate, you will have the following skills and experience:

Registered Nurse (RN), Physician (MD/DO), Advanced Practice Provider (PA/NP), or equivalent medical licensure and a minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible clinical, medical leadership, healthcare management, humanitarian response, emergency response, global health programming, or comparable experience is required; or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.

Master's-level education or advanced training in Public Health, Global Health, Tropical Medicine, Disaster Medicine, Healthcare Administration, Emergency Management, or a related discipline is preferred.

International experience in humanitarian response, disaster medicine, global health programming, resource-limited healthcare environments, or comparable complex settings is strongly preferred.

Experience working with Ministries of Health, WHO, UN agencies, governmental organizations, humanitarian coordination mechanisms, healthcare institutions, or international NGO partners is preferred.

Experience mentoring medical personnel, developing medical leaders, or supporting professional development within multidisciplinary teams is preferred.

Twelve credit hours of college-level Biblical studies is strongly preferred; or equivalent combination of experience and education.

What are the benefits?

Walk in Bold Faith

Samaritan's Purse is proud to offer a competitive benefits package, including:

• On-site Medical Clinic (staff and dependents)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Long-term and Short-term disability insurance

Location: North Wilkesboro, NC, United States
Date Posted: Sep 8, 2026

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Samaritan's Purse is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charity. All contributions designated for specific projects shall be applied to those projects, and we may assess up to 10 percent to be used for administering the gift. Occasionally, we receive more contributions for a given project than can be wisely applied to that project. When that happens, we use these funds to meet a similar pressing need.