Roving Sr. Medical Coordinator

Samaritan's Purse; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site Medical Clinic

Medical, prescription, dental & vision

Flexible Spending Account

Long-term and Short-term disability

Paid Family Medical Leave

Term Life Insurance

401(k) retirement plan

10 paid holidays

12 vacation/personal days

10 sick days

Job summary

Samaritan's Purse is seeking a Roving Sr. Medical Coordinator to lead medical efforts across international health initiatives and disaster responses.

You will provide senior clinical leadership, assess needs, set priorities, and coordinate with global partners to sustain multiple medical programs. The role emphasizes mentorship, governance, and the development of medical leaders within IHU and partner teams, with extensive field deployments and strategic oversight.

Qualifications

• Clinical leadership experience in humanitarian or emergency health settings.
• Experience mentoring medical personnel and developing leaders.
• Strong collaboration with health authorities, NGOs, and international partners.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-level medical leadership across deployable programs and surge periods.
• Assess health needs, set medical priorities, and guide field and HQ strategy.
• Lead medical response during disasters as a coordinator and medical lead for field hospitals.
• Mentor emerging medical leaders and support staff development.
• Promote clinical governance, quality, and patient safety across programs.

Education

Master's degree in Public Health or related field

Job description

Get Involved!

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.

Please take time to review the following link as you consider working with us: https://www.samaritanspurse.org/our-ministry/statement-of-faith/

What is the opportunity?

Respond with Compassionate Action

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, 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)
• Medical, prescription, dental & vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Long-term and Short-term disability insurance
• Paid Family Medical Leave
• Term Life Insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• 10 paid holidays
• 12 vacation/personal days
• 10 sick days

Type: Full-time

Department: Projects

Location: North Wilkesboro, NC, United States

Language Requirement: English

Travel: 75-100 days/year