Physiotherapist

12-358: Physiotherapist
Country: Libya Department: International Operations
Essential Job Duties/Scope of Work:
International Medical Corps is a global, humanitarian, nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs. Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in underserved communities worldwide. By offering training and health care to local populations and medical assistance to people at highest risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergency situations, International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated health care systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance. -Develop and implement short training programs for medical staff (doctors, nurses and physiotherapists) on pain management, early recovery and prevention of disability •identify and train local physiotherapists to be trainers in early recovery •Ensure all newly operated on persons, particularly amputees receive treatment •Ensure the development of a monitoring and referral system to ensure patients' progress is tracked. •Supervise physiotherapy activities in the program •Identify local physiotherapists to be included on a ward based program •Implement specific training program for physiotherapists on treatment of amputees and other trauma related injuries •Support and monitor ward based activities including ensuring nurses are aware of, and can implement simple rehabilitation (where necessary) and/or set up •Ensure that daily exercise routines that patients can implement for themselves are set up •Ensure that on-the-job training for physiotherapists and other technical aides takes place. •Ensure the provision of adequate assistive devices to war wounded persons (as needed) Ensure that the appropriate use ofthese (i.e. not long term where it is not necessary or will hinder recovery) •Institute an effective referral system from general wards to in-patient/outpatient rehab units. Set up follow up system for those discharged from the hospital •Advice and work with the Rehabilitation Program coordinate on physiotherapy related issues. •Represent IMC on physiotherapy issues •Ensure the production of reports and that any lessons learnt can be documented both for internal use and for possible publication
Qualifications:
QUALIFICATIONS •Degree in Physiotherapy, Minimum of 3 4 years experience •Experience and wide knowledge in acute pain management. •Experience and wide knowledge in enhanced recovery techniques, •Experience of rotation/neurology/amputees •Experience in psychosocial approach to treatment •Experience in surgical ward fracture management, •Experience of training, both design and implementation of training programmers •Skilled in the prevention of disability •Experience of P+O including the appropriate usage of adaptive aids •NGO experience • Experience of emergency humanitarian work •Experience in Middle East/North Africa highly desirable •Ability to think creatively and problem solve •Excellent networking and liaison skills •Ability to self direct •Strong ability to work in a team •Ability to work under difficult circumstances •Excellent writing and representational skills,

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