Assist with quality medical, surgical, and spiritual care to patients at Baptist Hospital. Share Christ through evangelism. Length of service is 1 month to a lifetime.
Medical Doctor-Surgeon
REQUIREMENTS:
Appropriate training, skill and experience for position and length of stay. Cooperative, dependable, industrious, adaptable, with stamina, having solid prayer support base, flexible person willing to work long hours will do best. Also appreciated are mature believers, interested and experienced in outreach, active in local church. Some French would be helpful.
Appropriate training, skill and experience for position and length of stay. Cooperative, dependable, industrious, adaptable, with stamina, having solid prayer support base, flexible person willing to work long hours will do best. Also appreciated are mature believers, interested and experienced in outreach, active in local church. Some French would be helpful.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Long term people need to learn the French language. Consult and treat out-patients (clinic). Perform general surgery and emergency care along with their specialty. Share in care of hospital patients, administration and other duties as they arise. Participate in evangelism and discipleship ministry of the hospital. Training of African and missionary doctors. Hospital Environment: Spinal, local and ketamine anesthesia available. 4 surgical blocks all air-conditioned with a recovery room in progress . Work with a trained staff of 5 anesthesia technicians all trained on site and one gov't-trained nurse anesthetist. 61 in-patient beds. Work with 4 American career missionary staff and over 100 African staff.
Long term people need to learn the French language. Consult and treat out-patients (clinic). Perform general surgery and emergency care along with their specialty. Share in care of hospital patients, administration and other duties as they arise. Participate in evangelism and discipleship ministry of the hospital. Training of African and missionary doctors. Hospital Environment: Spinal, local and ketamine anesthesia available. 4 surgical blocks all air-conditioned with a recovery room in progress . Work with a trained staff of 5 anesthesia technicians all trained on site and one gov't-trained nurse anesthetist. 61 in-patient beds. Work with 4 American career missionary staff and over 100 African staff.
LANGUAGE NEEDS:
French helpful
French helpful
LANGUAGE USED:
French and local languages
French and local languages
LIVING ENVIRONMENT:
Team members are housed on the large hospital compound. Houses are cement block and minimally furnished but with electricity (220) and running water/plumbing. Limited internet and phone service available.
Team members are housed on the large hospital compound. Houses are cement block and minimally furnished but with electricity (220) and running water/plumbing. Limited internet and phone service available.
WORKING ENVIRONMENT:
Spinal, local and ketamine anesthesia available. 4 surgical blocks all air-conditioned with a recovery room in progress . Work with a trained staff of 5 anesthesia technicians all trained on site and one gov't-trained nurse anesthetist. 61 in-patient beds. Work with 4 American career missionary staff and over 100 African staff.
Spinal, local and ketamine anesthesia available. 4 surgical blocks all air-conditioned with a recovery room in progress . Work with a trained staff of 5 anesthesia technicians all trained on site and one gov't-trained nurse anesthetist. 61 in-patient beds. Work with 4 American career missionary staff and over 100 African staff.
INTERNSHIP:
No
No
Location:
Cote d'Ivoire, Africa
Cote d'Ivoire, Africa
