Position Title: Critical Care Specialist
Position Classification: Regular, Full-Time
Reports to: Chief Medical Officer, Partners In Health-Lesotho
Location: Botsabelo MDR-TB Hospital, Maseru, Lesotho
Position Overview
Partners In Health-Lesotho (PIH-L) seeks an experienced critical care physician leader to work in close collaboration with PIH-L and Ministry of Health (MoH) colleagues to support the provision of high-quality critical care services at Botsabelo MDR-TB Hospital. The Critical Care Specialist will be accountable, in partnership with the Critical Care Nurse Specialist, for ensuring delivery of high quality care for critically ill patients at Botsabelo MDR-TB Hospital, with a focus on the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The Critical Care Specialist will provide direct clinical care to critically ill patients admitted to the Botsabelo MDR-TB Hospital ICU and provide supervision and support to clinicians caring for critically ill patients throughout the hospital. The Critical Care Specialist will serve as a role model and mentor to Botsabelo MDR-TB Hospital staff as part of the goal of implementing policies and procedures to establish a precedent for the highest possible standards of critical care. The Specialist will lead and collaborate on various training and quality improvement projects related to critical care at Botsabelo MDR-TB Hospital and provide expert technical support to the Lesotho MoH in the areas of critical care and medical oxygen.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Clinical service
- Provide direct clinical care for patients admitted to the Botsabelo MDR-TB Hospital ICU
- Provide supervision for other physicians working in the Botsabelo MDR-TB Hospital ICU
- Provide consultative and on-call support to clinical staff at Botsabelo MDR-TB Hospital caring for critically ill patients
- Model interdisciplinary care, working closely with nurses and other cadres to establish care plans for critically ill patients
Leadership and administrative
- Promote a positive learning environment by coordinating regular clinical conferences (e.g., journal clubs, morbidity and mortality reviews, etc.)
- Promote a culture of safety and continuous improvement by working with Botsabelo MDR-TB Hospital staff and PIH-L leadership to develop and support ongoing quality improvement initiatives
- Accompany Botsabelo ICU clinical staff to implement evidence-based practice for complex patients requiring ICU level care through direct mentorship and training
- Assist with development, updating, and implementation of policies, protocols, and other key documents related to critical care at Botsabelo MDR-TB hospital
- Serve as a liaison between PIH-L and Lesotho MoH on matters related to critical care and medical oxygen, under the direction of the Chief Medical Officer
- Provide additional accompaniment to Lesotho MoH in support of national critical care objectives on an as needed basis
Qualifications
- Medicine degree from fully accredited institution in country of origin
- Postgraduate training in pulmonary medicine, critical care, or anaesthesia preferred
- Demonstrated expertise in airway management and treatment of acute respiratory failure (including mechanical ventilation)
- Experience with basic bronchoscopic techniques (e.g., airway examination, airway clearance, and broncho-alveolar lavage) preferred
- Experience in health systems strengthening in rural and/or resource-limited settings
- Demonstrated ability for teaching and mentorship, including experience organizing and leading clinical trainings
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills in English
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively across cultures with respect and humility
- Personal and professional commitment to social justice
Commitment to Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Sexual Harassment:
At Partners in Health, we are committed to ensuring that those who benefit from our work- including our patients, families and community members – as well as our staff are treated with dignity and respect and protected from sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment. A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Partners in Health’s PSEAH policy. Partners in Health will request information from applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.
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