POSITION TITLE: Anesthesia Specialist (Incentive Worker)

LOCATION: Abyan Governorate, Ahwar District

ANNOUNCEMENT CLOSING DATE: 25/06/2025

ABOUT FMF:

The Field Medical Foundation (FMF) has been operating in Yemen for since 2012 during even the most dangerous peak of the conflict in the region. Our staff of dedicated professionals and passionate volunteers are the helping hand that delivers aid from local and/or international partners to those who require it the most, in a country that was already suffering before the war. Today we have helped humanitarian aid reach the hands of more than 9 million vulnerable people in Yemen to help them not only to survive but also to rebuild their lives. We aim to provide a comprehensive approach to providing aid through interventions, which is why we work in almost all sectors of international emergency relief.

*FMF provides work environment which is free of sexual exploitation and abuse, discrimination, and all forms of harassment and abuse of the foundation.

*We undertake rigorous procedures to ensure that only people suitable to work with children and adults’ beneficiaries are allowed to join our organization so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children and adults’ beneficiaries from abuse.

ABOUT THE PROJECT:

FMF is implementing an integrated project funded by UNFPA in four governorate including Abyan. This project is targeting the emergency and obstetric centers in Abyan governorate including Ahwar CEmONC. The hospital is providing comprehensive emergency and obstetric services to the targeted people.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Carry out pre-operative consultations evaluating the risks of operating in collaboration with the gynecology and obstetrics specialists, providing the patient with appropriate information and deciding the type of anesthetics to be used, in order to ensure the best conditions prior to the surgery. Carry-out all anesthesia related activities during surgery to ensure safe, adequate anesthesia.   
• Preparing beforehand the drugs, material, and equipment required. 
• Administering and maintaining anesthetics following the rules of hygiene and asepsis in force. 
• Monitoring patients throughout the intervention. 
• Ensure transfer of patients to the recovery room, and full recovery of the patient’s consciousness and setting analgesic protocol 
• Advise on Postoperative care in wards with the surgeon, including fluid management, oxygenation monitoring and airway care and chest physiotherapy and mobilization, with special focus on patient’s pain relief during the recovering process. 
• Provide critical care support to unstable patients in the various departments, including the emergency department and the maternity.
• Provide support during conscious sedations and assist with appropriate analgesia administration during minor procedures in the emergency department.
• Provide guidance on analgesia management for both post-operative and medical patients as required.
• Implement and supervise hygiene rules, procedures and protocols in OT/recovery, anesthesia material (decontamination, sterilization, storage conditions, etc.) to ensure the safety and protection of patients and staff. 
• Supervise the OT pharmacy (drugs orders, inventories, expired drugs) and ensure OT register, consumptions, empty phials of narcotics, ensuring adequate stock is maintained. 
• Ensure good functioning and maintenance of OT equipment (oxygen extractor, ventilation, equipment, etc) 
• Ensure proper fulfillment of administrative procedures and documents (fill in of patient’s files, forms, statistics, data base, etc.), and elaborate regular reporting about results, proceedings and problematic situations and cases, in order to have updated and correct information about the day-to-day activity in the project and support decision-taking.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POSITION 

Education:

• Essential: Doctor Anesthetist university recognized degree by the state. 

Experience:    

• Essential previous experience of at least 2 years in similar or relevant positions.
• Experience with conducting anesthetic procedures for cesarian section wither elective or emergency one

NOTE: Applicants are requested to apply as soon as possible; the interviews will be done in a rolling basis.

HOW TO APPLY: 

• The deadline for receiving applications is Wednesday, June 25, 2025
• Interested candidates are requested to submit their application by (CLICKING HERE) 
• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.