The Venezuelan Red Cross (CRV) is a humanitarian organization whose mandate is to save lives and improve the conditions of vulnerable people. As part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, it provides timely assistance in emergencies, disasters, and other humanitarian crises.
Guided by its Fundamental Principles—Humanity, Impartiality, Neutrality, Independence, Voluntary Service, Unity, and Universality—the CRV acts as an auxiliary to public authorities in the humanitarian field, working to reduce human suffering without distinction of race, gender, religion, or ideology. Its work encompasses emergency medical care, strengthening community resilience, first aid training, disaster response, and the promotion of health and well-being.
Through a network of highly committed volunteers, the CRV efficiently and effectively mobilizes resources to be present where and when they are most needed. Its work is based on solidarity, respect for human dignity, and a commitment to protecting life in all its forms.
If you want to be part of the team and make a difference, we invite you to join us.
How can you make a difference? Key functions / Responsibilities
The First Aid Officer is responsible for providing timely, safe, and quality pre-hospital care and first aid interventions to people affected by the earthquake, performing initial patient stabilization, triage on the ground, and coordinating medical evacuation to assigned care centers, under the principles of the Red Cross.
He/She will be in charge of:
- Quickly assess the disaster environment to ensure the safety of yourself, your team, and patients before intervening (Safe Access).
- Provide advanced first aid to those injured by the earthquake (treatment of trauma, wounds, burns, immobilization, CPR, among others).
- Perform triage (classification of injured by severity) in multiple victim situations to prioritize care and transfer of critical cases.
- Ensure that your unit’s trauma kit, immobilization equipment, oxygen, and other medical supplies are complete, clean, and ready for daily deployment.
- Coordinate closely with the Hospital Management Officer the logistics of transfer and reporting of critical patients who will be admitted to the public health network or Red Cross satellite modules.
- Work in tandem with the team of psychologists in the field to identify people with severe anxiety attacks or emotional shock who require immediate support.
- Fill out the pre-hospital care forms or records of patients treated in the field, detailing the person’s condition and the initial treatment applied.
- Immediately report any emerging health risks detected in the community (disease outbreaks, lack of drinking water in shelters, etc.) to the Health Coordination.
- Perform other tasks assigned by your immediate superiors to ensure the fulfillment of organizational objectives.
Report
The First Aid Officer will report to the Project Leader
Workplace
Caracas, with availability to travel nationwide.
To qualify as a builder of the Venezuelan humanitarian system, you must meet the following requirements:
- University degree in medicine, nursing, public health degree, Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Paramedic, Firefighter.
- Minimum experience of three (3) years in the implementation of programs and projects in the humanitarian or public health field.
- Knowledge of program monitoring and evaluation methodologies.
- Experience in administrative and financial management of health projects.
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
- Ability to prepare technical and operational reports.
- Fluency in Spanish. Basic knowledge of English is desirable.
- Commitment to the Fundamental Principles of the Red Cross and Red Crescent.
- High sense of responsibility, professional ethics and confidentiality.
How to apply
Only a shortlist of candidates will be contacted to advance to the next phase of the selection process. Candidates will be asked to speak with their previous direct reports/line managers before proceeding to interviews.
All those interested in applying for the position and who meet all or most of the requirements for the role should send their CV to the email address:Â postulaciones@cruzrojavenezolana.org
The email subject line should say:
First Aid Officer_Caracas
CVs received without the title assigned to the call will be discarded.
Please review the professional requirements to be eligible.