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Just saw this on indeed. Anyone work with sea mercy before?

 

Physician Assistants - Remote islands of Fiji

Sea Mercy - Houston, TX 77004

Temporary

The South Pacific is calling! Will you answer?

 

An incredible and rewarding opportunity is waiting for you in the South Pacific. If you've desired to visit the beautiful islands of the South Pacific, but prefer purposeful adventure sailing to remote islands over luxury hotels, then take a moment to explore the Volunteer Opportunities Available for health care professionals through Sea Mercy (www.seamercy.org). Sea Mercy is a 501©3 non-profit organization providing Free Floating Health Care Clinics (FHCC) for our island nation partners in the South Pacific.

 

Currently Scheduling for the following locations:

 

Kingdom of Tonga - 176 remote islands (over 50 are permanently inhabited).

Republic of Fiji - 300 remote islands (over 100 are permanently inhabited).

Volunteer assignment duration: 2 weeks minimum (or longer if you are able).

Compensation: Your food, a berth on the Sea Mercy sailing catamaran, new friendships, the joy of helping those in need, and memories that you will treasure for the rest of your life. Travel pickup and departure coordinated by Sea Mercy. This assignment should be viewed as the most incredible "working vacation" you have ever experienced.

Available Opportunities for: Doctors, Physician Assistants, Nurses, Dentists, Dental Assistants, Ophthalmologists, Pharmacists and other Health Care specialties (spouses and family can join you).

Available Times: 12 day rotations from April thru October (currently only accepting applications for 2014 volunteer rotations).

 

Why Sea Mercy?

 

Sea Mercy provides the much needed health care services (medical, dental and eye care) to citizens living in the remote locations of our island nation partners in the South Pacific. With no roads, power lines, or traditional phone systems to connect the smaller, less populated remote islands to the same health care services offered on the larger islands, we bring the health clinic and health staff to them via the Sea Mercy Floating Health Care Clinic (FHCC). Most of the patients you will be serving do not have even the most basic of health care services.

 

Working on a Floating Health Care Clinic

 

Working closely with the health ministries of our island nation partners, our FHCC's are modified sailing catamarans that carry our health care volunteers and the necessary supplies to these remote islands in order to deliver the care, medicines and services needed.

 

The FHCC focuses on fulfilling the following health care needs:

 

Preventive - Providing immunizations, examinations, and evaluations.

 

Curative - Providing treatments, minor surgeries, and limited pharmaceutical care.

 

Educational - Teaching health education and training of local citizens. Working with local government health staff and interns, we can help teach and train local islanders on better health practices and there by reduce health care needs.

 

Rehabilitative - Helping islanders return to a productive life through corrective treatment of physical ailments, impairments, dental or eye care needs.

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