CanSupport cares passionately about the work it does and about the wonderful people who band together to do it. Come and join our team! Presently, CanSupport is looking for:

JOB TITLE:                 FULL TIME MEDICAL OFFICER (PALLIATIVE CARE)
ORGANIZATION:      CANSUPPORT
JOB LOCATION:        FARIDABAD
LAST DATE:               22 JULY, 2010

JOB DESCRIPTION:
CanSupport is a Delhi based NGO, established in 1996, providing palliative care at home to people with advanced cancer in Delhi and its environs, free of cost. Palliative care is a well-established medical sub-specialty and concentrates on ensuring the best quality of life possible to patients with a life limiting condition like cancer. CanSupport has pioneered this care and has developed an expertise in what is an important but neglected area of care. The organization is also committed to disseminating its expertise and sharing its experience by providing training and conducting research in palliative care.

We have 7 palliative care centres in Delhi and NCR, each centre having doctors, nurses and counselors. They work as an interdisciplinary team to provide this crucial care to patients at their homes in a designated zone around the centre. A CanSupport vehicle and driver is at the disposal of each team. Currently, we have 11 such teams.

We desire to recruit MBBS doctors for our centre in North West Delhi (Shalimar Bagh) and Faridabad (Sector 37, only one kilometer from Badarpur border). You shall be working through your centre with your individual teams.

You must hold an MBBS degree with at least 3 years experience as a general physician. You should have good command over spoken English and Hindi and excellent communication skills. Basic knowledge of computer operations (MS Office) is preferred but not essential. You must be prepared to undergo an on-job induction program, which may be for a period of 15 to 30 days from your day of appointment, depending on your acumen, with one of our senior palliative care physicians in any part of Delhi. Your salary will be commensurate with your qualification and experience.

As part of the interdisciplinary palliative care team, you shall visit patients at their residence and assess their physical and medical needs. Based on the assessment, you will develop, with the team, a management plan of care for each patient to provide coordinated care. The plan should be consistent with patient and family goals. You will provide to the patients comprehensive medical care and pain management that will be aimed at enhancing their comfort and quality of life. You will provide support and education to the patient and family, including teaching them about the expected course of disease, preventive care, medication use, and self-management and crisis intervention in the home

You will liaise with healthcare providers and institutions as well as pertinent government/ non-government bodies with whom CanSupport has professional relationships for referrals and for raising awareness of palliative care. You will also help in establishing links with new stakeholders to increase enrollment of patients. You will participate in provision of appropriate training in palliative care for CanSupport staff.

Interested candidates may send their Curriculum Vitae with photograph, with detailed information on experience and current job compensation.

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Dr. Ambika Rajvanshi
Director - Home Care
CanSupport
Kanak Durga Basti Vikas Kendra
Sector 12
RK Puram
New Delhi 110022
Ph: 26102851, 26102869