Emergency Medical Response Specialist, International Health Unit

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Samaritan's Purse is seeking an Emergency Medical Response (EMR) Specialist to work with our International Health Unit in North Wilkesboro, NC . The EMR Specialist will provide leadership on emergency medical responses and strengthen clinical readiness, field operations, and rapid deployment of Emergency Field Hospitals (EFH) and medical teams worldwide. This position will also lead development of technical systems and standards, to include the World Health Organization (WHO) Emergency Medical Team (EMT) certification process.

A day in the life of an Emergency Medical Response Specialist:

At Samaritan's Purse, the Gospel really is the center of all we do! We start each day with a time of devotions and spend time praying for each other, our staff, and our volunteers who serve around the globe.


In the role of EMR Specialist , you will have the opportunity to:

• Maintain your personal relationship with Jesus Christ and be an effective witness for Him.
• Deploy as a clinical and operational lead on the Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) or Incident Management Teams (IMT).
• Provide functional leadership, mentorship, and technical oversight to clinical DART personnel, EMT working groups, and field medical teams.
• Conduct global health crisis monitoring and rapid needs assessments in collaboration with host nations, WHO, and NGO partners to identify medical response priorities and operational requirements.
• Develop and maintain readiness systems for emergency field hospitals and mobile clinical teams in collaboration with IHU Medical Operations, ensuring integration of EMT standards and best practices into Samaritans Purse operational models.
• Lead and coordinate the WHO Emergency Medical Team (EMT) certification process for Samaritans Purse medical capacities, including simulation exercises, documentation reviews, and readiness audits.
• Develop, update, and maintain clinical Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), technical manuals, and operational guidelines to support high-quality, standardized medical response.
• Design, deliver, and evaluate pre-deployment and simulation-based training programs to prepare medical staff for austere and complex environments.
• Mentor field clinicians, medical coordinators, and technical staff to enhance operational effectiveness and professional development during deployments and training programs.
• Lead the development of innovative deployment models and clinical systems for flexible, rapid medical response, including design and implementation of medical data and electronic medical record (EMR) systems.
• Maintain active clinical practice at an agreed-to level, to ensure professional competency and alignment with current medical standards and humanitarian best practices.
• All other duties as assigned.

Learn more about serving with Samaritans Purse .


Qualifications & Experience :

• Registered Nurse, Medical Doctor, or equivalent clinical qualification with active licensure and three (3) to five (5) years of experience in emergency, acute care, or humanitarian medicine.
• Prior international field response experience with WHO EMT or equivalent experience preferred.
• Extensive experience in international emergency medical response, humanitarian operations, or field hospital management; or equivalent combination of experience and education.
• Must maintain active clinical license and ongoing practice.
• Twelve (12) credit hours of college-level Biblical Studies strongly preferred.

Knowledge & Skills

• Knowledge of WHO EMT systems, standards, and verification processes.
• Strong ability to develop SOPs, readiness frameworks, and training programs.
• Cross-cultural leadership and mentoring skills for high-performance field teams.
• Competence in clinical practice, logistics coordination, and operational planning.
  Familiarity with EMR systems and medical informatics preferred.

Job Location: North Wilkesboro, NC

Type: Full-Time

Language Requirement: Fluency in English (required)

Benefits:

• On-site Medical Clinic (staff and dependents)
• Medical, prescription, dental & vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Long-term and Short-term disability insurance
• Paid Family Medical Leave
• Term Life Insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• 10 paid holidays
• 12 vacation/personal days
• 10 sick days

Samaritan's Purse Mission Statement:

Samaritan's Purse is a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world. Since 1970, Samaritan's Purse has helped meet needs of people who are victims of war, poverty, natural disasters, disease, and famine with the purpose of sharing God's love through His Son, Jesus Christ. The organization serves the Church worldwide to promote the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Samaritan's Purse Statement of Faith:

• We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God. 1 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Timothy 3:15-17.
• We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Matthew 28:19; John 10:30; Ephesians 4:4-6.
• We believe in the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood on the cross, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory. Matthew 1:23; John 1:1-4 and 1:29; Acts 1:11 and 2:22-24; Romans 8:34; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Philippians 2:5-11; Hebrews 1:1-4 and 4:15.
• We believe that all men everywhere are lost and face the judgment of God, that Jesus Christ is the only way of salvation, and that for the salvation of lost and sinful man, repentance of sin and faith in Jesus Christ results in regeneration by the Holy Spirit. Luke 24:46-47; John 14:6; Acts 4:12; Romans 3:23; 2 Corinthians 5:10-11; Ephesians 1:7 and 2:8-9; Titus 3:4-7.
• We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, whose indwelling enables the Christian to live a godly life. John 3:5-8; Acts 1:8 and 4:31; Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 2:14; Galatians 5:16,17,18; Ephesians 6:12; Colossians 2:6-10.
• We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; the saved unto the resurrection of eternal life and the lost unto the resurrection of damnation and eternal punishment. 1 Corinthians 15:51-57; Revelation 20:11-15.
• We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in the Lord Jesus Christ and that all true believers are members of His body, the church. 1 Corinthians 12:12, 27; Ephesians 1:22-23.
• We believe that the ministry of evangelism and discipleship a responsibility of all followers of Jesus Christ. Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; Romans 10:9-15; 1 Peter 3:15.
• We believe Gods plan for human sexuality is to be expressed only within the context of marriage, that God created man and woman as unique biological persons made to complete each other. God instituted monogamous marriage between male and female as the foundation of the family and the basic structure of human society. For this reason, we believe that marriage is exclusively the union of one genetic male and one genetic female. Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:5-6; Mark 10:6-9; Romans 1:26-27; 1 Corinthians 6:9.
• We believe that we must dedicate ourselves to prayer, to the service of our Lord, to His authority over our lives, and to the ministry of evangelism. Matthew 9:35-38; 22:37-39, 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; Romans 10:9-15 and 12:20-21; Galatians 6:10; Colossians 2:6-10; 1 Peter 3:15.
• We believe that human life is sacred from conception to its natural end; and that we must have concern for the physical and spiritual needs of our fellowmen. Psalm 139:13; Isaiah 49:1; Jeremiah 1:5; Matthew 22:37-39; Romans 12:20-21; Galatians 6:10.
• We believe that God wonderfully and immutably creates each person biological male or female. These two distinct but complementary sexes together reflect the image and likeness of God. Rejection of ones biological sex is a rejection of Gods merciful design and creative order. Genesis 1:26-27;1 Corinthians 6:9; Deuteronomy 22:5