Medical Doctor

[Abbasi,Hawija,Iraq ]

CONTEXT

 

Médecins Sans Frontières-Holland (MSF-H) is a private, non-profit international humanitarian organization dedicated to providing medical assistance to populations in crisis, without discrimination and regardless of race, religion, creed or political affiliation.

MSF-H is currently recruiting for a Medical doctor, in Hawija/ Abbassi.

 

ACCOUNTABILITIES

 

• Apply medical knowledge and skills to diagnose and prevention. Carry out outpatient and inpatient consultations, prescribing the necessary treatment respecting MSF protocols.
• Keep the patient and/or his/her family informed about the illness and provide appropriate explanations about the treatment to follow, checking they have understood.
• Follow up the evolution of the hospitalized/IDP patients, through daily visits , consultations and examinations, prescribing the necessary treatment following MSF protocols, deciding whether they can be discharged or transferred to other departments – in collaboration with other doctors- and informing their family about the patient’s evolution.
• Check and control the rational distribution of medicines and equipment under his/her responsibility and take care the quality, disinfection and sterilization of the medical material. Assure general compliance with standing hygiene standards.
• Participate in the collection and analysis of epidemiological data, checking its validity and informing the line manager or project coordinator about any problem or complication of the patients illness, medical error and monitors the proper functioning of the department, equipment or material.
• Ensure ongoing training of the medical/paramedical multidisciplinary team in order to optimize the quality of care.
• Knows and ensures all MSF medical protocols are followed and implemented, checking universal precautions are followed at all times and reducing bio-hazard risks and improving infection control. Ensures professional confidentiality is respected.
• Manage the team under his/her direct responsibility according to MSF HR policies and procedures, supervising their performance, organizing and scheduling shifts and rotations, directly participating in emergencies and on calls if necessary.
• Ensure the follow-up treatement of patients, including short term prescriptions and renewal of long term prescriprion
• Ensure the follow-up and interpretation of the results of investigations
• Take the history and performs a physical examination of patients with medical complains. Define diagnosis and ensure treatement
• Assess and coordinate the need for external consultation
• Inform the patient’s care giver about his/her treatement, explain how to take it and ensure the understanding
• Ensure comprehensive documentation in the patients’ medical file in a timely and accurate manner diagnosis, physical exam, lab exam, treatement and plan
• Follow referral criteria and write referral feedbacks
• Identify the need for patient’s education and provide education
• Check the good course of medical activities within the departement
• Organise and work in collaboration with other department
• Follows MSF protocols ad guidelines, in consideration and agreement with DoH standars
• Any other responsibility assingned by the line manager

 

CONTRACT DETAILS

 

• 6 months Service agreement (maximum working hours 84 hours)
• Intended start date: December 2021
• Location: Hawija/ Abbassi

CONTEXT

 

Médecins Sans Frontières-Holland (MSF-H) is a private, non-profit international humanitarian organization dedicated to providing medical assistance to populations in crisis, without discrimination and regardless of race, religion, creed or political affiliation.

MSF-H is currently recruiting for a Medical doctor, in Hawija/ Abbassi.

 

ACCOUNTABILITIES

 

• Apply medical knowledge and skills to diagnose and prevention. Carry out outpatient and inpatient consultations, prescribing the necessary treatment respecting MSF protocols.
• Keep the patient and/or his/her family informed about the illness and provide appropriate explanations about the treatment to follow, checking they have understood.
• Follow up the evolution of the hospitalized/IDP patients, through daily visits , consultations and examinations, prescribing the necessary treatment following MSF protocols, deciding whether they can be discharged or transferred to other departments – in collaboration with other doctors- and informing their family about the patient’s evolution.
• Check and control the rational distribution of medicines and equipment under his/her responsibility and take care the quality, disinfection and sterilization of the medical material. Assure general compliance with standing hygiene standards.
• Participate in the collection and analysis of epidemiological data, checking its validity and informing the line manager or project coordinator about any problem or complication of the patients illness, medical error and monitors the proper functioning of the department, equipment or material.
• Ensure ongoing training of the medical/paramedical multidisciplinary team in order to optimize the quality of care.
• Knows and ensures all MSF medical protocols are followed and implemented, checking universal precautions are followed at all times and reducing bio-hazard risks and improving infection control. Ensures professional confidentiality is respected.
• Manage the team under his/her direct responsibility according to MSF HR policies and procedures, supervising their performance, organizing and scheduling shifts and rotations, directly participating in emergencies and on calls if necessary.
• Ensure the follow-up treatement of patients, including short term prescriptions and renewal of long term prescriprion
• Ensure the follow-up and interpretation of the results of investigations
• Take the history and performs a physical examination of patients with medical complains. Define diagnosis and ensure treatement
• Assess and coordinate the need for external consultation
• Inform the patient’s care giver about his/her treatement, explain how to take it and ensure the understanding
• Ensure comprehensive documentation in the patients’ medical file in a timely and accurate manner diagnosis, physical exam, lab exam, treatement and plan
• Follow referral criteria and write referral feedbacks
• Identify the need for patient’s education and provide education
• Check the good course of medical activities within the departement
• Organise and work in collaboration with other department
• Follows MSF protocols ad guidelines, in consideration and agreement with DoH standars
• Any other responsibility assingned by the line manager

 

CONTRACT DETAILS

 

• 6 months Service agreement (maximum working hours 84 hours)
• Intended start date: December 2021
• Location: Hawija/ Abbassi

REQUIRMENT

 

Education	Medical Doctor diploma  Desirable diploma in Tropical Medicine (For OCB  OCBA Tropical Medicine Is essential)
Experience	2 year experience minimum as a Medical Doctor or in clinical work (can be within medical training). Desirable in tropical medicine, or post-registration experience in Public Health , obs and gynae, paediatrics, A, infectious diseases, HIV/AIDS/STDs, TB, general practice, general medicine or minor surgery.
Languages	Mission language essential. Local language desirable.
Knowledge	Essential computer literacy (word, excel)
Competencies	•       People Management •       Commitment •       Flexibility •       Results •       Teamwork

APPLICATION PROCESS

Please send your application in English (CV, letter of motivation and any relevant certificates) to:

Email: [email protected] (please indicate in the subject “Medical doctor”)

 

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

Please submit any relevant certificate.

 

DEADLINE TO SEND APPLICATION: Thursday 11^th November 2021 (5:00pm)