MEDICAL DOCTOR

Main Purpose:

Provide outpatient and/or inpatient medical care to patients/beneficiaries according to adapted and updated medical knowledge, MSF protocols, values and universal hygiene standards to improve the patients/beneficiaries health conditions.

Other tasks include, but are not limited to:

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.

Perform advanced surgical procedures in gynecology and obstetrics with the support of the expatriate gynecologist when circumstances allow.

Particpate and contribute Maternal Mortality reviews and update the mortality database; and propose, and implement improvements in care of patients based on lessons learnt.

Apply and implement surgical checklist, and other standard documentation in the OT for the staff to adopt systematically.

Support and coach MoH maternity staff in Baidoa projects (theoretically and practical) Support the implementation and launching of SHR activities in Baidoa project

Provide support to other OT staff (nurse anesthetist, scrub nurse etc.) in Baidoa projects. Participate in IPC improvement in OT, maternity and Neonatology committee.

As part of medical team, participate in medical orders, weekly and monthly reporting.

Ensure maintenance of and update the mission Fistula Care Database with the support fo gynecologist Support the Project in the formulation and implementation of SRH strategy

If you meet the above requirements, please email your CV & motivation letter , Certificate as a single file no later than 21st February 2024 under the subject “MEDICAL DOCTOR -BAIDOA” to: [email protected]

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

(MSF is an equal Employer and does not charge any application/recruitment or training