Medical Doctor

Main Purpose Provide outpatient and/or inpatient medical care, intended as referral to secondary health care centers, to patients/beneficiaries according to adapted and updated medical knowledge, MSF protocols, values and universal hygiene standards to improve the patients/beneficiaries health conditions. Accountabilities  Apply medical knowledge and skills to diagnose and prevention. Carry out outpatient 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.  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 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. Identify mental health cases and refer patients to the psychologist. React and inform the Referral doctor in the clinic, for any important issues arising from the referrals.  Main activities Daily Consultations: Daily OPD consultations for all children, below 15 years old, infectious diseases patients, and chronic disease patients if needed. The objective is to provide quality treatment and ensure the best, appropriate, medical care available in this context. Provide essential health information to the patients and family to increase public health awareness. Referral of cases: Based on clinical diagnoses identify patients in need of secondary health care and ensure timely referral to the governmental health structures in the area, through proper communication with the referral doctor/nurse. Surveillance: Develop a good understanding of the health conditions of the population and promptly report any concerns to the PHC manager or the PMR. Management of daily work: Ensure registration of patients and record patient files, prescriptions and drug consumptions. Ensure good documentation of the patient clinical findings, vital signs monitoring, investigations, referrals and treatments. Communication : Ensure good communication with line manager and technical referent for reporting for severe complications in paediatric and chronic disease patients (included infectious diseases patients). Ensure Patient friendly behaviour attitude with patients and care takers/ family members Ensure teamwork spirit within the clinic staff. Hygiene and infection preventions control : Follow the universal precaution (asepsis and hygiene) and the waste management procedure (sharp waste, contaminated waste). Training/ Meetings: Attend training and meetings conducted by MSF. Additional tasks On request perform any other additional duties given by the immediate supervisor in order to allow the organisation to function optimall Vantage or upper intermediate Can understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialisation. Can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party. Can produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various optionsy