Medical Coordinator

The Medical Coordinator coordinates and supervisesall medical activities. Although this position is based in Beirut, it requires continuous presence on the field (60%).  General/Programme Management -    Oversee implementation of health interventions at Social Development Centres -    Adaptclinical guidelines and treatment protocols -    Ensure referral mechanisms to higher level health facilities and other organizations are in place and well understood -    Adapt procedures and guidelines for primary health care centre management following national policies -    Check patient records to monitor diagnosis and treatment at health facilities -    Monitor, in collaboration with the pharmacist, drug prescription and ensure rational use of drugs -    Monitor quality of medical services at supported health centres and recommend improvements when needed -    Contribute to project planning and proposal writing -    Develop, in collaboration with the Public Health Officer, a community outreach plan -    Participate in the development of the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) plan -    Contribute to health contingency planning  Team Management -    Support and supervise medical teams at health facilities -    Organise regular meetings, briefings and debriefings with the medical team -    Participate in the recruitment of medical staff -    Emphasize on capacity building of the national medical team  Medical Stock Management -    Identify needs in equipment, supplies and drugs -    Supervise medical purchase process -    Ensure the supervision of the pharmacy (consumptions, orders, inventory) in link with logistic team  -    Work closely with the central pharmacist to ensure essential drugs are available at all times -    Modify, in consultation with the health team, the drug list if needed -    Develop plan for contingency drugs and medical supplies  Data collection and Epidemiologic Surveillance -    Work closely with the Public Health Officer to develop data collection tools -    Supervise and monitor data collection at health facilities and analyze data collected on a weekly basis -    Provide feedback to health facilities on analyzed data -    Continue to strengthen and develop data collection and surveillance -    Ensure SDCs are provided with guidelines and procedures for surveillance of special communicable diseases like TB, Leichmaniases, etc  Capacity Building -    Work closely with Public Health Officer to develop a capacity building programme for the health team -    Conduct trainings for employed general practitioners on management of acute and chronic illnesses -    Provide training of key health topics, data collection, epidemiological surveillance, and other topics  Outbreak Response -    Identify key risks for outbreaks and preventive action -    In case of suspected outbreak, organize and perform field visit for further in‐depth analysis of the situation -    In case suspected outbreak is confirmed, support planning of adequate outbreak emergency response -    In collaboration with Public Health Officer, coordinate epidemic outbreak response with other partners Competencies and Skills -        Licensed medical doctor, member of the Order of Physicians with at least 3 years experience -        Registered nurse with 5 or more years of experience -        Working knowledge of English, fluent in Arabic -        Public health knowledge/experience is an asset -        Teambuilding, coaching and mentoring -        Able to work in stressful conditions