MEDICAL DOCTOR

Main objective of the position

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.

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.

MSF section/context Specific Accountabilities

Daily consultations

• Daily OPD consultations for all patients, including children below 18 years old suffering from non-communicable diseases, including type 1 diabetes. The objective is to provide quality treatment and ensure the best, appropriate, medical care available in this context.

Patient-centred care

• Provide essential health information to the patients and their family to develop their self-management of their condition. The objective is to aid patients in becoming more independent in their own care.
• Assist in developing a patient focused environment in the centers. We aim to provide a welcoming, supportive and informative service to our beneficiaries. The service should encourage patient and care takers /family member’s involvement in clinic visits and the decision making process. By being patient focused we aim to consider the patient’s individual needs and motivations, rather than just the medical diagnosis.

Referral of cases

• Based on clinical diagnoses identify patients in need of secondary health care and ensure timely referral to the governmental health structures and other actors in the area, through proper communication with the referral team.
• Engage in the transfer process of eligible patients to other PHCs supported by pre identified NGOs.

Management of daily work

• Ensure that patients files are completed appropriately and legibly, with good documentation of clinical findings, vital signs monitoring, investigations, referrals and treatments.
• Ensure rational prescribing, utilising the prescription guidelines and MSF protocols.
• Refer and liaise closely with the multi-disciplinary team, (SW, PSEC, HP, psychologist), to address patient needs and participate actively in the MDT meetings.
• Follow the MSF protocols, and guidelines, whilst also keeping up to date with other relevant guidelines which might influence your management of patients.
• Ensure accurate and timely data collection and engage in audits and file analysis.

Communication

• Ensure good communication with the line manager and team, aiding to the effective management of the patients and a collaborative working environment.
• Ensure prompt recognition and involvement of line manager for patients with severe complications needing urgent management.
• Ensure patient confidentiality and respect towards all patients. 

Surveillance

• Develop a good understanding of the health needs of the population and promptly report any concerns and management suggestions to the line manager.

Hygene 

• Follow the universal precautions (asepsis and hygiene) and the waste management procedure (sharp waste, contaminated waste).
• Trainings / meetings
• Actively engage in trainings and meeting conducted or arranged by MSF.

Additional tasks

• On request perform any other additional duties given by the immediate supervisor in order to allow the organisation to function optimally.

This position involves rotation in MSF’s two clinics located in Bourj al Barajne and Bourj al Hamoud.

Requirements 

Education

• Medical Doctor Diploma.
• MOH authorization to practice and registration in Order of Doctors. 

Expereince

• A minimum of 2 years' clinical experience as a Medical Doctor postgradute.
• MOH authorization to practice and registration in the Lebanese Order of Physicians.

Desirable Expereince in Medical Doctor posgraduteFamily/internal medecine or non-communicable disease management