Field Medical Advisor - Akkar (Part-time)

Background:

S/he is a member of the field area team which includes the field medical advisor, the area pharmacist, the senior health officer, the health officers, the quality officers, and the program assistants per area.
Health program provides both technical and financial support to local primary health care centers to enable provision of affordable, accessible, and quality healthcare services to refugee and vulnerable host population.

Job Purpose:

The Field Medical Advisor will be in charge of providing clinical and technical mentoring and supervision to the IMC supported primary health care centers (PHCCs) in the area to which s/he is assigned. The Field Medical Advisor will ensure and oversee all Primary Health Care (PHC) components implemented according to the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) and WHO quality standards in addition to coordinating with the other program staff. 

Main Responsibilities:

Technical
● Follow-up on implementation of a basic package of primary health care components at the PHC facilities; guided by the policy and guidelines of the MoPH. Areas of concern include reproductive health, child health and integrated management of childhood illnesses, nutrition, communicable disease control and management of non-communicable diseases,
● Engage directly with physicians at PHCCs, review clinical guidelines and protocols and discuss patient treatment plans where needed
● Interpret technical and operational guidelines to the PHCC staff and support them in applying these guidelines to specific circumstances within the assigned area
● Approve the requests for diagnostic tests ordered by the PHC facility physicians and monitor diagnostic tests prescription
● Work closely with the field team and Monitoring and Evaluation team to analyze morbidities, service utilization, and care seeking behavior
● Monitor early warning systems for outbreaks and investigate emergence of communicable diseases
● Work closely with the pharmacists and field teams to monitor medication prescription and promote rational use of medications.
Quality
● Perform regular visits to supported facilities according to a schedule developed in collaboration with Area Manager and Health Officer(s).
● Monitor the quality of services at health facilities and identify gaps and problems according to MoPH standards
● In collaboration with the facility staff and IMC health staff, identify goals and develop quality improvement plans for the clinic.
● Track the performance of health facilities towards meeting a set of quality improvement indicators.
● Provide feedback on and input into IMC’s quality improvement activities and reporting tools.

Coordination and Representation

Build strong relations with partner health facilities and physicians by conducting regular visits and offering technical support and mentoring to achieve quality improvement in accordance with IMC quality program.
● Take part in relevant meetings in assigned area including but not limited to health staff meetings, health coordination meetings, and meetings with specific implementing partners.
Other
● Provides advice and support to aid in development of staff at IMC’s partner PHCs, including in-services training
● Adhere to all of IMC’s policies and procedures, including Code of Conduct and Standard Operating Procedures
● Perform other tasks as requested by the Area Manager

Desirable qualifications: Master’s in Public Health is a plus

Desirable Experience: 

 NGO experience
 Experience in Primary Health care

Essential competencies: Strong knowledge of MS Office including MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook

Desirable competencies: 

Working knowledge of French preferred.
• Able to take initiative within a defined framework
• Flexible and creative

General specifications for all positions:

• Experience in working closely with community members throughout a program cycle

• Experience in or understanding of program accountability principles
• Knowledge of, respect and empathy for the communities we are working with
• Commitment to championing community and partner points of view
• Strong understanding of the project cycle and of M&E systems
• Good interpersonal and influencing skills
• Non-discriminatory and readiness to involve men, women, girls and boys from diverse backgrounds, particularly the most marginalized segments of the community
• Very good listening and facilitation skills – capable of managing and facilitating group discussions with program participants, local officials, partners and all levels of staff
• Ability to mobilize people – to develop and maintain relationships with staff and communities to ensure their participation in International Medical Corps ways of working