Medical Doctor – General Practitioner

MAIN OBJECTIVE OF POSITION

Main purpose:

Provide admission and/or outpatient 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.

Accountabilities:

• 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 out patients, through regular follow-up, consultations and examinations, prescribing the necessary treatment following hospital 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 medical director 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, directly participating in emergencies and on calls if necessary.

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

Education

• Medical Doctor diploma 
• Licensed by the Ministry of Public Health of Lebanon and registered at the Lebanese Order

Experience

• 2 year experience minimum as a Medical Doctor or in clinical work
• Experience in MSF or another NGO, desirable

Languages           

• Mandatory Fluency in Arabic. Desirable to have Basic English

Knowledge

• Essential computer literacy (word, excel and internet)

APPLICATION PROCESS

Send to the MSF e-mail msfocb-barelias-admin@brussels.msf.org your motivation letter with updated CV, highlighting in the subject the post you are applying to. Example: “Name Surname – Medical Doctor – General Practitioner” 

Or

You can put your motivation letter with updated CV to MSF Bar Elias project CV Box highlighting in the envelope the post you are applying to. Example: “Name Surname – Medical Doctor – General Practitioner”. The CV Box is located at: 
 

MSF Bar Elias Hospital 
Old municipality building at Bar Elias center
Next to the PHC Bar Elias, Bekaa

** Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted **

DEADLINE: Completed applications must be received by: Friday, May 25th 2018