Medical doctor Part-time 30%

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people in 70 countries who are affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters and exclusion from healthcare. MSF offers assistance to people based on need, irrespective of race, religion, gender or political affiliation and our actions are guided by medical ethics and the principles of neutrality and impartiality.

Our project focuses on providing medical and mental health care to Migrant Workers in the country.

Responsibilities:

Provide outpatient and/or inpatient 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:

• Provide face to face and remote consultations within the setup of a fixed MSF (or other partners’) clinic and/or a mobile clinic.
• 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.
• When applicable, coordinate with the personnel of partner PHCCs to ensure proper patient care and follow up.
• Coordinate with the social worker and nurse the referral for medical investigations and consultations of external partners (e.g. lab tests, imagery, speciality doctor…)
• In collaboration with the nurse, follows-up on all the investigation results and make sure the information about the management plan is communicated to the beneficiary.
• Participate in interdisciplinary meetings and take part in case management discussions.
• Adjust the treatment plan according to the specificities of the project’s target population while following the MSF protocols.
• Identify social and mental health needs of the beneficiary and ensure the referral to the adequate departments.
• Takes into consideration a holistic approach to the beneficiaries needs when setting up the treatment plan.
• Ensure that the medical file is clearly filled and complete with a copy of the all the investigations results included and perform data encoding when applicable.

Qualifications:

Education: 

• Essential Medical Doctor diploma
• Essential MoPH’s license to practice in Lebanon as General practitioner
• Essential certificate of registration at the Lebanese Order of Physicians (as a GP)

Experience: 

• Essential minimum 2-year experience as a Medical Doctor
• Desirable experience in tropical medicine, or post-registration experience in Public Health, obs and gynae, paediatrics, A, infectious diseases, HIV/AIDS/STDs, TB, general practice, general medicine or minor surgery
• Desirable previous experience working with migrant communities

Knowledge:

• Essential computer literacy (Word, Excel, internet)

Flexibility in working on weekends is needed.

Competencies:

• Results and Quality Orientation L2
• Teamwork and Cooperation L2
• Behavioural Flexibility L2
• Commitment to MSF Principles L2
• Stress Management L3