MEDICAL DOCTOR - Akkar

Main Purpose

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

• 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

• Follow training and works with the guidance and supervision of MoPH psychiatrist and HQ psychiatric referent to provide advanced and medicalized care to psychiatric patients
• Apply MHGAP protocols to diagnose and treat mental health disorders in need of medicalized care. Carry out outpatient MH consultations, prescribing the necessary treatment respecting MHGAP 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. Strongly collaborate on this with MH and HP team to ensure holistic, patient centered approach.
• Follow up the evolution of patients referred to psychiatric external care/hospitalized through the allowed channels and ensuring continuity of care from all the team.
• Participate in the collection and analysis of epidemiological data, checking its validity and informing the line manager about any problem or complication of the patients’ illness, medical error and monitors the proper functioning of the department, equipment or material.
• Apply universal precautions and follows IPC measures at all times. Ensures professional confidentiality is respected.
• Interact with MH and HP team to ensure the management of patient is done in an integrated, multidisciplinary way. Patient and his/her family are managed by the whole team to promote holistic approach. Receives referrals from MH team and provide constant feedbacks to the team for those patients referred.
• Refer patients and family to MH and HP team and ask their support during consultations if needed.
• Participate with all the team in implementing the SGBV protocol, identifying possible victims of SGBV and referring them to the focal point as per SGBV protocol so that they receive the necessary treatment.
• Attend meeting and training as proposed by the Organization in order to engage in a continue development of his/her skills
• Respect all protocols and measures put in place for CoVid prevention and promote the respect among patients and colleagues

 Requirements

Education

Essential: Medical Doctor degree from a recognized university

Essential: Ministry of public health practice license as doctor in Lebanon

Essential: Certificate of registration at the Lebanese order of physicians-LOP

Essential: MHGAP training

Experience

Essential: minimum 2 years of previous work experience as a Medical Doctor.

Essential: minimum 1 year of previous work experience with MHGAP

Languages                      

Arabic language is essential, English and French language are desirable.

Knowledge

Essential computer literacy (word, excel)

Competencies

• Commitment 
• Flexibility 
• Results oriented 
• Teamwork 
• Stress Management
• Compassionate and service