POOL OF MEDICAL DOCTORS

• Scope of responsibility:

Provide outpatient and/or inpatient medical care to patients/beneficiaries according to adapted and up-dated medical knowledge, MSF protocols, values, and universal hygiene standards to improve the pa-tients/beneficiary’s 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.

• Requirements:

Education

• Essential: Diploma of Medicine from a recognized university
• Essential: Ministry of public health practice license as doctor in Lebanon
• Desirable: Family Medicine Residency completion
• Essential: Certificate of registration at the Lebanese order of physicians-LOP

Experience

• Essential:  A minimum of two (x2) years of previous work experience in a similar position with experience of Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) and pediatrics.
• Desirable: Previous experience with local or international Nongovernmental organization (NGO)

Languages                            

• Essential: Full professional proficiency using the Arabic Language
• Essential: Limited to full professional proficiency using the English language
• Desirable: Elementary to limited professional proficiency using the French Language

Knowledge

• Essential: Basic computer literacy using MS-office applications (MS-Word, MS-Outlook, MS-Excel)

Competencies

• People Management and Development
• Commitment to MSF principles
• Behavioral Flexibility
• Results & Quality Orientation
• Teamwork & Cooperation