Two Obstetrician Gynecologist: One for Hermel clinic (x1) and One for Arsal clinic (1) – 50%

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international medical humanitarian organization created by doctors and journalists in 1971. Today, MSF provides independent, impartial assistance in more than 60 countries to people whose survival is threatened by violence, neglect, or catastrophe, primarily due to armed conflict, epidemics, malnutrition, and exclusion from health care or natural disasters. MSF in Lebanon currently has 2 projects mainly on primary health care and mental health, in Wadi Khaled and the Bekaa valley.

-Starting date: April 1st 2023

-Type of contract: Fixed term contract - 50%, 1-year renewable

Updated competitive salary package with benefits including allowances, medical coverage and 5 weeks of paid leave

-Place of work: 1 position for Hermel and 1 position for Arsal.

-Scope of responsibility:

Implement gynecological and obstetrician procedures, performing any other prior treatment required, during or immediately after a woman has given birth in order to improve women’s reproductive health and to reduce pregnancy, delivery and neonatology risks. This will be done in accordance with MSF policies, protocols and universal hygiene standards and in multidisciplinary collaboration with other medical doctors and midwife services

-Function responsibilities include:

• Provide health care related to gynecology and obstetrics to patients, including prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
• Ensure the implementation of MSF clinical policies, tools, guidelines and protocols related to gynecology and obstetrics in order to minimize clinical risk and to extend best reproductive practices.
• In collaboration with other medical colleagues, carry out the collection of quantitative gynecological data and ensure exhaustive use of management tools in order to improve gynecological results and to share knowledge among other field specialists.
• Plan and supervise the HR associated processes (recruitment, training, performance evaluation, development and internal/external communication) of the gynecological staff in order to ensure both an efficient sizing and the amount of knowledge required, to improve people’s capabilities and their active participation in influencing the targeted population using preventive practices. This will be done in close coordination with the HR department.
• Supervise the maintenance and running of the gynecological equipment and drug consumption, preparing new orders when required and ensuring its rational use as well as that pharmacy stock levels are permanently updated and available. This will be done in cooperation with the pharmacist and logistic staff, the management

-Specific activities:

• Performing routine ultrasounds in Arsal and Hermel PHCs as per MSF and national guidelines
• Diagnose anomalies of pregnancy and advise therapeutic plan or referral
• Give recommendations for follow-up of complicated cases according to MSF/National guidelines
• Document findings in medical records
• Participate to midwives’ capacity-building through theoretical and hands-on trainings
• Contribute to data collection and bi-monthly situational reports (focusing on Ultrasonography and referral records)
• In collaboration with the midwives, the biomed technician and the midwife activity manager, ensure the good use of the Ultrasounds machine in Use and report timely any discrepencies or defect seen

-Experience required:

• Essential at least 2 years certified work experience in Gynecology
• Desirable previous experience with MSF or other NGO’s in developing countries

-Required qualification:

• Essential: Gynecologists' 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.

-Personal qualification:

• Teamwork.
• Flexibility.
• Commitment
• Service
• Stress management

Interested applicants are requested to submit their application on the following link, by Thursday March 9th, 2023 as deadline.

https://forms.gle/yJbJ9EhLS8QBDZk66

Only selected applicant will be contacted for a test and an interview if successful.