Surgeon

Main Purpose:

Organize and carry out surgery activities, ensure pre and post-operative surgical care, in accordance with MSF policies, protocols and universal hygiene standards and in close collaboration with medical staff in the emergency, intensive wards and operation theatre in order to improve patients’ health conditions.

Accountabilities:

• Comply with  MSF clinical policies, tools, guidelines and protocols ( antibiotic prophylaxis, post-operative pain management, thrombo-prophylaxis, blood transfusion, etc) and recommendations (standard hygiene and sterilization rules, prevention to HIV, TB, Syphilis and Hep B exposure as well as COVID 19 precautions) in order to minimize clinical risks.
• Undertake pre-operative consultations, evaluating the surgical risks with the anesthetist and/or other medical staff involved, and obtaining the patient’s signed consent to operate.
• Carry out emergency and programmed surgical intervention following MSF protocols and policies including swab counts, ensuring appropriate use of surgical equipment and proper OT registry entry/documentation of all OT intervention.
• Carry out post-operative clinical care and ward rounds collaborating with the anesthetist, GP, the Operating Theatre Nurse and ward staff or other Unit Managers to ensure compliance with MSF protocols and rational use of medicines. Attend OPD, minor surgery room when required.
• In collaboration with the anesthetist, monthly revue data and analyze clinical trends and comment on adverse events / poor clinical outcome. Support organizing the operating program and with OT staff monitor use of material and equipment and advise on instrument needs and coordinates patient referral.
• Ensure rational use of resources: requests for external and internal laboratory tests, other investigations as well as requests for other specialized consultations.  
• Participate in putting in place the emergency disaster response plan of the hospital along with the anesthetist and the medical doctor and /or the responsible nurse and run role hospital practical rehearsals, in order to ensure the continuity of the services under any circumstance
• Knows and helps implement the accidental blood exposure policy.
• Support Medical Activity Manager to plan and carry out the training of the staff (emergency and the out-patient teams) in order to ensure the amount of knowledge required and to improve people diagnosing, triage, and early detection capabilities.
• Supports other medical teams/wards when needed to GPs, Pediatric and Gyneac.surgeons.

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

Education

• MD Diploma
• Specialty diploma

Experience

• MoPH’s license to practice in Lebanon and MoPH’s specialist license.
• Certificate of registration at the Lebanese Order of Physicians (as a specialist)
• at least 2-year experience as surgeon after the specialization. Surgical experience as stated in surgical CV/skill form (number of independently performed surgical interventions) corresponds with the surgeries that are performed in the mission and qualification is duly certified and verified.

Desirable:

• MSF/INGO experience
• Good understanding of humanitarian aid work
• Candidate from Central Bekaa