PAEDIATRICIAN - Bekaa

-Starting date: March 2022

-Type of contract: Fixed Term Contract for 1 year, renewable

- Activity rate : Full time 100%

-Place of work: Bekaa

- Salary : LBP 3,360,000

Main Purpose

Providing outpatient and/or inpatient pediatric care to patients/beneficiaries according to adapted and updated medical knowledge, MSF protocols, values and universal hygiene standards to improve the new-born and child/beneficiary’s health conditions

Accountabilities

• Applying medical knowledge and skills to prevention, diagnosis and treatment of children, ensuring integrated new-born and paediatric care through Emergency, OPD, and IPD services in New-born and cases of malnutrition, prescribing the necessary treatment and respecting MSF protocols.
• Collaborating closely with the different department of the hospital (e.g. Maternity and NCD), Knowing and ensuring all updated MSF medical protocols and universal precautions are followed and implemented, reducing bio-hazard risks and improving infection control. 
• Ensuring on-going new-born and paediatric training (formal and bedside) of the medical/paramedical multidisciplinary team in order to optimize the new-born and paediatric quality of care. Reviewing and discussing selected complicated cases or mistakes and giving technical input.
• Keeping patients and their families informed of the illness and the treatment to follow, checking that they have been understood. Ensuring professional autonomy and confidentiality are respected and a good attitude and proper bedside manner towards the patient and their care takers and the rest of the medical team.
• Following 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.
• Monitoring the proper functioning of the department, equipment or material and addresses the list of the missing item for new-born and paediatric activities. Providing inputs about general organization of the different paediatric wards, including the admission, transfer and discharge criteria + referral procedure from Maternity and post-delivery wards
• Checking and controlling the rational distribution of medicines and equipment under his/her responsibility and taking care the quality, disinfection and sterilization of the medical material. Assuring general compliance with standing hygiene standards.
• Participating in the introduction / improvement of the collection and analysis of epidemiological new-born and paediatric data, checking its validity and informing the line manager or project coordinator about any problems or complications of the patient’s illness and medical errors. Collecting Clinical cases for further trainings and list a series of comments to improve the current MSF protocols
• Managing 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.
• Designing and providing training to staff as required.

Debriefing with coordination, headquarter (including Paediatric Advisor) and providing written report on main findings, activities, conclusions and further recommendations.

MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities

• In close collaboration with Non-Communicable Diseases doctor, General Practitioners, Paediatricians, Midwives, Nurses and Health Promoters ensuring a proper management of children in Aarsal Primary Healthcare Centre, Arsal Mother and Child Health Centre Hermel Primary Healthcare Centre and other MSF facilities pertaining to Bekaa project, according to MSF guidelines, local protocols and recent scientific evidence.
• Ensuring best practices with available resources and according to MSF guidelines are applied for management of children with Non- Communicable Diseases (Asthma, Epilepsy, Divalent metal transporter 1 - DMT1 and others) in Bekaa project.
• Ensuring best hygiene and infection prevention control standards are applied in paediatrics unit at the clinics in Bekaa project.
• Together with other Paediatricians / General Practitioners, ensuring timely referral of sick children, after line manager validation, to a higher level of care when needed, respecting MSF referral policy and ensuring proper follow up of referred children during and after admission.
• Identifying training needs for medical staff in the clinics related to boosting their knowledge and skills in paediatrics, report the findings to the line manager, develop and carry out trainings and on-job mentorship and support.
• Participating in paediatric data collection and analysis and providing input to the line manager.
• When needed, act as a backup for other Paediatrician/ General Practitioner in case of their absence.

 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
• Desirable: Pediatrics qualification

Experience

Essential: minimum 3 years of previous work experience as a Medical Doctor in pediatric clinic/hospital.

Languages                      

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

Knowledge

Essential computer literacy (word, excel and internet)

Competencies

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