Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) Medical Doctor – Arsal – Activity Rate 100%

Starting date: ASAP

Type of contract: 100%, fixed term contract, 12 months, renewable.

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

Place of work: Arsal-North Beqaa

Salary: 33 601 460 LBP

Scope of responsibility:

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/beneficiary’s health conditions.

Function responsibilities include:

• 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.

Specific activities:

• Provide outpatient medical care to adult and pediatric patients with non-communicable disease, according to adapted and up-dated medical knowledge, MSF protocols, values, and universal hygiene standards to improve the patients’ health conditions.
• Work with patient centered care empowering the patient and/or his/her family to take as much responsibility as possible about the illness and beneficiary lifestyle changes.
• Provide education to patients individually and in groups.
• Collaborate with the team of nurses, dietician, mental health staff, health promotors, social workers etc. to provide a multi professional care.
• Screen and treat patients with mental health impairment according to Mental Health Gap protocols.
• Monitor and treat pregnant women with non-communicable disease as well as women with gestational diabetes, hypertension, and preeclampsia.
• Prepare patients that may need referral and present for decision by line manager and medical management. Implement and follow-up the referrals done.
• Discharge stable patients to partner primary health care centers.

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.

Experience

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

Desirable: Previous experience in Mental Health gap.

Languages                       

Essential: Full professional proficiency of the English and Arabic languages.

Desirable: Proficiency in French at any level.

Knowledge

Essential: basic to intermediate knowledge of MS-Office applications (word, excel, Outlook)

Competencies

• People Management     L1
• Commitment                   L2
• Flexibility                           L2
• Results                               L2
• Teamwork                        L2

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