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Medical Doctor – Based in Nafusa Mountain (Yefren) – LIBYA –
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an International Humanitarian Organization providing medical aid to populations in distress, victims of natural and man-made disasters, and victims of armed conflict, regardless of race, religion, and political believes. For more information, visit our Arabic website, http://www.msf-me.org
Main Purpose
Provide outpatient/Primary healthcare to patients/beneficiaries according to adapted and updated medical knowledge, MSF protocols, values, and universal hygiene standards to improve the patient’s/beneficiaries’ health conditions.
Accountabilities
- Apply medical knowledge, skills to diagnose, and prevention. Carry out outpatient consultations, prescribing the necessary treatment respecting MSF protocols
- Act as an interpreter for staff when necessary
- Keep the patient and/or his/her family informed about the illness and provide appropriate explanations about the treatment to follow, and to ensure that they have understood.
- Follow up the evolution of the referred patients, through visits, upon the advice of the medical activity manager, and ensuring that the treatment is at par with the recommendations for the particular condition.
- Check and control the rational distribution of medicines and equipment under his/her responsibility and take care of 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 medical activity manager 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 staff 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.
MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities
- Performing medical consultations in the Detention centers, disembarkation, Communities (outreach clinics), and OPD whenever necessary or advised by the medical Activity manager in promoting quality patient care, Prioritizing patients in accordance with MSF protocols. Follow rational drug prescription and distribution.
- Applies medical knowledge & skills and follows MSF protocols and Guidelines to the diagnosis, prevention, and management of diseases to patients coming to MSF’s health facilities, mobile clinics.
- Keeps the OPD cards and Registers up to date by noting the details of examinations, diagnosis, and treatments and ensuring the application of prescriptions.
- Knows and ensures that MSF procedures are followed in the case of accidental blood exposure.
- Ensuring that a timely decision is taken for the referral of a patient to appropriate structure/Specialty and informing the Medical activity manager to finalize a necessary course of action.
- Take part in an exploratory mission/visit as may be requested by the medical Activity manager or project coordinator. Prepare reports about these visits, to inform the rest of the team about the activities.
- Attends applicable meetings and/or training
- Participating in super cleaning activities in all activity sites including the TB unit.
Requirements
Education Medical Doctor Diploma registered with Libyan Medical Board
Experience 1-year experience minimum as a Medical Doctor in clinical work
Desirable in MSF or other NGOs
Languages Fluency in Arabic and English is mandatory.
Knowledge Essential computer literacy (word, excel)
Competencies
- People Management
- Commitment
- Flexibility
- Results
- Teamwork
JOB ADVANTAGES:
- Medical health policy
- Regular salary and regular working hours
- Paid leaves policy
WORK LOCATION
Yefren Nafusa Mountain, Az zawiya, Zuwara, and other places around.
WORKING HOURS
48 hours per week – 1-day rest
APPLICATION PROCESS
Please send your application and updated CV and copies of your diploma and work certificates by e-mail with the subject: “MEDICAL DOCTOR” to the following address:
msffmisrecruitment@gmail.com.
Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for technical test/ interview.
Each person interested in this position must send his CV, cover letter, diplomas and work certificates by e-mail titled (hiring driver)
The position will be open until 6th of August 2020