About the Organization
Medecins Sans Frontieres-Belgium (MSF-Belgium) provides medical humanitarian assistance. MSF values diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive working environment. MSF operates a zero-tolerance policy for sexual exploitation, abuse, harassment, abuse of power, and discrimination. Safe Recruitment procedures apply, including reference checks and verification of professional history.
Job Summary
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/beneficiaries health conditions.
Key Responsibilities
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 MAM- 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.
MSF Section/Context-Specific Accountabilities
On admission
To take complete history and fully examine all new patients during admission.
Recognize, and immediately inform the NAM/MAM about the patients in serious condition.
Refer patients who do not meet the MSF admission criteria to MOH for further management.
Prescribe routine and basic treatment according to the protocols.
To completely and properly fill the admission forms and the register during admission.
To give clear instructions to the nurses on the medical care and specific monitoring of the patient.
Monitoring of the patients
To follow the patients daily and properly document all findings/changes made during rounds.
Updating patients medical records after each medical procedure.
Conduct proper handing over of critical patients.
To estimate the medical evolution (improvement, deterioration etc.) and act accordingly.
To continue or change medical treatment according to the protocol and the condition of the patient.
Follow up and detect deteriorating patients during the day and night.
To do a quick late-afternoon round to be sure patients are OK for the night and the directives are done.
To decide, in collaboration with the nurse and NAM/MAM, on the transfer of the patient(s).
To completely and properly fill the discharge forms and the register during discharge.
General
All the referrals should respect MSF’s SOP referral.
Participate in department meetings to ensure the smooth running of activities.
Be flexible to work in all MSF departments.
Required Qualifications
Education
Essential:
Degree in Doctor of Medicine (MD) from a recognized institution.
Essential:
Valid Medical License to practice the MD profession in Ethiopia
Desirable:
diploma in Tropical Medicine
Experience
Essential:
Two (2) years of proven professional experience as a Medical Doctor within a Hospital or other Health Facility including those dedicated to medical training.
Desirable:
professional experience in tropical medicine, or in Public Health, Obstetrics. Gynecology or Pediatrics,
Desirable
: Experience in clinical mentoring, bedside teaching or quality – improvement.
Desirable
: Experience in emergency medicine, trauma (MCI), Paediatrics, neonatal care, obstetric emergency, infectious disease, general medicine or minor surgery.
Knowledge of infectious diseases, HIV/AIDS/STDs, TB, general medicine, or minor surgery would be an asset.
Other Requirements
Essential:
Fluency in English oral and written. Knowledge of any additional local languages is desirable
Competencies:
Commitment to MSF principles, Behavioural flexibility, Stress Management, Teamwork and Cooperation.
Required Skills and Competencies
Teamwork
Stress management
Surgery preparation
Medical Doctor (MD
Desired Skills
Experience in participatory, trauma-informed, and creative methodologies
Medical Doctor (MD