Medical Doctor at Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)

Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is an independent international medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid in more than 60 countries to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural or man-made disasters or exclusion from healthcare.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Medical Doctor

Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract
Contract: 208 working hours per month

Main Purpose

• 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.

Job Description

• 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/IPD 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.
• Providing quality medical care to patients according to MSF guidelines and protocols, applying the protocols and guidelines in examination of patients, diagnosis, paraclinical examination, prescription of medications and follow-up of patients both in emergency department and inpatient (ICU, Orange, yellow and isolation)
• Applying IPC protocols in all procedures in patient management in the Hospital
• Active participation in the management of emergency cases in the ER and wards and discussion of difficult cases with the MD team/pediatrician or line manager when necessary.
• At least 90% of compliance of drug matches with the established diagnosis.
• Rationalize prescription of antibiotics to avoid and reducing the chances of unnecessary side effects and antibiotic resistance
• Ensure investigation results are followed up in a timely manner.
• Ensure the quality of care delivered to our patients improves with time in the service he/she is working in
• Follows the referral procedure, adhering to MSF referral guidelines, and validating all referrals with the medical activity manager.
• Participate in the morning medical meeting and ensure handover is done before leaving the service.
• Participate in regular quality of care meetings for such improvement (e.g., MMR presentation/theoretical training every week)
• Participate in the training of MDs on health-related issues.
• Participate to the development of reforms in working strategies.
• Ensure TCE is followed especially in terms of commitment to work, punctuality and other HR related policies that guide MDs responsibility in the working place.
• Any other context-specific laboratory duties as may be assigned by direct-line supervisor from time to time.

Requirements
Education:

• Medical Doctor Diploma Desirable Diploma in Tropical Medicine (For OCB OCBA Tropical Medicine Is essential)

Experience:

• 2 years’ experience minimum as a Medical Doctor/General practitioner in clinical work (consultations, admissions, ward rounds, lab tests request and results interpretation). Desirable in tropical medicine, experience in pediatrics (Triage, Resuscitation, ICU, IPD, SAM, Infectious Diseases).

Languages:

• Fluent English (oral and written English), Hausa, Kanuri are Essential

Knowledge:

• Essential computer literacy (word, excel)

Competencies:

• People Management
• Commitment
• Flexibility
• Results
• Teamwork

Contract:

• 208 working hours per month

Application Closing Date
15th May 2024.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note

• Qualified Females are highly encouraged to apply.
• Only successful applicants will be called for next steps and are obligated to disclose any information about family member(s) currently in the employment of MSF-France in any location.
• No monetary transactions, neither demands of favours in kind, nor other types of favouritism will be tolerated in the MSF recruitment process.
• MSF reserves the right to refuse hiring a candidate having benefitted from any such acts. All illicit demands may be pursued through the judicial system.
• MSF is an equal opportunity employer and encourages any Nigerian citizen to apply irrespective of race, gender, religion, creed, political affiliation.