Job Description

Medical Doctor

Position status: Permanent 
Location: Kilo project – Al-Qaeda hospital

Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, humanitarian, non- governmental organization providing assistance to people in need as a result of natural and man-made disasters, irrespective of race, religion, ideology or politics.

Main Purpose

Provide outpatient and/or inpatient medical care to patients/beneficiaries according to adapted and up-dated medical knowledge, MSF protocols, values and universal hygiene standards to improve the pa-tients/beneficiaries health conditions.

Accountabilities

• Apply medical knowledge and skills to diagnosis 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. Ensure 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

• Awareness and strict observation of Kilo project admission criteria
• Awareness and strict observation of Kilo project referral policy
• Ensures rational use of antibiotics to prevent antibiotic resistance 
• Identifies and reports any adverse event
• Close collaboration with nursing team to improve patients’ outcome
• The above mentioned activities and responsibilities are not exhustive and staff me be assigned additional resposibilites or tasks as required by their line manager.

Requirements
 
Education:  Bachelor’s degree in medicine and general surgery, with recognized medical practice license as a medical doctor.
Experience: 2 year experience minimum as a Medical Doctor, previous work experience with MSF or other NGO’s desirable. 
Languages:   Arabic essential, English desirable.
Knowledge:   Essential computer literacy (word, excel and internet)

Competencies:    

• People Management
• Commitment
• Flexibility
• Results
• Teamwork