Medical Doctor at Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) - Belgium

Medecins Sans Frontieres is a private, international organisation. The organisation is made up mainly of doctors and health sector workers and is also open to all other professions which might help in achieving its aims. Médecins Sans Frontières provides assistance to populations in distress, to victims of natural or man-made disasters and to victims of armed conflict. They do so irrespective of race, religion, creed or political convictions.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Medical Doctor

Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Employment Type: Full-time

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/beneficiaries health conditions

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Apply medical knowledge and skills to diagnose and do 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 or health facilities – 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 of epidemiological data and inform the line manager about any possible medical error/patient safety incident Consult the paediatrician or line manager about the patients who have a complex pathology.
• Ensure ongoing training of the medical/paramedical in 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.

MSF Section / Context-Specific Accountabilities
ITFC A.ER / ICU:

• To examine all new SAM & MAM cases admitted in the ER/ICU and respect the admission criteria and (triage)
• To recognize, intervene and immediately inform the pediatrician/MAM about the malnutrition children in a serious condition requiring emergency interventions.
• To refer to other NGO/Partners non malnourished children with pathologies requiring further management.
• To prescribe routine and basic treatment according to the malnutrition protocols and pediatric guidelines used in the project
• To completely and properly fill the individual card with the medical data.
• To conduct the ward rounds with nurses and nutrition aids as a team.
• To give clear instructions to the nurses on the medical care and specific monitoring of the patient.
• To frequently review patients in the ICU and conduct proper handover as a team to the next team on duty.
• To admit or move to isolation patients with contagious diseases and keep the MAM and NAM informed

Phase I, Transition And Under 6 Months:

• To daily follow the patients in the wards for medical ward round
• To estimate the medical evolution (improvement, deteriorate on etc.)
• To give the medical treatment according to the malnutrition protocol and pediatric guidelines
• To hold properly the patient folder
• To conduct the ward rounds with nurses/midwives and nutrition aids as a team
• To ensure all patients have been vaccinated before discharge.
• To do a quick late-afternoon round to be sure that the patients are stable for the night and the rounds directives are well followed.
• To prepare proper referral note for patients

Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) Activities:

• To request for blood culture by filling the request form correctly and completely if the patient meets the set criteria To observe the process of blood sample collection for culture
• To follow up culture results from mini lab, then discuss it with the AMS FP (Focal Person)
• To prescribe clearly the right antibiotics (dose/duration) according to the pathogen-specific guideline after discussion with the AMS FP
• To isolate patients with Multi Drug Resistant Organisms (MDRO)
• To respect all Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) guidelines when consulting a patient

ATFC / Staff Health:

• To daily follow the patients with medical problems according to the nutritional protocol.
• To prescribe basic medical treatment.
• To refer patients that meet hospitalization criteria into the ITFC
• To consult the paediatrician or MAM about the patients who have a complicated medical problem.
• To keep record of staff vaccination and give sensitization sessions in collaboration with MAM/PMR
• Proper follow up of TB patients
• To decide, in collaboration with the nurses, on the discharge of the patients.
• To conduct outpatient consultation for staff and their dependents.
• To refer to secondary or tertiary facility staff/dependents requiring higher treatment in line with the staff health policy

Others:

• Work in collaboration with the nurses and nutritional assistants to ensure quality of medical care
• Work in collaboration with the health promotion and mental health team to be able to provide a holistic model of care to the patients.
• Work as a team member, taking in consideration the non-medical problems the patients have to face (food and care problems etc.)
• Do other duties assign by line manager , which could be day shift duty or night shift day.

Application Closing Date
24th April, 2024.

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