Medical Doctor at Borno State Ministry of Health and Human Services

The Borno State Ministry of Health and Human Services is the top administrative arm of the Health Sector in the state and is headed by the Commissioner for Health with the Permanent Secretary as the Chief Accounting officer. Other Agencies and Boards under the Ministry include the Borno State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (SPHCDA), the Hospitals Management Board (HMB) and The Borno State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency (BOSCHMA).

The Borno State Ministry of Health and Human Services under its collaboration with Medecins Sans Frontieres - France is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Medical Doctor

Location: Maiduguri, Borno (MSF - France Facility)
Employment Type: Fixed Term

Main Purpose

• Provide outpatient and/or inpatient medical care to patients/beneficiaries according to adapted and updated medical knowledge, 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 the 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 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 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 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.
• Know and ensure all 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 HR policies and procedures, supervising their performance, organizing and scheduling shifts and rotations, directly participating in emergencies and on calls if necessary.
• Report the number of patients.
• Understand, record and inform supervisor on any complaint received from patients related to medicine use or side effects.
• Provide quality medical care to patients according to guidelines and protocols, applying the protocols and guidelines in the examination of patients, diagnosis, paraclinical examination, prescription of medications, and follow-up of patients both in the emergency department and inpatient (ICU, Orange, yellow, and isolation).
• Apply IPC protocols in all procedures in patient management in the Hospital.
• Actively participate in the management of emergency cases in the ER and wards and discuss difficult cases with the MD team/pediatrician or line manager when necessary.
• Ensure at least 90% compliance of drug matches with the established diagnosis.
• Rationalize the prescription of antibiotics to avoid and reduce 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.
• Follow the referral procedure, adhering to the 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 in 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 workplace.
• Any other context-specific laboratory duties as may be assigned by the direct-line supervisor from time to time.

Requirements
Education:

• Medical Doctor Diploma. Desirable Diploma in Tropical Medicine.

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).

Application Closing Date
21st May, 2024.