Job Positions at Médecins du Monde, 16th May, 2017

Médecins du Monde or Doctors of the World, is an international humanitarian non-profit organization that provides emergency and long-term medical care to vulnerable populations while advocating for equal access to healthcare worldwide. We are recruiting to fill the position below: Job Title: Medical Doctor Location: Damboa Starting date: ASAP Main Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the team leader, the Medical Doctor will be responsible for the following main activities in order to ensure the quality of care in the mobile clinics:
Admission, weekly medical follow-up and discharge of the malnourished children in OTP program
Collection, computerization and analysis of weekly epidemiological data
Provision of free of charge curative health consultations
Reporting and attendance to different meetings

Task Descriptions

Provision of free of charge curative health consultations
Prepare all the necessary drugs, material and equipment for mobile clinics and ensure that everything is ready before to leave MdM office
Follow the basic medical rules of hygiene when performing curative health consultations
Participate actively in triage activities before to start curative health consultations

Perform Curative Consultations: Take a proper medical history including:

Reason for consultation
Duration of the illness or complaints
Main symptoms
Past medical history and treatment.
Perform a correct physical examination:
Inspection, auscultation, percussion, palpation
Systematic checking of signs of severity
Investigate any information regarding unusual health events or diseases outbreak, provided through any source
Ensure patient confidentiality is respected and treat all the patients with respect and dignity
Admission, weekly medical follow-up and discharge of the malnourished children in OTP program
Ensure that all the 6-59 months children have been screened (MUAC, H/W and edemas)
Admit new cases in OTP program according to the criteria’s of national nutrition protocol and give systematic treatment for SAM cases
Ensure weekly follow up of SAM cases and adapt RUTF doses
Discharge cases according to the criteria’s of national nutrition protocol
Refer complicated SAM cases to identified Stabilization Center
Fill in the specific OTP form
Collection, computerization and analysis of weekly epidemiological data
Perform the daily data collection regarding curative consultations
Participate to the weekly computerization and analysis of the medical data
Reporting and attendance to different meetings
Diagnose and treat the diseases according to protocols in use (i.e. clinical guidelines)
Write the most important complaints, signs, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment on the patient’s registration form.
Explain the treatment to the patient
Give individual health education related to the patient’s disease
Manage emergency cases according to MdM protocols and regulation
Fill in the registration form for each patient, according to the diagnosis of the morbidity surveillance form
Check the immunization status for all EPI targeted children and referred the unvaccinated children to the vaccinator
Prepare a weekly activities report to submit to team leader
Participate in a pro-active way to MdM internal meetings (medical, security…)
Participate to all the trainings organized by MDM

Others:

Give suggestions to improve the functioning of MDM mobile clinics
Participate to the loading and unloading of the vehicles and to the setting up of the mobile clinics
Participate to weekly physical inventory of mobile clinic pharmacy
Be flexible in performing his/her duties to ensure that beneficiaries are getting good quality services
Perform other additional duties on request of the team leader
Inform immediately the security focal point in case of any security problem in the field

Job Title: Mobile Clinic Midwife Location: Damboa, Borno Supervisor: Team Leader Starting date: ASAP Main Responsibilities Under the supervision of the Team Leader, the Mobile Clinic Midwife will be responsible for the following main activities:

Provision of free of charge reproductive health consultations
Implementation of health education sessions
Collection, computerization and analysis of weekly epidemiological data
Reporting and attendance to different meetings

Task Descriptions

Provision of free of charge reproductive health consultations
Prepare all the material and equipment and ensure that everything is ready before starting the activities
Follow the basic medical rules of hygiene when performing reproductive health consultations
Participate actively in triage activities before to start reproductive health consultations
Perform antenatal consultations according to the protocols , detect and mention all the risk factors
Perform postnatal consultations during the 6 weeks following the delivery, give appropriate treatment and refers to female medical doctor when needed.
Refer to the female medical doctor all pregnant women with a pathology associated to the pregnancy
Explain in details the treatment to the patient
Manage RH emergency cases with the assistance of the medical doctor according to MdM protocols and regulation
Fill in the reproductive health form for each patient
Ensure patient confidentiality is respected and treat all the patients with respect and dignity
Implementation of health education sessions
Give health education sessions to the patients in the different waiting areas
Spread main messages about health education for the following topics: immunization, antenatal care, post-natal care, assi
Perform family planning consultations and counseling according to protocol
Give systematic prophylactic treatments to pregnant women
sted delivery, family planning, at-risk pregnancies, breastfeeding and weaning
Collection, computerization and analysis of weekly epidemiological data
Verify the tetanus vaccination of each pregnant woman
Perform the daily data collection regarding reproductive health consultations
Participate to the weekly computerization and analysis of the reproductive health data
Reporting and attendance to different meetings
Prepare a weekly activities report to submit to the team leader
Participate in a pro-active way to MdM internal meetings (medical, security…)
Participate to all the trainings organized by MDM

Others:

Give suggestions to improve the functioning of MDM mobile clinics
Participate to the loading and unloading of the vehicles and to the setting up of the mobile clinics
Participate to weekly physical inventory of mobile clinic pharmacy
Be flexible in performing his/her duties to ensure that beneficiaries are getting good quality services
Perform other additional duties on request of the team leader
Inform immediately the security focal point in case of any security problem in the field

Note

We’ll pay attention only to the complete files in English.
Our process of selection include some interviews.
Only the shortlisted candidates will be contactedBecause of the emergency relief nature of MDM’s work, working hours may be irregular and employees are expected to be flexible in their approach to working hours under emergency conditions.
This job description can be modified according to changes in MDM activities or in the context. It can be amended at any time after mutual consultation, in order to fit the requirements of the programs.
Made in English in two original copies, one for the employee and one for MDM, in Maiduguri

How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV's and Cover Letter via email to: [email protected] Or Either in person, deliver to MDM Office

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