Medical Doctor at Medecins Sans Frontieres

Location: Jahun, Jigawa

Job Profile/Description

• 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 that they have understood.
• 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 to the development of reforms in working strategies
• Directly participating in shifts, rotations, emergencies and on calls if necessary.
• Respect medical confidentiality.

Requirements

• Education: Fully Licensed Medical Doctor. Medical Doctor diploma Desirable
• Experience: 2 year experience minimum as a Medical Doctor or in clinical work (can be within medical training). Desirable in tropical medicine, or post-registration experience in Public Health , obs and gynae, paediatrics, A&E, infectious diseases, HIV/AIDS/STDs, TB, general practice, general medicine or minor surgery.
• Languages: Spoken and written English and Hausa
• Competencies: people management, Results, teamwork, flexibility, commitment, trustworthy service

Contract

• Contract in Jahun, 208 working hours per month and roster flexibility required
• Worker will be requested according to project needs. Availability for 12 hour shifts, night or day is required.