Medical Doctor at Medecins Sans Frontieres

Job Description

• Provide quality medical care for emergency obstetric and neonatal cases in the maternity and VVF cases in the wards in accordance to MSF protocols;
• Assist the midwives to triage and manage patients presenting with high risk conditions related to pregnancy;
• Be involved in surgical procedures and post-operative surgical care, in accordance with MSF protocols
• Provide consultations for post-natal patients and MSF staff as required;
• Observe and respect the MSF Charter and adhere to work schedule as per roster and on-call requirements;
• Treat the patient with respect, providing good quality care and ensuring privacy and confidentiality.

Required Skills and Conditions

• Nigerian Medical Degrees with minimum of 2 years of active clinical experience since graduation;
• Interest and/or experience in obstetrics;
• Strong work ethic, commitment to humanitarian objectives and patient care;
• Motivation, flexibility and capacity to work as a team and in emergency program;
• Fluent in spoken and written English and Hausa (preferably).
• NYSC Certificate.

Work Location

• Jahun Hospital, Jigawa State (Nigeria).

Contract

• Unlimited contract
• 208 working hours per month. Roster flexibility required.