Medical Doctor at Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA)

MAIDUGURI (ITFC/UMTH)

Main Purpose

The ITFC clinical doctor is responsible for ensuring quality medical care for malnourished children in accordance with the inpatient national Nigerian guideline

Job Description

• Consultations and medical round visits
• Organize a medical consultation on admission to the ITFC
• Ensure that triage is carried out according to the patient's emergency and vulnerability criteria
• Verify compliance of admission to ITFC
• Refer emergency cases to the inpatient department and reorients non-urgent patients if necessary
• Decide to change phase or exit the child
• Perform a detailed consultation of the patient according to the treatment protocols and notes the observations on the folder record
• Initiate a rational prescription
• Hospitalization
• Ensure the daily visits in the service
• Examine all hospitalized patients
• Indicate and prescribe the care and treatment, respecting the protocols in order to rationalize the use of the drugs
• Maintain up-to-date hospital records by accurately reporting examinations, diagnoses and treatments and ensuring compliance with the prescription
• Constantly score the signs of tuberculosis in children whose clinical condition requires it
• Request for para-clinical examinations as required
• Evaluate the clinical evolution of the patients and decides the phase and the type of milk with the dose to be given
• Decide on the patient's discharge according to his or her state of health
• Work in collaboration with the different doctors and supervises transfers to other services if necessary
• Ensure compliance with transfusion rules in the service (crossmatch, tests ...)
• Ensure the supervision and the continuing training of the medical/paramedical team in order to optimize the quality of care
• Manage the emergencies and ensures the guards
• Ensure that professional secrecy and free health care are respected
• Participate in the review of morbidity and mortality

Others

• Participate in medical meetings and service meetings
• Promote the exchange of information in its field of activity
• Participate in the collection and analysis of epidemiological data
• Ensure the proper functioning of the ITFC activities (triage, references, space...)
• Ensure compliance with treatment protocols (national protocol) especially medical prescriptions
• Ensure the rational use of medicines and other medical equipment
• Ensure that medical confidentiality is maintained and that the patient is properly informed of his or her illness and treatment within the ITFC
• Work in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team and participates in the continuous training of the staff (techniques of care, updating protocols ...)
• This position profile can be modified, depending on the evolution of the job. In addition to the tasks listed above, the nurse may be required to perform other tasks assigned by the supervisor as required by the mission

Requirements

Education: Medical Doctor diploma. Desirable diploma in Tropical medicine, Nutrition and pediatrics

Experience: 1 years’ experience minimum as a Medical Doctor or in clinical work (can be within medical training); desirable in tropical medicine, nutrition and inpatient healthcare setup, pediatrics and or ITFC management experience in conflict or IDPs setup

Languages: English language essential; local language desirable (fluent in Hausa and Kanuri an added advantage)

Skills: commitment, flexibility, professionalism, very good communication, service, stress management, teamwork, results

Knowledge: desirable computer literacy (word, excel)