Clinician – Zango LGA (Katsina State) at Medecins Du Monde

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES 

Under the supervision of the medical doctor, the Clinician will be responsible for the following main activities to ensure the quality of care in the mobile clinics:

• Provision of free of charge curative health consultations
• Admission, weekly medical follow-up and discharge of the malnourished children in OTP program
• Collection, computerization and analysis of weekly epidemiological data
• Reporting and attendance to different meetings

TASKS DESCRIPTION:

• 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                                
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Perform the daily data collection regarding curative consultations 
• Participate to the weekly computerization  and analysis of the medical data
• Admission, weekly medical follow-up and discharge of the malnourished children in OTP program
• Collection, computerization and analysis of weekly epidemiological data
• Reporting and attendance to different meetings
• Prepare weekly activities report to submit to Medical Doctor
• 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

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATION:

Education / Qualifications

• Diploma/Bachelors Degree in Nursing, Midwifery, Public Health Professional, or related qualification.
• Other health related certification is of added value.

Professional Experience

• At least 3 years relevant professional experience in a similar position in humanitarian sector or supervision of health facilities.
• Experience in emergency response, outbreak management, and clinical care.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary teams

Technical Skills

• Strong communication and report-writing abilities.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.

Personal Skills

• Culturally sensitive, respectful, and adaptable.
• Ability to work under pressure, manage priorities and make rapid, informed decisions.
• Flexibility and readiness for irregular working hours during emergency response.

Languages

• Fluency in English required.
• Knowledge of local language is an added value.

Given the operational context, employees are strongly encouraged to reside in Daura LGA which is proximal to Zango LGA the implementation area.

DISCLAIMER: Please note that MDM does not engage in or accept bribes in exchange for job opportunities. Any attempts to offer or accept bribes will result in immediate disqualification from the recruitment process.

Due to the nature of this role, we will be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis, and the role might be filled and closed before the closing date. Early applications are encouraged.