Medical Doctor at Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA)

Department

Health and ITFC, Nutrition project

Report To

Medical Referent/Project coordinator and indirectly to Nutrition activity manager

Collaborate

Nurse supervisor and all the medical staff in the facility

Location

UMTH in Maiduguri

Main Responsibilities

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

Consultations and medical round visits

• Organizes a medical consultation on admission to the ITFC
• Ensures that triage is carried out according to the patient's emergency and vulnerability criteria
• Verifies compliance of admission to ITFC
• Refers emergency cases to the inpatient department and reorients non-urgent patients if necessary.
• Decides to change phase or exit the child
• Performs a detailed consultation of the patient according to the treatment protocols and notes the observations on the folder record
• Initiates a rational prescription

Hospitalization

• Ensures the daily visits in the service:
• Examines all hospitalized patients.
• Indicates and prescribes the care and treatment, respecting the protocols in order to rationalize the use of the drugs.
• Maintains 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;
• Requests for para-clinical examinations as required;
• Evaluates the clinical evolution of the patients and decides the phase and the type of milk with the dose to be given;
• Decides on the patient's discharge according to his or her state of health.
• Works in collaboration with the different doctors and supervises transfers to other services if necessary.
• Ensure compliance with transfusion rules in the service (cross-match, tests ...).
• Ensures the supervision and the continuing training of the medical / paramedical team in order to optimize the quality of care.
• Manages the emergencies and ensures the guards.
• Ensure that professional secrecy and free health care are respected.
• Participates in the review of morbidity and mortality

Others

• Participates in medical meetings and service meetings.
• Promotes the exchange of information in its field of activity.
• Participates in the collection and analysis of epidemiological data.
• Ensures the proper functioning of the ITFC activities (triage, references, space ...)
• Ensures compliance with treatment protocols (national protocol) especially medical prescriptions
• Ensure the rational use of medicines and other medical equipment.
• Ensures that medical confidentiality is maintained and that the patient is properly informed of his or her illness and treatment within the ITFC.
• Works in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team and participates in the continuous training of the staff (techniques of care, updating protocols ...).
• This job profile is an integral part of the employment contract.

Réquirements

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. Fluency in Hausa and Kanuri an added advantage

Knowledge

Essential computer literacy (word, excel)