Medical Jobs at Medecins Sans Frontieres - Switzerland

Location: Ngala, Borno

Scope of Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Provide outpatient and/or inpatient medical care to patients/beneficiaries according to adapted and updated medical knowledge, MSF protocols, values and universal hygiene standards

Triage:

• Carries out a rapid evaluation of all patients on arrival
• Decides treatment plan (oral or IV rehydration).
• Provides initial emergency care (e.g. inserts IV line), until the patient is stabilised.
• Carries out admission of patients (cholera register); Initiates an individual patient file (parameters, observations, etc.).
• Writes prescriptions.
• Supervises triage nurses.

IV and Oral rehydration:

• Visits all admitted patients daily and monitors complicated cases (young children, pregnant women, comorbidity cases, treatment complications, etc.).
• Responds to nurses’ requests and alerts: insertion of intraosseous needle, concomitant infection, treatment complications, etc.
• Records monitoring and observation parameters on the individual patient file.
• Writes prescriptions (drugs, daily dose, number of times a day, duration).

Discharge of patients:

• Validates patient discharge.
• Gives patients « discharge slips » that they show the watchman on exit.
• Writes referral letters if needed (e.g. feeding centre, maternity).

Deceased patients:

• Confirms death.
• Participates in investigation into cause of death.

Minimum Requirements

• Essential Medical Doctor Diploma; registration with the relevant Medical Council
• Desired: previous experience in Cholera treatment.
• Essential: English, desired: Hausa, Kanuri
• Demonstrable experience in supervising and training others in a team setting
• Commitment, Flexibility, Stress Management, Results, Teamwork, Service

Applicants should send their Applications to: msfchbornorecruitment@gmail.com with "CTC MD NGALA’’ as subject.

Applications must be in English and include:

• Complete CV and Copies of all certificates and diplomas mentioned in the CV.
• Updated contact details and ID
• Contact information of the previous employer/s for reference.

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Location: Ngala AND Maiduguri, Borno

Scope of Responsibilities and Accountabilities
Providing nursing care, treatment and follow-up of patients, according to doctors’ prescriptions, protocols applied in service and universal hygiene standards/precautions, in order to ensure the quality and continuity of care.

Triage:

• Carries out a rapid evaluation of all patients on arrival
• Decides treatment plan (oral or IV rehydration).
• Provides initial emergency care (e.g. inserts IV line), until the patient is stabilised.
• Carries out admission of patients (register); Initiates an individual patient file (parameters, observations, etc.).
• Writes the systematic prescriptions (e.g. antibiotics and zinc sulfate if indicated).
• Alerts the doctor in the event of a problem: e.g. associated pathology (e.g. fever, cough), suspicion of acute malnutrition, pregnancy.

Oral Rehydration:

• Receives the patient and attendant and explains the treatment procedure.
• Administers the correct volume of ORS according to the protocol.
• Monitors the administration of ORS, the patient’s stools and vomit and his/her clinical evolution during treatment.
• Alerts the doctor in the event of a problem: e.g. increased dehydration, infectious complications (e.g. fever, cough), treatment complication.
• Administers antibiotic and/or zinc sulfate if indicated and any further drug prescribed by the doctor.
• Records parameters, observations, treatments, on the individual patient file; ensures the file is transferred (if transfer to IV rehydration).

IV Rehydration:

• Receives the patient and attendant and explains the treatment procedure.
• Administers IV fluid according to the protocol.
• Monitors infusions, the administration of ORS, the patient’s stools and vomit and his/her clinical evolution during treatment.
• Alerts the doctor in the event of a problem: e.g. clinical deterioration, infectious complications (e.g. fever, cough).
• Administers antibiotic and/or zinc sulfate if indicated and any further drug prescribed by the doctor.
• Records parameters, observations, treatments, on the individual patient file.

Transfer/discharge of patients:

• Calls the stretcher bearers in the event of the transfer of a bedridden patient to another sector
• Records patient's discharge, archives the individual patient file.

Minimum Requirements

• Essential recognized nurse Degree/Diploma
• Essential previous experience in Cholera treatment with MSF or other INGOs.
• Demonstrable experience in supervising and training others in a team setting
• Commitment, Flexibility, Stress Management, Results, Teamwork, Service.

Applicants should send their Applications to: msfchbornorecruitment@gmail.com

Applications must be in English and include:

• Complete CV and Copies of all certificates and diplomas mentioned in the CV.
• Updated contact details and ID
• Contact information of the previous employer/s for reference.

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Context

• To fulfill its mission of assistance to victims of conflicts, epidemics or natural disasters, MSF-Switzerland has created an emergency pool, of which members are experienced individuals capable of evaluating a situation, opening and coordinating projects.
• The post of emergency coordinator (medical or para-medical) reports to the Operations
• Department at headquarters in Geneva, and in particular to the Emergency cell. (If a coordination team is already present in the mission however, the E-Coordinator is responsible to that team first).
• The candidate is expected to 1) work in all contexts set by the emergency desk and 2) have the flexibility to work in different positions including MEDCO, Ecoordo, FieldCo, Medical Referent 3) work in emergency contexts with regular cells and fill gaps in regular projects if need be.

Duty Station

• All countries where the emergency desk opens activities, which require an urgent response. On call, the emergency coordinator should be available within 48 hours for rapid and short interventions.
• He/she is part of a core group of medicals, para-medicals and support staff responsible for responding to:
  • Exploratory missions
  • Epidemic outbreaks
  • Nutritional crises
  • Displaced populations and/or refugees’ camps
  • Surgical emergencies
  • Natural disasters

Job Description

• Implementation of and participation in exploratory missions and evaluations, on the request of Emergency Desk.
• Definition, implementation (or modification) of the operational strategy of an emergency intervention.
• Identification and management of the means necessary for the implementation of an emergency intervention.
• Coordination and supervision of volunteers (emergency) in the field.
• Specific Reports on the interventions.
• According to the decision taken by headquarters, the Emergency Coordinator (medical profile) can be asked to coordinate an activity, which is under the responsibility of a Head of Mission in the country where the section is already active.
• The Emergency Coordinator (medical profile) commits himself/herself to be available at any time, less than 48 hours maximum; he/she must be reachable in all circumstances.
• The Emergency Coordinator (medical profile) can be asked to intervene within the framework of certain MSF trainings and to take part in international meetings.

Necessary Profile

• The post is open to a person with a medical or para-medical profile
• Capacity to bring patient and public health at the chore of the operation strategy.

Specific knowledge desired:

• Emergency public health
• Response to epidemics
• Emergency vaccinations
• Response to severely malnourished populations
• Method of investigation, epidemiological monitoring
• Significant experience in general coordination (profile Head of Mission, Medical Coordinator, Project Coordinator…)
• Expertise in analyses of unstable contexts / crises situations
• Capacity to quickly evaluate an emergency situation on ground and to propose an appropriate strategy of intervention
• General knowledge of MSF in emergency management:
  • Fluency in French and English is essential; knowledge of another language is an asset (Arabic, Spanish and/or Portuguese in particular).
  • Knowledge of information and communication equipment used by MSF.
  • Leadership & capacity to make priorities
  • Capacity of analysis of Context & program
  • Capacity for coordination and organization.
  • Diplomacy, broadminded spirit.
  • Availability, flexibility and mobility.
  • Capacity to negotiate and make decisions
  • PSP training.

Required Conditions

• Expatriates with 24 months of field experience with MSF in a coordination role, who have had at least one mission in an emergency context with MSF Switzerland. Or expatriates from other humanitarian organisations, with 24 months of field experience in emergency contexts in a coordination role, who have carried out at least one mission in an emergency context with MSF Switzerland.
• Field-based contract for one year, renewable.
• Per-diem on the field at the time of interventions
• Salary according to MSF experience
• Duration of the direct interventions on the field: from 4 weeks to 3 months (certain flexibility is asked in the event of needs).
• The compensating rest in between 2 missions (in addition to 25 days of legal holidays) will be negotiated each time of return with the emergency desk in Geneva.

nterested and qualified candidates should send their Applications (CV and a Cover Letter) to:
HR Emergency Cell,
Médecins Sans Frontières Suisse,
78 rue de Lausanne,
Case postale 116 CH-1211 Geneva 21,
Switzerland.
Or
By e-mail: Ecell.gva@geneva.msf.org with the subject line – E POOL APPLICATION – ECOORDO MED