Medical Doctor – Medecins Sans Frontieres – Dhaka

Job Description / Responsibility
• To provide high quality healthcare in the various medical activities performed by the occupational healthcare centre, including primary healthcare, nutritional care and sexual reproductive health care, according to the MSF protocol;
• To treat patients including prescribing medication and giving patient/caregiver administration advice according to MSF guidelines (in collaboration with the drug dispenser). To participate in the for the rational prescribing and use of medication;
• To recognize patients who require closer observation and/or treatment within the healthcare centre, and ensure their admission to the observation room. Communicating the plan with the observation room nurse, defining an approximate time-span for observation and assisting with the administration of treatment as needed;
• To identify patients who meet our referral criteria and arrange referral after discussion with the referral MD and expat MD;
• To be alert and inform the other national staff MDs and expat team of any notifiable diseases, outbreaks or other health hazards. To complete notification forms, such as for suspected measles cases;
• Refer SRH patients, ANC and PNC mothers and children up to 42 days to SRH Clinic;
• Identify patients at risk for or suffering from SV/IPV and refer to SRH Clinic;
• To complete and comply with clinic data collection tools and protocols daily, distinguishing new cases from the old and choosing the most important diagnosis, and noting the patient origin;
• To assist in other healthcare and emergency response activities in- and outside the clinic as requested. To be flexible, willing to work in different PHC centres and, if needed, on evenings/weekend days, and willing to perform any reasonable additional duties;
• To help if needed, in the training and in the supervision of the nurses, drug dispensers, midwives, and outreach workers for medical issues: e.g. applying medical, nutritional and SRH protocols; basic diagnosis and treatment, rational use of drugs, etc;
• To help out, if needed, in the correct and basic management of the primary health care (PHC) centres (pharmacy/inventory, statistics/data-collection, HR management, vaccination activity), in close cooperation with the nurses, midwives, registrars, etc;
• The employee may be required to perform other tasks, take on other responsibilities, and work in other locations, depending on the needs of the project, including during leave of colleagues;
• To be ready to work in emergencies in any parts of Bangladesh.

Job Nature
Full-time

Educational Requirements
• MBBS or equivalent, from an accredited institution, plus 1 year internship along with relevant legal registration.
• BMDC registration

Experience Requirements
2 to 3 year(s)

Additional Job Requirements
• Able to represent MSF-OCA with regards to its code of conduct, principles and values;
• Good communication skills: ability to interact as part of a multicultural and multi disciplinary team, including PHC staff and patients;
• Perform all activities in a manner that demonstrates respect for the individual and maintains confidentiality of information relating to patients;
• Ability to organize and priorities workload;
• Ability to work independently;
• Good command in spoken and written English;
• Flexibility to perform other tasks and willingness to work in any part of the country when required.

Special Instruction : Interested candidates meeting the above mentioned criteria are encouraged to apply along with detailed CV, a recent photograph and a cover letter by e-mailing to bangladesh-jobs@oca.msf.org within 27 June 2016. In subject line please put the name of the position you applied for.
Please note that the CV and the cover letter should be as ONE attachment. No zipped files are acceptable.
Please note that due to high number of potential applicants only the short listed candidates will be contacted for the interview. Location of the interviews will be at Kamrangirchar. A complete Job Profile will be available prior to hiring.

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