The French Section of Medecins Sans Frontieres is recruiting Medical Doctors for its project in Johun: 

 

Main Purpose. Provide medical care to patients he/she consults within the departments (maternity, ICu/ NIcu, VVF), according to adopted and updated medical knowledge. MSF protocols. values ond universal hygiene standards to improve the patients' health conditions. 

Is invoived in surgical procedures in accordance with mSF protocols, initially assisting then becoming increasingly independent as experience is gained.  

 

JOB DESCRIPTION 

• Apply medical knowledge and skills to diagnose and prevention. • Participate to the roster to carry out outpatient ond inpatient consultations, prescribing the necessary treatment respecting MSF protocols: 

- Guides the midwifes in triage 

- Manage complicated ond emergency pregnancies and deliveries in Ore-delivery and delivery room, participate to birth resuscitation when needed 

- Ensure that every patient is examined in ICU ond IPD and that hospitalizotion's form ore up to date. 

- Consult follow-up patients 

- Replace VVF and Neonatal doctors when needed 

- During night duty, is responsible of all the admissions and deteriorating patients. in all the units (maternity, ICU, IPD, neonotol unit, VVF unit), prepare the morning round in pre delivery and ICU

- Participate to the procedures in OT under the responsibility of the OBGyn 

- Call the OBGyn and/or anesthetist Dr on call when needed 

- Ensure that the MTL is involved in the validation process for referral to other facilities and prepare the referral letter ond documentation accordingly 

- Participate to staff health clinic and knows the procedure in case of accidental exposure to blood 

- Keep the patient Ond/or his/her family informed about the illness and provide appropriate explanations about the treatment to follow, checking they hove understood. 

• Check and control the rationol distribution of medicines and equipment under his/her responsibility and take core the quality, disinfection and sterilizotion of the medical material. Assure general cOmplionce with standing hygiene standards. 

. works in collaboration with a multi disciplinary team and supports ongoing training, incoordination with the medical activity manager and medical team leader. 

• Participate to the monthly maternal and neonatal morbi-mortality review and other medical meetings. 

• Ensures professional confidentiality Is respected. 

• Exercises vigilance and informs the MTL in the event of medical error. Performs any other duties as required by the medical activity manager or medical team leader 

 

REQUIRED SKILLS AND CONDITIONS 

• Nigerian Medical Diploma with minimum of 2 years of active clinical experience since graduation: 

• Strong work ethic, commitment to humanitarian objectives and patient core: 

• Motivation, flexibility and capacity to work as a team : 

• Fluent in spoken and written English and Hausa (preferably), 

 

WORK LOCATION  Jahun hospital, Jigawa State (Nigeria).

 

CONTRACT Unlimited Contract duration starting as soon as possible. 208 working hours per month and roster flexibility required. 

 

TO APPLY: Submit your CV, Copies of medical qualifications and a cover letter with contact details tc the MSF .Admin. Office In Jahun ("Application Box" at the Watchmen Desk). Applications can be submitted in person or by email to: mstf-abuj-arecruitment@ paris.msf.org 

 

Deadline for the submission of applications: 4th of August 2016. Please make sure to submit your application by this date. 

NB: only successful applicants will be called for interview.