ACCOUNTABILITIES OF THE POSITION.

• Apply medical knowledge and skills to diagnose and prevention. Carry out outpatient and inpatient consultations, prescribing the necessary treatment respecting MSF protocols.

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

• Follow up the evolution of the hospitalized/IDP patients, through daily visits, consultations and examinations, prescribing the necessary treatment following MSF protocols, deciding whether they can be discharged or transferred to other departments – in collaboration with other doctors- and informing their family about the patient’s evolution.

• Check and control the rational distribution of medicines and equipment under his/her responsibility and take care the quality, disinfection and sterilization of the medical material. Assure general compliance with standing hygiene standards.

• Participate in the collection and analysis of epidemiological data, checking its validity and informing the line manager or project coordinator about any problem or complication of the patient’s illness, medical error and monitors the proper functioning of the department, equipment or material.

• Ensure ongoing training of the medical/paramedical multidisciplinary team in order to optimize the quality of care.

• Knows and ensures all MSF medical protocols are followed and implemented, checking universal precautions are followed at all times and reducing bio-hazard risks and improving infection control. Ensures professional confidentiality is respected.

• Manage the team under his/her direct responsibility according to MSF HR policies and procedures, supervising their performance, organizing and scheduling shifts and rotations, directly participating in emergencies and on calls if necessary.

MSF SECTION/CONTEXT SPECIFIC ACCOUNTABILITIES

· Works in close collaboration with the Paediatrician, especially when dealing with the most complex cases. When a paediatrician is not on site (mostly at night), resort to other resources available (phone call to trainer/referent specialist)

· Ensures and keeps strict patient confidentiality at all times.

· When Mental Health problems are observed, alert the Mental Health staff in charge for referral for follow-up.

· Provides treatment information, health education and health advice to the patients/caregivers during the consultations, in close collaboration with the HPCE Team.

· Ensures all patients information and follow up are clearly documented and signed with medical doctor’s name and signature.

· In case of any issues, ensure the line managers/supervisors are informed immediately

· Complies with MSF IPC standards at all times.

· Ensures all resources (lab, medications) are used rationally, according to standard validate project protocols, guidelines and standard medical practice.

· Focuses on nutritional status of patients, providing continuous assessment, evaluation of priorities, and treatment, according to our protocols, guidelines and advisor’s recommendations.

· Available for any other responsibility assigned to you by your supervisors/Management.

· Support in proper medical file documentation and improve the quality of data collection and analysis.

· Work in close collaboration with other medical staff to improve the quality of care in the department.