MEDICAL DOCTOR- For Korem Project

Main Purpose

Provide outpatient and inpatient medical care to patients according to adapted and updated medical knowledge, MSF protocols, values and universal hygiene standards to improve the patients/beneficiary’s health conditions.

Accountabilities

• 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/IPD 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 patients 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

• MSF initiated support to MoH in Korem General Hospital in March 2023 with an intention to cover health gaps in Korem and the surrounding catchment area. To support MoH, MSF initiated support to emergency care, an ITFC for malnourished children, a Pediatric Department, Mental Health Department, Neonatal intensive care unit and a CEmONC including two operational theatres.
• Furthermore, MSF is running several Outreach Activities with mobile clinics, where a total of 11 Health Centers/Health Posts have been supported on a regular basis during 2024. For 2025 there is a strategy to do a fixed and regular support to 4 Health Centers with an intention of supporting MoH to bring the individual Health Centers back into being operational and independent facilities as prior to the conflict.
• The surrounding areas to Korem suffer continuously from frequent emergencies, where the project might intervene or support with explos, emergency interventions or donations.
• MSF employs 14 doctors who treat and manage patients in the support wards of Korem General Hospital: Emergency Room, Maternity, ITFC, Paediatrics and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. They rotate between these departments to gain experience in all specialties.
• MSF employees are subjected and must obey to the Ethiopian Labour Law and the MSF Internal Regulation document. All staff must commit to follow and comply with all MSF fundamental documents (MSF charter, Behavioural Commitment and MSF code of conduct). These documents describe and emphasize on the rights and duties of every MSF employee. Going against provisions of these documents may lead to disciplinary measures and dismissal. Unawareness of these provisions will not be accepted as an excuse for inappropriate or unprofessional behaviour.