Medical Officer

Medical Teams International Calling:

Daring to love like Jesus, we boldly break barriers to health and restore wholeness in a hurting world.

JOB SUMMARY

To provide quality health care and medical services for refugees and returnees in Ura.

JOB RESPONSIBITIES

Medical / Technical

• Provide comprehensive consultations, including detailed history-taking, physical examinations, diagnosis, and management of illnesses in line with Ethiopian national guidelines, with emphasis on IMCI and maternal-child health.
• Manage acute and chronic conditions, perform minor procedures (suturing, wound care, abscess drainage, etc), and stabilize critical patients for referrals.
• Oversee treatment of co-infections in children with severe acute malnutrition, ensuring integration with outpatient and inpatient therapeutic feeding programs.
• Prescribe medications rationally, monitor treatment responses, adjust therapies as needed, and ensure patient adherence to treatment plans.
• Conduct obstetric and reproductive health consultations, including antenatal, postnatal, family planning, and emergency obstetric stabilization before referral.
• Provide emergency clinical care, including management of trauma, shock, respiratory distress, seizures, and other life-threatening conditions.
• Support Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) activities in clinics and outreach, including clinical evaluation of children for vaccine eligibility and management of adverse events following immunization (AEFI).
• Supervise and mentor nurses, health officers, and CHWs on clinical skills, patient management, and adherence to protocols.
• Ensure availability of essential medicines and medical supplies, contributing to forecasting and rational utilization.
• Provide patient and caregiver education on disease prevention, nutrition, hygiene, and health-seeking behavior.
• Compile, review, and submit weekly and monthly medical reports for MoH, UNHCR, and other partners.
• Maintain high standards of infection prevention and control (IPC) practices, ensuring safe clinical environment for staff and patients.
• Safeguard program participants and staff by upholding PSEA, Child Protection, and harassment-free workplace policies.
• Participate in coordination meetings with partners and health authorities to strengthen integrated PHC service delivery.
• Deliver integrated PHC services in the hard-to-reach woredas of Telemt, Beyeda, and East Telemt, overcoming operational challenges such as poor road access, limited facility coverage, supply shortages, and infrastructure constraints, with a focus on preventive, curative, and promotive health care.

 

Quality Management

• Aiming to achieve the highest quality programming possible within the challenging context of East Telemt, Telemt and Beyeda woreda, northern Ethiopia
• Ensure all patients are treated based on the Guidelines of the Ministry of Health and the IMCI guidelines
• Ensure rational use of drugs such that only those essential for treatment are prescribed. Do not overprescribe.
• Provide compassionate and respectful care to all patients who present to the clinic
• Support other staff and colleagues to maintain good infection control practices to prevent spread of illnesses within the clinic and among the staff

Additional activities

• Support other areas of the clinic as requested or needed to ensure efficiency and quality of care to all
• Maintain a clean and safe working environment, disposing of waste and sharps appropriately.
• Support safeguarding of program participants and employees through promoting an environment of awareness and upholding the code of conduct provisions of Medical Teams Protection from Sexual Exploitation & Abuse, Child & Vulnerable Adult protection, and harassment-free workplace policies. Incumbents will remain alert and responsive to any child and adult safeguarding risks, acquire relevant knowledge and skills which will enable you to promote strong safeguarding practices, understand the child and adult safeguarding policy and procedures, and conduct yourself in a manner consistent with the Safeguarding.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The employee may be required to travel to remote areas of the world where there are potential health hazards and risks, limited hygiene facilities, extreme hot or cold weather, and very basic living conditions.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Achieving our mission begins with how we build our team and work together. Through our commitment to enriching our organization with people of different origins, beliefs, backgrounds, and ways of thinking, we are better able to leverage the collective power of our teams and solve the world’s most complex challenges. We strive for a culture of trust and respect, where everyone contributes their perspectives and reaches their potential as individuals and teams and collaborates to do the best work of their lives.We recognize that diversity and inclusion is a journey, and we are committed to learning, listening, and evolving to become more diverse, equitable and inclusive than we are today. As part of our commitment to a safe and inclusive work environment, team members are expected to adhere to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Policies.

Safeguarding & Code of Conduct

Medical Teams International is committed to ensuring that all individuals we come into contact with through our work, whether team members, community members, program participants or others, are treated with respect and dignity. We are committed to the core principles regarding prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse laid out by the UN Secretary General and IASC. We will not tolerate child abuse, sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment by or of our team members. As part of our commitment to a safe and inclusive work environment, team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner, respect local laws and customs, and to adhere to Medical Teams International Code of Conduct Policies and values at all times. Team members are required to complete mandatory Children and Vulnerable Adult Protection Policy, Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Policy, Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policy Training upon hire and on an annual basis.

NOTE: The above job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by staff assigned to this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of staff in this position. Duties, responsibilities, and skills are also subject to change based on the changing needs of the job, department, or organization. The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by Medical Teams International as the requirements of the job change.

Department: Health

Team: Program teams

Report to (position): Team Leader

Location(s): Ura

Work Days & Hours: Monday-Saturday 48/week

EDUCATION, LICENSES, & CERTFICATION

Medical Doctor

EXPERIENCE

At least two years of relevant work experience after obtaining the MD degree. Experience working with NGOs in delivering primary health care (PHC) services in hard-to-reach areas is an advantage

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Knowledge of development & humanitarian issues and concepts
• Fluent spoken and written Amharic and English.
• Strong interpersonal and team skills
• Proven ability to be flexible in demanding situations
• Excellent communicator
• Ability to adapt to a changing environment
• Negotiation and representation skills
• Analytical and problem-solving Computer literate, able to work efficiently in Microsoft office on standard or mobile platforms.

SKILLS:

• Humanitarian motivation
• Emotionally and spiritually mature
• Team player – practical, desire to support the field teams.
• Willingness to pitch in and get the job done
• Understanding and sensitivity to cross cultural issues
• Flexible and adaptable to ever changing environments
• Ability to remain calm under pressure
• Able to build new relationships and gain people’s trust quickly
• Integrity in representing Medical Teams Willing to travel to insecure environments

ABILITIES:

• Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment
• Ability to prioritize tasks
• Ability to embrace and promote Medical Teams International mission and vision
• Ability to uphold and exemplify the organization’s core values
• Ability to represent the organization in a professional manner to donors, volunteers, and the public