Pediatrician for International Humanitarian Missions

Responsibilities

• Applying medical knowledge and skills to prevention, diagnosis and treatment of children, ensuring integrated new-born and paediatric care through Emergency, OPD, and IPD services in New-borns and cases of malnutrition. Prescribing the necessary treatment, respecting MSF protocols.
• Collaborating closely with the different department of the hospital (e.g. Maternity), knowing and ensuring all updated MSF medical protocols and universal precautions are followed and implemented, reducing bio-hazard risks and improving infection control.
• As an expert in paediatrics, he/she will propose strategies (modification on current new-born and paediatric care management) and implement them after the validation of the Operation and Paediatric Advisor.
• Ensuring on-going new-born and paediatric training (formal and bedside) of the medical/paramedical multidisciplinary team in order to optimize the new-born and paediatric quality of care. Reviewing and discussing selected complicated cases or mistakes and giving technical input.
• Checking and controlling the rational distribution of medicines and equipment under his/her responsibility and taking care the quality, disinfection and sterilization of the medical material. Assuring general compliance with standing hygiene standards.
• Managing 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.
• Designing and providing training to staff as required.
• Debriefing with coordination, Headquarter (including Paediatric Advisor) and providing written report on main findings, activities, conclusions and further recommendations.
• PROFILE
• Education and formation
• Medicine degree with a specialty in pediatrics

Requirements

• Essential : 3 years experience minimum as a Medical Doctor in paediatric hospital
• Essential: At least 6 months in the last 24 months of recent clinical work requested.
• Languages
• Essential : English (B2 or higher level)
• Essential : Spanish (C1 or higher level)
• Knowledge of French will be an asset
• Knowledge
• Essential computer literacy (word, excel, internet)
• Updates his / her knowledge before each mission, according to the most updated MSF new-born and paediatric protocols
• Competencies
• People Management and Development
• Commitment to MSF principles
• Behavioural Flexibility
• Results and Quality Orientation
• Teamwork and Cooperation
• POSITION CONDITIONS
• Work Venue: Where the needs of the project require it

Benefits

Additional Information

Médicos Sin Fronteras en México A.C. Seeks PAEDIATRICIAN for International Humanitarian Missions To join our team in International Projects (Minimum availability of 6 months) *** Please upload your CV and motivation letter in English *** THIS JOB PROFILE IS IN ENGLISH SINCE THIS IS THE REQUIRED LANGUAGE FOR THE JOB OBJECTIVE OF THE POSITION Providing outpatient and/or inpatient paediatric care to patients/beneficiaries according to adapted and updated medical knowledge, MSF protocols, values and universal hygiene standards to improve the new-born and child/beneficiaries health conditions

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