Medical Doctor (General Practitioner) – Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres) at the AlbertaTalent Insights

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A large majority of MSF staff, about 90 per cent, are locally hired in their country of residence, working for MSF assistance programmes in proximity with the people and communities we support, or in MSF offices around the world. About 10 per cent of people working for MSF are Internationally Mobile Staff, specialists or senior managers hired on fixed-term contracts to carry out assignments in countries of intervention.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Medical Doctor (General Practitioner) – Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres)

Locations: Sokoto and Yobe
Employment Type: Full-time

Key Responsibilities

• Maintains personal contact with patients, patients’ relatives (guardians) and assist staff in dealing with complaints.
• Oversee the day-to-day operations of the department to ensure good service delivery and smooth operations in accordance with MSFl Centre policies and best practices.
• Plans, implements and evaluates all curative activities/ services of the facility and ensures high performance standards.
• Monitors and maintains standards of clinical practice.
• Prepares in a timely and complete manner reports of all examinations, procedures and other services performed in accordance with the standards and policies of the Centre,and any applicable accrediting, regulating or licensing agencies.
• Advising and counseling of patients.
• Organize regular health education and training to external and internal stakeholders of the facility. Evaluate patients and provide appropriate medical interpretation for various illnesses and injuries.
• Ensures that patient care is optimal and is in adherence to the clinical guidelines and quality standards.
• Document all patient evaluations, treatments, medications and transactions according to company policies and procedure.
• Supervise Medical Assistants to ensure compliance with all applicable regulations.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of current care methods and procedures and suggest improvements.
• Liaising daily with staff including other doctors, non-medical management staff and healthcare professionals.

Job Requirements

• Medical Certification Degree
• A minimum of BLS / ALS
• Must have an up to date practicing medical license
• Professional experience in health care management will be advantageous.
• Excellent knowledge and experience in screening, diagnostic procedures and clinical supervision and program management.
• Excellent time management with good interpersonal skills.
• Proficient in MS Office and computer systems (e.g. patient management software)
• Excellent communication and people skills
• Exceptional organizational and leadership skills.

Deadline: 31st December, 2024.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications to: hr@albertagas.org using the Job Title as the subject of the email.

Note

• Candidates should provide 5 character reference (a person, or persons), that can be contacted to give a statement of the employee’s good qualities values, and work ethics using the following information:
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