Doctor (Teknaf Base)

Job Description

Title: Doctor (Teknaf Base)

Company Name: Terre des hommes - Cox's Bazar

Vacancy: 2

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf)

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery(MBBS)

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 2 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s): Doctor, public health
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

Job Context:
∎ Terre des hommes Foundation (Tdh) is an international non-profit voluntary organization working in Bangladesh since 1974. Its delegation office is located in Dhaka. The Doctor is to be based in Teknaf (PHC) where Tdh planning to engage to help the displaced people came from Myanmar. The Doctor provides supports to direct supervisors.Is responsible for provision of quality clinical care to beneficiaries employing good patient care practices and applying recommended medical protocols, and supporting with collection of health data and information, and management of medical supplies, and inputting in strengthening overall project performance.
∎ The Doctor is responsible to provide high quality inpatient and outpatient consultations at day or night times as per schedule or needs.
∎ Perform triage and admittance of patients
∎ Diagnosing patients
∎ Treating patients and if necessary refer them
∎ Administration and statistics

Job Responsibilities:
∎ ENSURING THE QUALITY OF TRIAGE:
∎ Making sure the most severe cases are seen as a priority
∎ Regularly going through the waiting line in order to detect emergencies
∎ Examining newly admitted patients:
∎ Systematically checking measles vaccination status in children aged from 9 months to 5 years old (or 15 years old depending on the context) and from 6 months old during epidemic periods
∎ Asking all questions relating to complaints (start of the problems, symptoms, intensity of the pain, etc.) and undertaking a systematic examination of all patients
∎ Measuring the vital parameters of all patients: temperature, heart and respiratory rates, blood pressure etc.
∎ Registering the main elements of osculation on surveillance forms, along with the dates and times of patient arrivals
∎ Undertaking complementary examinations if necessary
∎ DIAGNOSING THE SYNDROMES OF THE FOLLOWING PATHOLOGIES OR CONDITIONS:
∎ Uncomplicated malaria and isolated fever presumed malarial, Pneumonia without signs of severity, Gastritis, Uncomplicated diarrhoea, Stomatitis/oral candidiasis, Sexually transmittable disease (STD), Bloody diarrhoea, Conjunctivitis, Scabies, tinea, lice, Moderate dehydration, High and low urinary infection (not very serious form), Worms, Ear infection, throat infection, rhinitis, Moderate anaemia, Chicken pox, Bronchitis, Avitaminosis A, Gynaecological problems, Skin problems, ENT problems, Digestive problems, Neurological problems, Respiratory problems, Urinary problems
∎ TREATING PATHOLOGICAL CONDITIONS FROM THE LIST ABOVE, FOLLOWING THE MSF PROTOCOLS:
∎ Prescribing whole treatments according to the pathologies diagnosed
∎ Explaining (in collaboration with the pharmacy manager) the treatment to patients and the importance of following them correctly
∎ Advising patients on basic hygiene measures and on what to do if the symptoms become worse
∎ Treating non-complicated wounds, treating first degree burns, being capable of treating an abscess
∎ Recognising and referring patients with conditions falling beyond his competencies
∎ To the referral doctor for all cases requiring a medical/surgical opinion
∎ To the reference hospital for cases requiring emergency hospitalisation
∎ To the nutrition centre (if one exists) for children presenting signs of severe malnutrition
∎ Filling out consultation forms, the and epidemiological information correctly:
∎ Registering the main elements and the diagnoses
∎ Making clear notes on the medical prescriptions
∎ Ticking off the epidemiological form, distinguishing new cases from the old and choosing the most important diagnostic
∎ Informing the referral doctor of all abnormal increases of any one pathology
∎ OTHER TASKS
∎ Watching over the rational use of medicines
∎ Participating in the management of the health care team
∎ Participating in team meetings
∎ Collecting statistical data on a weekly/monthly basis
∎ Pointing out all dysfunctions in the organisation of care to the supervisor or referral doctor
∎ Accept other responsibilities as assigned by the Line Manager.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Both males and females are allowed to apply
∎ At minimum medical doctor profile, preferably with technical specialisation
∎ A minimum of 2 years post registration (clinical) work experience
∎ Ability to cope with stress
∎ Ability to work well as part of a multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary team
∎ Ability to organise and prioritise workload, using initiative when appropriate
∎ Able to work independently
∎ Good communicator
∎ Good organisational skills

Salary: Tk. 95550 (Monthly)

Application Deadline: August 17, 2019

Company Information:
∎ Terre des hommes - Cox's Bazar
∎ Address : Sayeman Heritage, (floor 2), Building no - 01, Sayeman Road, Baharchara, Cox's Bazar
∎ Web : www.tdh.ch/en
∎ Business : Terre des hommes is the leading Swiss child relief agency, improving the lives of millions of the world`s most vulnerable children. TDH is a humanitarian non-Governmental, non-political, neutral and non-profit international organisation (INGO). TDH working in Bangladesh since 1974 and its work focused on Health, Nutrition and Child Relief. The Organization is considering interventions in Nutrition at Coxs Bazar among the displaced people from Myanmar

Category: NGO/Development