Job Description
Title: Paediatrician (Teknaf Base)
Company Name: Terre des hommes
Vacancy: 1
Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf)
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery(MBBS)
∎ Skills Required: Paediatrician
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 2 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s):
NGO/ Other Services, Paediatrician
Job Context:
∎ PURPOSE OF POST:
∎ Treat under 5 children requiring in-patient facility
∎ Oversee triage and admittance of children with febrile illness or with other symptoms
∎ Oversee activities of IYCF and ensure that good nutritional support is being provided
∎ Diagnose patients requiring immediate referral services and provide proper referral notification
∎ Administrative management includes reporting of all pediatric treatment, preventive action, and communication under the PHC
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Ensuring the quality of triage
∎ Making sure the most severe cases are seen as a priority
∎ Regularly reviewing waiting for patients 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 -Worms, Ear infection, throat infection, rhinitis -Moderate anaemia -Chickenpox, 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 PHC guidelines
∎ 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 and first-degree burns.
∎ Specialise in providing medical care for children from birth to early adulthood
∎ Act as an educational and information resource for the medical team with respect to paediatric patients
∎ Advise and collaborate with parents to educate them about children's health
∎ Focus on nutritional needs of paediatric patients, providing support for IYCF
∎ Assess children for MAM and SAM, referring to appropriate local actors as necessary
∎ Prescribe necessary vaccinations as per national vaccination schedule
∎ Recognising and referring patients with conditions falling beyond the capacity of the PHC
∎ 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 register and epidemiological information correctly
∎ Registering the main elements and the diagnoses
∎ Making clear notes on 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 anyone pathology
∎ Other tasks
∎ Overseeing the rational use of medicines
∎ Participating in the management of the health care team
∎ Participating in team meetings
∎ Collecting epidemiological 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:
∎ Age at least 24 years
∎ Both males and females are allowed to apply
∎ Gender Equality: Tdh is committed to achieving gender parity in staffing at all levels. In light of this, women candidates are particularly encouraged to apply to bridge the gender gap.
∎ A minimum of 2 years post-registration (clinical) work experience
∎ Specialization in pediatrics or extensive experience in working with children
∎ Experience in working with and treating malnourished children
∎ Ability to cope with stress
∎ Experience of working within a humanitarian context
∎ Ability to work well as part of a multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary team
∎ Ability to organize and prioritize workload, using initiative when appropriate
∎ Able to work independently
∎ Good communicator
∎ Good organizational skills
∎ Person with disability are encouraged to apply
Salary: Tk. 98000 (Monthly)
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Weekly 2 holidays
∎ Health Insurance
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 19 Jul 2023
Company Information:
∎ 12 Jul 2023
∎ Terre des hommes
∎ Address : House no: 52 (1st and 2nd Floor),
Road no: 15,
Block: D,
Banani, Dhaka – 1213
∎ Web : www.tdh.ch/en
∎ Business : Terre des hommes Foundation (Tdh) is an International Non-Profit Private Organization operating in Bangladesh since 1974 in the fields of Child Protection, Healthcare, Nutrition, Emergency Relief, Water/Sanitation and Hygiene.
Category: NGO/Development
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