Paediatrician
Job Description
Title: Paediatrician
Company Name: Terre des hommes - Cox's Bazar
Vacancy: 1
Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf)
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery(MBBS)
∎ Skills Required: Health/ Medical
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 2 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s):
NGO/ Other Services, Paediatrician
Job Context:
∎ 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 including 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:
∎ 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
∎ Minimum 1 year of experience working with pediatric patients;
∎ 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
∎ Competences: communication skills, humanitarian and empathetic skills, creativity and flexibility, Teamwork capabilities; Organisational skills; Ability to work in stressful situations; General overview of the medical activities in the department.
Salary: Tk. 98000 (Monthly)
Application Deadline: May 30, 2020
Company Information:
∎ Terre des hommes - Cox's Bazar
∎ Address : Impulse Ocean View, Plot#68, Block#A, PWD Residential Area,Kolatoli, Coxs Bazar’.
∎ 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 and Water/Sanitation.
Category: NGO/Development
Read Before Apply: In the preparedness of the COVID-19 emergency response, Tdh is seeking humanitarian professionals including doctors, medical assistants, nurses, nurse aids and experienced logistics support staff such as crowd controllers, guards, cleaners to join its pool of candidates.You will bring a strong passion for humanitarian relief work, with a proven record of delivering successfully in very difficult contexts. Your ability to work effectively under pressure in a complex and rapidly changing environment will be essential.If you are interested to work in this type of context, we strongly encourage candidates to apply.
Source: bdjobs.com
Deadline Expired on 30th May 2020
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