Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters and exclusion from healthcare. MSF offers assistance to people based on need, irrespective of race, religion, gender or political affiliation. Our actions are guided by medical ethics and the principles of neutrality and impartiality. A worldwide movement MSF was founded in Paris, France in 1971. Its principles are described in the organisation’s founding charter. It is a non-profit, self-governed organisation. Today, MSF is a worldwide movement of 24 associations, bound together as MSF International, based in Switzerland. Thousands of health professionals, logistical and administrative staff – most of whom are hired locally – work on programmes in some 70 countries worldwide. Humanitarian action MSF’s work is based on humanitarian principles. We are committed to bringing quality medical care to people caught in crisis, regardless of race, religion or political affiliation. MSF operates independently. We conduct our own evaluations on the ground to determine people’s needs. More than 90 per cent of our overall funding comes from millions of private sources, not governments. MSF is neutral. We do not take sides in armed conflicts, we provide care on the basis of need, and we push for independent access to victims of conflict as required under international humanitarian law. Bearing witness and speaking out MSF medical teams often witness violence and neglect in the course of their work, largely in regions that receive scant international attention. At times, MSF may speak out publicly in an effort to bring a forgotten crisis to public attention, to alert the public to abuses occurring beyond the headlines, to criticise the inadequacies of the aid system, or to challenge the diversion of humanitarian aid for political interests. Quality medical care MSF rejects the idea that poor people deserve third-rate medical care and strives to provide high-quality care to patients. In 1999, when MSF was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, the organisation announced the money would go towards raising awareness of and fighting against neglected diseases. Through the Access Campaign, and in partnership with the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative, this work has helped lower the price of HIV/AIDS treatment and stimulated research and development for medicines to treat malaria and neglected diseases like sleeping sickness and kala azar.
- Experience 2 years
- Location Borno
- City Maiduguri
Main Purpose
- Provide outpatient and/or inpatient medical care to patients/beneficiaries according to adapted and updated medical knowledge, MSF protocols, values and universal hygiene standards to improve the patients/beneficiaries health conditions.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- Preparing beforehand the drugs, material, and equipment required.
- Administering and maintaining anesthetics following the rules of hygiene and asepsis in force.
- Monitoring patients throughout the intervention.
- Ensure transfer of patients to the recovery room, and full recovery of the patient’s consciousness and setting analgesic protocol
- Advise on Postoperative care in both Intensive Care Unit and wards with the surgeon, including fluid management, oxygenation monitoring and airway care and chest physiotherapy and mobilization, with special focus on patient’s pain relief during the recovering process.
- Implement and supervise hygiene rules, procedures and MSF protocols in OT/recovery, anesthesia material (decontamination, sterilization, storage conditions, etc.) to ensure the safety and protection of patients and staff.
- Supervise the OT pharmacy (drugs orders, inventories, expired drugs) and ensure OT register, consumptions, empty phials of narcotics, ensuring adequate stock is maintained..
- Ensure good functioning and maintenance of OT equipment (oxygen extractor, ventilation, equipment, etc)
- Organize the tasks of personnel under his/her responsibility, and participate and carry-out other team management activities (recruitment, training, performance evaluation, motivation, internal/external communication, etc.), in order to ensure having the appropriate team in terms of size, capabilities and skills.
- Collaborate with other departments in the project (responding to accident & emergency department requests, intervening in support of other services when needed, etc.), and participate in any emergency activity or exploratory mission, in order to support the overall MSF project with his/her expertise and capabilities.
- Ensure proper fulfillment of administrative procedures and documents (fill in of patients files, forms, statistics, data base, etc.), and elaborate regular reporting about results, proceedings and problematic situations and cases, in order to have updated and correct information about the day-to-day activity in the project and support decisions.
MSF Section / Context Specific Accountabilities
- Providing Emergency Obstetric Care in OT based on implemented MSF standard in collaboration with the hole operating theater team (anesthetists and OT nurses) and maternity department
- Ensuring the capacity building of staff working in maternity and OT for the correct medical management of patients form the admission up to the discharged passing buy labour room, delivery room and postpartum ward;
- Do Rounds in Neonatal unit
- Supporting the OPD in terms of medical managed when a specific care (ultrasound scan, gynecological consultation, etc.) is needed for SGBV cases, Family Planning ;
- Conducting the ward round every day with Medical Doctors for the correct follow up of post op patients and Neontal ward by using carefully MSF protocols;
- Responding positivelly on calls made either by midwives,Nurses or medical doctors when a medical technical support is needed at any time as per MSF standard implemented at projection level;
- Participating actively on medical meetings organised by the department and supporting the medical team during the mortality review;
- Ensuring good collaboration between maternity and OT team. Before sending patient to OT, the maternity team should communicate to the OT team for the preparedness of the room. On the other hand, once the post op follow up is done, before the patient is referred from recovery room to post partum, the OT team should communicate to the maternity team.
- Ensure in collaboration with medical activity manager (MTL) the implementation of MSF clinical policies, tools, guidelines, and protocol related to gynecology and obstetrics to minimize clinical risks and to the extend best reproductive practices.
- In collaboration with other medical colleagues, carry out the collection of quantitative gynecological data and ensure exhausive use of management tools.
- Participate in collaboration with the midwife manager the maintenance and running of the gynecological equipment and drugs consumption, preparing new orders when required and ensure its rational use as well as that pharmacy stock level are permanently updated and available.
- Participate in the mortality review process / Near miss (record in the dedicated tool, analysis and presentation), and participate in the analysis and review of medical errors
- Participate in any other project or organizational activities as deemed Necessary.
Minimum Required Skills and Qualifications
Education
- Essential, Medical Doctor Diploma / Degree
Experience:
- Essential at least 2 years certified work experience in Obs/ Gynaecology and neonatal Unit
- Desirable previous experience with MoH, MSF or other NGO’s in developing countries
Competencies:
- Essential English and Hausa
- Strategic Vision, Leadership, People Management and Development, Service Orientation, Teamwork and Cooperation.
