MEDICAL DOCTOR

Job Summary:

 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.

Duties & Responsibilities:

- Apply medical knowledge and skills to diagnose and prevent. Carry out outpatient and inpatient consultations, prescribing the necessary treatment respecting MSF protocols 

- Keep the patient and/or his/her family informed about the illness and provide appropriate explanations about the treatment to follow, checking they have understood 

- Follow up the evolution of the hospitalized/IDP patients, through daily visits, consultations, and examinations, prescribing the necessary treatment following MSF protocols, deciding whether they can be discharged or transferred to other departments – in collaboration with other doctors- and informing their family about the patient’s evolution 

- Check and control the rational distribution of medicines and equipment under his/her responsibility and take care of the quality, disinfection, and sterilization of the medical material. Assure general compliance with standing hygiene standards 

- Participate in the collection and analysis of epidemiological data, checking its validity and informing the line manager or project coordinator about any problem or complication of the patients' illness, or medical error and monitors the proper functioning of the department, equipment, or material 

- Ensure ongoing training of the medical/paramedical multidisciplinary team in order to optimize the quality of care 

- Knows and ensures all MSF medical protocols are followed and implemented, checking universal precautions are followed at all times and reducing bio-hazard risks, and improving infection control. Ensures professional confidentiality is respected 

- Manage the team under his/her direct responsibility according to MSF HR policies and procedures, supervising their performance, organizing and scheduling shifts and rotations, directly participating in emergencies and on calls if necessary 

- Give regular feedback to the line manager and report directly any issue or incident.

Job Requirement:

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS AND COMPETENCIES

Education: Medical Diploma – essential.

Experience: Experience in pediatric patient management – desirable 

Languages

- Dari/Pashtu: oral and written essential

- English: oral and written desirable 

Working hours

FULL TIME / SCHEDULE: 176 HOURS PER MONTH - DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE POSITION THE CANDIDATE MUST BE WILLING AND CAPABLE OF SOMETIMES WORKING OUTSIDE REGULAR OFFICE HOURS

SALARY WILL BE PAID ACCORDING TO THE MSF SALARY GRID

Job Location:

Submission Guideline:

 APPLICATION

The interested candidates should submit their applications before May 16, 2022 (Monday) at 5:00 PM with the CV, motivation letter, including references details, and with supporting documents (certificates, diplomas, etc.) to Médecins Sans Frontières, Administration department Kandahar Project via:

- E-mail:

- In a sealed envelope at Kabul-Shah, House #23/21 Gozer 5, Block 17

The reference “Medical Doctor” must be stated in the application to be valid. If you do not clearly state the position for which you are applying & attach the required diploma & other supporting documents, your application may not be considered.

Do NOT submit original documents. Documents will not be returned

MSF does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process. All applications are free for all candidates and no one should require any payment or compensation during the recruitment process. May the candidate be asked for any fee, he/she must report to MSF Administration through the recruitment contact.