Medical Doctor

About Terre des hommes

Terre des hommes Lausanne (Tdh) is a Swiss child welfare foundation, that providing assistance and protection to vulnerable populations worldwide. Tdh has been working in Afghanistan since 1995 and carries out projects related to Child Protection, Access to Justice, Mother and Child Health, and Livelihood Programs in Kabul, Herat, Nangarhar, and Kandahar provinces.

Job Summary

The medical doctor is responsible for the overall screening and examination of the infants and women and the delivery of medical services for the project’s activities in Nangarhar province. The medical doctor closely cooperates with the midwives & nurses in the teams and ensures quality, accountability of deliverables, and respect for deadlines. Under the supervision of the project officer, the medical doctor provides technical support and advice and works in close collaboration with a team of midwives' nurses, and social workers. Medical Doctors perform health assessments, and diagnostic tests, prescribe medication, create treatment plans, and provide health and wellness advice to patients. Medical Doctors can specialize in specific areas of health, such as dermatology, neurology, gastroenterology, or gynecology.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Work in collaboration with the mobile team members and lead the activities.
• Provide Primary health care services including triage, first aid, trauma care, and control of essential communicable & non-communicable diseases.
• Work in collaboration with the nurses and midwives to ensure quality medical care provision.
• Complete and properly fill the individual card with the medical information.
• Compile weekly and monthly reports and share them with the line manager over time.
• Raise regular supply requests to the line manager and ensure the securing of mobile team supplies including therapeutic food and drugs.
• Refer the complicated cases to a higher level of services and follow up on referred cases.
• Any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
• Qualification:
• Attend the health cluster meeting in the region.
• OPD consultation in clinic especially diagnosis and treatment of patients.
• Proficient in Medical basics and management of emergency medical cases.
• Knowledge and skills regarding registration and reporting systems; analysis and management of reports especially HMIS.
•  Proficient in aseptic and antiseptic disciplines and careful following of them.
• Ability to diagnose medical patients and skills needed for examining and treating those patients.
• Proficient in dealing with emergency cases.
• Basic information about the hospital sections.
• Supervision of health posts activities with collaboration of related supervisor

Job Requirements

NOTE: Strongly request the candidates to read the job responsibilities and requirements carefully!!!

A medical doctor with a minimum 3 years' experience

• Has worked in the general hospital and has OPD experience.
• Has good knowledge of indicators for and the consequences of types of abuse, exploitation, and violence on children.
• Can present project health activities concerns verbally and in writing.
• Has a good understanding of report writing and proposal writing?
• Has good working knowledge of national and international legal frameworks on health issues.
• Be able to communicate the national language of Pushto and Dari
• Needed Training:

1. IMCI
2. PHC
3. MCM
4. PHTLA
5. BLSS
6. Nutrition

Submission Guideline

To apply for this position, please click on the link:

https://jobs.af/jobs/medical-doctor-r1oW0EgeI/apply

Functional Area

Health/Medical

Countries

Afghanistan

Provinces

Nangarhar

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