OTP/TFU Medical Doctor

About ACTIN AGAINST HUNGER (AAH)

Job Summary

Management of the medical and nutritional treatment of severely acute malnourished children in the TFU & OTP
Supervision, monitoring and follow up of the medical treatment of severely malnourished children in the TFU & OTP.

Duties & Responsibilities

Objective 1: Supervision, monitoring and follow up of the SAM children in TFU.
- Ensure that the admission criteria are respected: severely malnourished cases with medical complications admitted in the TFU and none medical complications are to the OTP.
- Follow-up the history from each patient and conduct the clinical examination (looking after medical complications and their treatment; diarrhea, dehydration, hypothermia, hypoglycemia, anemia, skin disease, pneumonia, and other infections).
- Check the immunization status of every child in the TFU.
- Examine systematically all the patient everyday
- Check each treatment chart daily and follow up the treatment protocol together with the TFU nurse
- Examine the patient every two days in phase 2.
- Ensure that systematic treatment and drugs are given correctly by the nurse.
- Make sure that the breastfeeding counseling given to all the lactating mothers
- Ensure that discharge criteria are respected, immunization is up to date and health and nutrition education given.
- Make sure that daily, weekly and monthly record of beneficiaries (admissions, cured, defaulters, death, transfer, gain of weight, length of stay, etc) is in place and fulfill efficiently.

Objective 2: Provide medical support to the beneficiaries in the OTP
- Examine systematically the beneficiaries admitted in OTP based on the needs.
- Examine the beneficiaries with medical problem in the OTP.
- Supervise, monitor and follow up the medical treatment in the OTP
- Provide support to the infants and mothers in the breastfeeding corner in OTP.

Objective 3 : Manage the pharmacy :
Activities :
- Prepare the medical and nutrition requisitions (therapeutic feeding products F75, F100, Resomal, RUTF and medications).
- Manage the pharmacy and medical equipment ;
- Draft a medical consumption report and a morbidity and mortality report.

Objective 4 : Team management :
Activities :
- Train the team in the rules of hygiene, prescriptions and medical supervision ;
- Work in team with the nurses, measurer and the registrar ;
- Establish a work plan for his team ;
- Control the planning of his team ;
- In case of absence of a direct team members, take over the activities
- Organize training sessions ;
- Carry out appraisal interviews

Job Requirements

Graduated degree medical doctor

At least 2 years experience in the field of health and nutrition.

Previous experiences working in TFU/OTP will be an asset

Organisation skills are necessary.

Ability to manage staff according to local culture

Ability to use Microsoft Word, Excel

Fluent in Dari and English

Knowledge of the targeted area would be an asset

Submission Guideline

Please send your CV and application letter to Human Resources Department, The candidates are suggested to download and fill an ACF application form to the following addresses:

(1) Shar e Naw, Herate Mosque Street, House , KABUL
Please mention the position title in your email subject line otherwise it will be rejected
We thank all the applicants for their interest, however; only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.

Functional Area

Health/Medical

Countries

Submission Email

vacancies@af.missions-acf.org

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