International Medical Corps (IMC), Jordan Hiring for General Practitioner (SRF#266) at Al Zaatari, Jordan Full Time

Job Description and Requirements

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Job Title: General Practitioner (SRF#266)

This position is under Consultancy Agreement

Location: Zaatari Camp

MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• To follow inpatients in Za’atari camp hospital (including COVID-19 cases) and following the plan of treatment.
• Monitoring patients’ conditions and progress, and re-evaluating treatments, as necessary.
• To assess and treat or admit patients by reviewing and understanding their medical backgrounds and examining them to assess their current condition and health including suspected/ confirmed COVID-19 patients.
• Request, perform, interpret and analyze Lab tests (rationally) to diagnose patients’ condition. Perform patient physical examination. Analyze test data or images to inform diagnosis or treatment.
• Assess and examine patients to establish if an advance procedure needed, and prioritize procedures capacity inside the camp vs referrals to outside the camp.
• Council patients and their families about disease, prognosis and manage expectations.
• refer patients to other medical specialists or other practitioners when necessary and participate in ambulance escort when needed.
• Preparing official health documents or records, when necessary.
• work effectively in a multidisciplinary team, collaborating and liaising closely with colleagues including specialist doctors, referral doctor, ER doctors, other GP and surgeons.
• provide support and advice to colleagues working in other teams
• accurately recording patient interventions and referrals.
• undertake associated administrative work.
• Ensure a rational prescription of medicines from the essential drug list of the camp or provide a medical rational for an exceptional treatment.
• Ensure the quality, disinfection and sterilization of the medical material under his/her responsibility and assure general compliance with standing hygiene standards;
• When requested, perform training of the medical/paramedical team in order to optimize the quality of care;
• Respect and follow the health standard operating procedures (reporting diseases with outbreak nature, HIS reporting, referral procedures, etc.). Ensures professional confidentiality is respected;
• Additional Tasks when requested.

 Provision of PHC services:

• Preventive
• Medical checkup
• Family Planning Counseling
• Child growth monitoring and immunization status
• Health education provision and increase people awareness about their current health conditions and health promotion in general

Curative

• Medical consultation including family, medical history and full physical examination
• Management of acute and chronic conditions
• Prescription of drugs according to national/international standard treatment protocol
• Referral
• Referral to secondary and tertiary care as needed
• Referral to Basic Rapid Diagnostic test (clinic nurse)
• Referral to clinic obstetrician-gynecologist
• Referral to a clinic health educator

Administrative:

• Fill patient clinical record file for each patient visit
• Prescribe drug on clinic prescription form
• Fill referral form for any referral case outside of clinic

Technical Assistance (TA):

• Provide TA in development of health education material and health promotion campaign as necessary
• Assist in development of Health Education Plan as necessary
• Provide advice on drug and medical supply order in coordination with clinic pharmacist

Training:

• Participate in medical and management trainings as determine by IMC senior management
• Continue self-education to adhere with national/international standards and new advancements in the field of general practice and other relevant medical areas

Others:

• Ensure integration of clinic services and promote best quality standards for clients
• Support provision of training and supervision of nurses/midwives and health educators.
• Reporting to:
• Health Quality Coordinator (about technical and medical issues)
• Clinic Manager (about organizational, logistical, and administrative issues).

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine.
• Minimum one year experience in a similar role
• NGOs’ experience is preferred.
• MOH license & Education Certification
• Intermediate English Language Skills

Compliance & Ethics

Promotes and encourages a culture of compliance and ethics throughout International Medical Corps. As applicable to the position, maintains a clear understanding of International Medical Corps’ and donor compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards.Conducts work with the highest level of integrity. Communicates these values to staff and to partners and requires them to adhere to these values.

The duties and responsibilities listed are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all-inclusive.

International Medical Corps is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability or status as a veteran.”

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