Job Openings at International Medical Corps

Location: Gwoza

Job Summary

• Under the supervision of the Health Manager, s/he will provide professional technical advice input in order to ensure the delivery of quality medical care for patients and their communities as well as to improve the health condition of the target population.
• Provide outpatient and/or inpatient medical care to patients/beneficiaries according to adapted and updated medical knowledge, existing and validated protocols, values and universal hygiene standards to improve the patients/beneficiary’s health conditions
• To provide support to the project medical team by giving specialized consultation, clinical and surgical management of obstetric and gynecological patients and to improve and reinforce the quality of obstetrics and gynecology care according to IMC standards.
• Proficient in surgical skills and procedures.
• Provision of free of charge curative health consultations
• Admission, weekly medical follow-up and discharge of the inpatient care
• Collection, computerization and analysis of weekly epidemiological data
• Reporting and attendance to different meetings

Main Responsibilities

•  Perform both emergency and planned OB/GYN surgery
• Manage obstetric complications such as instrumental assisted deliveries
• Manage post-operative follow-up in conjunction with an anesthetist
• Train and support both surgical and midwifery staff
• Supervise the maintenance and running of the gynecological equipment and drug consumption, preparing new orders when required and ensuring its rational use as well as that pharmacy stock levels are permanently updated and available.
• This will be done in cooperation with the pharmacist and logistic staff, the management.
• Provide on-job and class regular training for medical doctors and midwifes and the management on obsobstetric gynecological conditions.
• Perform obs. Gyne-related surgeries such C/S, any other needed operation according to the indication and patients’ need.
• Actively participate in the estimation of medical supplies and materials needed for the SRH department in the project.
• Provision of free of charge curative health consultations:
• Prepare all the necessary drugs, material and equipment for health clinics.
• Follow the basic medical rules of hygiene when performing curative health consultations
• Participate actively in triage activities before to start curative health consultations. Perform curative consultations:

Take a proper medical history including:

• Reason for consultation
• Duration of the illness or complaints
• Main symptoms
• Past medical history and treatment.
• Perform a correct physical examination:
• Inspection, auscultation, percussion, palpation
• Systematic checking of signs of severity
• Diagnose and treat the diseases according to protocols in use (i.e. clinical guidelines)
• Write the most important complaints, signs, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment on the patient’s registration form.
• Explain the treatment to the patient
• Give individual health education related to the patient’s disease
• Manage emergency cases according to IMC protocols and regulation
• Fill in the registration form for each patient, according to the diagnosis of the morbidity surveillance form
• Check the immunization status for all EPI targeted children and referred the unvaccinated children to the vaccinator
• Investigate any information regarding unusual health events or diseases outbreak, provided through any source
• Ensure patient confidentiality is respected and treat all the patients with respect and dignity

Others:

• Give suggestions to improve the functioning of IMC clinics
• Participate to weekly physical inventory of mobile clinic pharmacy
• Be flexible in performing his/her duties to ensure that beneficiaries are getting good quality services
• Perform other additional duties on request of the team leader
• Inform immediately the security focal point in case of any security problem in the field.

Requirements

• Qualified and registered National Medical Doctor from a recognized university with a valid practicing license from Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN).

Work experience:

• At least 2 years of progressive work experience with similar role as a Mobile clinic physician.
• Demonstrated understanding of the INGO systems and structure.
• Previous work with humanitarian organizations is added advantage

Key Competencies:

• Strong communication skills: oral, written and presentation skills.
• Should be a team player and culturally sensitive.
• Demonstrated proficiency in computer applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, email and utilization of the internet
• Strong leadership, team building, conflict resolution and ability to deliver IMC’s strategic objectives.
• Extremely flexible, and have the ability to cope with stressful situation

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MHPSS Officer to be based in Askira Uba,

Job Summary

• Under the supervision of the health Manager the MHPSS counsellor provides psychosocial and/or psychological interventions in an individual or group format.
• The MHPSS Counsellor will liaise with the mental health team (Medical team and MHPSS Counsellors) on the implementation of MHPSS interventions and activities, more specifically.

Main Responsibilities

• Deliver one-on-one (Individual) and group counselling sessions to identified clients within IMC Clinics, and in line with IMC integrated approach
• Develop psychosocial activities; community mobilization, awareness raising, and any other related activity requested by health manager.
• Support Health Manager in delivering training or workshops
• Support in the creation of materials including publicity documents.
• Engage with the community to deliver and promote IMC MHPSS project activities in the designated locations.
• Assist in writing monthly, quarterly, annual reports, monitoring and evaluation activity and progress reports of project activities including monthly reporting to the MHPSS Officer.
• Assist in the implementation of preventive MHPSS interventions at the community and PHC level.
• Coordinate referrals.

Provide MHPSS consultations within PHC setting:

• Provide individual or group consultations to beneficiaries presenting in PHC or referred and in need of MH interventions
• Assist in the identification of psycho-social needs and proposition needed interventions in collaboration with the mental health team and PHC staff
• Weekly reporting activities and data collection
• Coordinate with Medical doctor on cases requiring higher level interventions
• Provide psycho-social support for mental health beneficiaries:

• Work directly with the medical doctor to develop individualized treatment plans for MH beneficiaries
• In coordination with community mobilizers use participatory methods to adapt activities in accordance to the needs of the different target groups (children, women etc)

Community mental health interventions:

• Participate in defining effective and culturally appropriate approaches and interventions on the community level.
• Focus on information dissemination and collecting opinions to foster knowledge and self-care practices for communities in areas of intervention.
• Initiate and facilitate group interventions.

Analysis, detection and reduction of risk factors influencing the mental health status at community level:

• In collaboration with the mental health team, explore and detect potential risk factors influencing mental health status of the target population.
• Coordinate with other actors concerned to reduce and/or eliminate potential risk factors.

Others:

• Any other related IMC tasks as assigned by the Health Manager
• Under the guidance of MHPSS Officer and MHPSS advisor support in the collection of information related to behaviours of the community to reinforce quality of MHPSS services.
• Collaborate and participate, in any field survey, data collection and/or needs assessment organized by IMC in relation to MHPSS.
• Participation in IMC internal meetings, trainings and individual meetings with the Health manager.
• Represent IMC at the Technical Working Group meetings
• The activities may change based on the changing context.
• To inform immediately security focal point in the case of any security problem.
• Note: This job description is not exhaustive and the staff member may be asked from time to time to perform duties over and above those described here. The staff member is also expected Experience working with survivors of trauma, including GBV.
• Working in emergency and development project.
• Exposure to research.
• Good knowledge of Borno state.

Key Competencies:

• Strong communication skills: oral, written and presentation skills.
• Should be a team player and culturally sensitive.
• Demonstrated proficiency in computer applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, email and utilization of the internet
• Strong leadership, team building, conflict resolution and ability to deliver IMC’s strategic objectives.
• Extremely flexible, and have the ability to cope with stressful situation

Eligibility Criteria

Essential:

• Degree or HND in Psychology, Counselling, Social Works, Psychiatric Nursing, or related field from a recognized institution
• 1 - 2 years of professional experiences in relevant field (clinical psychology, educational psychology, Psychiatric Nursing, or another related field)
• Strong communication and facilitation skills
• Experience working in humanitarian sector is an asset – specifically in MHPSS programs
• Good knowledge of counselling and community mobilization methods and tools
• Good spoken and written English
• Good spoken and written Hausa, with at least one other local language: Kanuri and Marghi, Shuwa, Fulani,
• Willingness to work long hours and weekends when necessary
• Good computer skills (Microsoft word, Power Point and Excel)
• Proactive and ability to work with multicultural team would be highly appreciated
• Be committed to IMC’s values as an organization and motivated by its non-statutory, Not for Profit model

Desirable:

• Experience in supporting medical team and community-based organizations.

Equal Opportunities:

• 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.
•   Due to the urgent need of the position applications received will be reviewed on a rolling basis.