Medical Activity Manager (M/F)

Médecins Sans Frontières (also known as Doctors without Borders or MSF) is a private, non-profit, international humanitarian medical organization that intervenes in emergencies and crisis situations to relieve human suffering resulting from unmet medical needs.

 

For a Refugee Health Project in Gambella Region, MSF-Holland is looking for:

Medical Activity Manager (M/F)

 

LOCATION:               Gambella

DURATION:              until 30/6/2015

 

Main objectives and responsibilities of the position

Ensure the proper functioning of the medical activities under his/her responsibility, defining and implementing MSF policies, protocols and procedures, and guaranteeing the quality of healthcare in order to improve health conditions of the target population.

 

ACCOUNTABILITIES AND SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES

·         In collaboration with MTL, Coordinate, assess and supervise the proper functioning of the medical activities (HIV, TB, & STIs, SGBV, etc.), according to MSF protocols and procedures and through the correct compilation and analysis of medical data regarding patients’ health conditions.

·         Check all administrative procedures related to patients’ follow-up (individual card filling, registers, paper exit, discharge, transfers …) is correctly carried out according to MSF procedures.

·         Prepare the medical orders needed to implement the medical activities under his/her responsibility, and identifies non-medical support needs (material, infrastructure, transport, etc.), reporting them to the line manager.

·         Plan and supervise, in close coordination with the HR department, the associated processes (recruitment, training, performance evaluation, development and internal communication) of the staff of the activity in order to ensure both the sizing and the amount of knowledge required, and to improve people capabilities.

·         Coordinate and monitor the daily working plan of the team under his/her responsibility (absent personnel, vacations, tracking leaves …). Replaces a doctor if necessary and participates in shifts.

·         Ensure an efficient pharmacy and medical equipment management and monitor the rational use of them.

·         Participate in the programs / project follow-up, supervise and ensure that medical activities objectives under his/her responsibility are achieved and report to the technical referent any problem arising in the service.

·         Participates in the monthly reports according to guidelines (i.e. SitReps, medical statistical reports, etc.) and definition of annual planning, budget for the project