Medical Doctor (COVID-19 Intervention)

Job Description

Background

Doctors Without Borders (DWB) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural and man-made disasters and exclusion from healthcare in more than 70 countries. DWB offers assistance to people in need and irrespective of race, religion, gender or political affiliation. Doctors Without Borders India (DWBI) has worked in India since 1999, providing free-of-charge essential healthcare to people in remote areas; treatment and care for people affected by HIV/AIDS, malnutrition; hepatitis C, tuberculosis, kala azar and sexual and gender-based violence; an important subject for our action is containing effect of antibiotic resistance. DWBI also responds to natural disasters and other emergencies, provides mental healthcare and advocates for the development of more effective and affordable medicines to improve access to treatment everywhere. We currently run projects in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Manipur, and Telangana. DWBI was awarded the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development in 1996 and the Nobel Peace Prize in 1999.

DWBI in Bihar

DWBI has been working in Bihar treating kala azar since 2007 with a gradual transition of the project to focus on HIV-kala azar co-infected patients. After treating more than 13,000 patients in Vaishali, DWBI began focusing on the treatment of kala azar-HIV co-infection in partnership with the Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences (RMRIMS) in Patna in 2016. DWBI response to COVID-19

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, DWBI is setting up an isolation and quarantine facility in Patna (Bihar state), with the purpose of treating mild and moderate cases of COVID-19 in order to reduce transmission of COVID-19 among the community.

General

Number of positions available: 4

Location: Patna, Bihar

Project: Patna, COVID-19 Intervention

Availability: 3.5 months (*subject to date of joining)

Last application date: 20th August 2020

Starting date: Immediately

Email: msfe-patna-hr4@barcelona.msf.org and msfe-patna-recruitment@barcelona.msf.org

Purpose of Post

We are recruiting for Medical Doctors to work in the COVID-19 treatment facility. The Medical Doctors will provide outpatient and/or inpatient medical care to patients/beneficiaries according to adapted and updated medical knowledge, DWBI protocols, values and universal hygiene standards to Improve the patients/beneficiaries health conditions.

Functional and Hierarchical Lines

Hierarchically and functionally accountable to the Medical Activity Manager.

Main responsibilities and tasks

• Apply medical knowledge and skills to diagnose and prevention. Carry out outpatient and inpatient consultations, prescribing the necessary treatment respecting DWBI protocols.
• Keep the patient and/or his/her family informed about the illness and provide appropriate explanations about the treatment to follow, checking they have understood.
• Follow up the evolution of the hospitalized/IDP patients, through daily visits , consultations and examinations, prescribing the necessary treatment following DWBI protocols, deciding whether they can be discharged or transferred to other departments – in collaboration with other doctors- and informing their family about the patient’s evolution.
• Check and control the rational distribution of medicines and equipment under his/her responsibility and take care the quality, disinfection and sterilization of the medical material. Assure general compliance with standing hygiene standards.
• Participate in the collection and analysis of epidemiological data, checking its validity and informing the line manager or project coordinator about any problem or complication of the patients illness, medical error and monitors the proper functioning of the department, equipment or material.
• Ensure ongoing training of the medical/paramedical multidisciplinary team in order to optimize the quality of care.
• Knows and ensures all DWBI medical protocols are followed and implemented, checking universal precautions are followed at all times and reducing bio-hazard risks and improving infection control. Ensures professional confidentiality is respected.
• Manage the team under his/her direct responsibility according to DWBI HR policies and procedures, supervising their performance, organizing and scheduling shifts and rotations, directly participating in emergencies and on calls if necessary.

Other Responsibilities

• In an isolation facility to treat COVID-19 there will be strict rules on infection prevention and control which will mean that patients are not allowed to have their family as caretakers on the ward.
• The Medical Doctors will have to adhere to the strict infection prevention and control guidelines that will be present on the ward in order to ensure that onward tranmission of the disease is mitigated.
• PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) will be provided to all staff working in the treatment facility and training will be provided to ensure the staffs are able to carry out their daily tasks.
• The Medical Doctor will be reporting to the Medical Activity Manager and will be assigned a group of patients during each shift, working both day shifts and night shifts in the same pattern as the other clinical staff.

Required Working Days

The nature of the work requires presence during night shifts, weekends and Public Holidays as per duty roster. Sundays are considered as a weekday. Special arrangements are only considered for official Public Holidays (as per Internal Rules and Regulations).

REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications

• MBBS degree with full & valid registration from Medical council of India or state medical council.

Work Experience

• 2 year experience minimum as a Medical Doctor or in clinical work (can be within medical training).

Languages

• English and Hindi. Proficiency in speaking essential.

As this recruitment is for a specific emergency response on COVID-19, it is important that staff only apply for this position if they do not have one of the major risk factors for COVID namely existing cardiac complications, diabetes, hypertension, pregnancy or age > 50 years.

HR & Benefits

• SALARY: Rupees 85,394 gross/month (Inclusive of Medical Market adjustment allowance) NON NEGOTIABLE.
• Perquisites include daily allowance of INR 800/day or INR 24,000/month for candidates from outside Patna district.
• OTHER BENEFITS for candidates from outside Patna district: transportation to project location and accommodation.
• Benefit of 13th Month Salary. (pro-rated based on hire date)
• PF and Gratuity are applicable as per law.
• TOTAL LEAVES: 18 days annual leave in addition to 12 days, Short Sick/Casual leave (pro-rated based on hire date) plus 12 days Holidays as per specified list of holidays.
• Wide Medical coverage (Employee + Direct Relatives), as per organization policy.

Application Procedure

To apply please email your CV (Candidates need to declare their current location in the CV) and motivational letter mentioning why you would be interested to apply for the position with the subject Ref: “Medical Doctor” to msfe-patna-hr4@barcelona.msf.org and msfe-patna-recruitment@barcelona.msf.org

Applications that are not completed (CV + Covering letter) will not be considered.

ONLY SHORT-LISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED AND INVITED FOR INTERVIEW.