Employer: UNOPS / MONUSCO
Location: DR Congo
Functional Responsibilities
Within delegated authority, the Medical Officer will be responsible for the following duties:
Clinical duties:
• Undertakes day-to-day clinical duties, e.g. walk-in clinic, emergencies, stabilization of critical patients, etc,
• Overall supervision, management, coordination clinical operations of the Fever Clinic, Isolation ward, etc, during the outbreak/pandemic.
• Follow up and tracking of the positive cases and direct contacts,
• Undertake day-to-day occupational health duties: pre-placement and periodic medical examinations prepare UN staff for travelling providing immunizations, malaria prophylaxis, travel kits, etc; unless otherwise advice by the UN Health Manager
• Refers staff to outside specialists as necessary;
• Follows-up with outside specialists;
• Provides health education and health promotion programs, with special emphasis to the prophylaxis of the relevant diseases of the outbreak;
• Organizes/Participates in addressing work environment and occupational health issues.
Medico Administrative Duties:
(Depending of the Duty Station, these tasks normally belong to the UN Health Manger)
Advises Administration on medical standards for recruitment, sick leave, and medical evacuations/repatriations as per United Nations policies and guidelines;
• Participates in drafting and implementation of business continuity and crises preparedness plans for the duty station/mission;
• Manages/Supports day-to-day operations;
• Deputizes for the UN Health Manager during his/her absence, when applicable;
Supervisory Administration of the Fever Clinic:
• Supervises laboratory technicians’ nurses and medical administrative staff; ensures availability of drugs and medical supplies and proper functioning of medical equipment.
• Ensures appropriate training programs are implemented in order to maintain and develop the medical capabilities (e.g. health education, dedicated training related to the pertaining outbreak) health education, health promotion and prevention, first aid and CPR).
• Organised the shift roster to ensure coverage o the fever clinic 24/7
General:
• Performs other related duties as required.
Work implies frequent interaction with the following:
Staff at large
Staff within work unit
Staff counsellors
Senior management throughout the Organization
Security personnel
All specialized agencies
Military Physicians
Physicians and representatives of Laboratories, Pharmaceutical Companies, Medical Associations and Societies
Results Expected:
Implementation of preventive and medical actions and responses related to disease outbreak crisis. Implementation of sound medical practices, training, prevention and treatment to ensure the physical and mental health of UN staff, and to promotion and maintenance of proper health care, including the prevention of health hazards, for these staff.
Education
Doctorate (MD) or equivalent in medicine, including residency/internship in one of the medical specialties, preferably internal medicine, ICU, or family medicine with relevant experience in emergency room or ICU.
Experience
A minimum of seven years of progressively responsible clinical experience in one of the areas of medicine is required.
UN field experience is highly desirable.
Previous experience in humanitarian crisis and infectious diseases is highly desirable.
Proven experience of a minimum of six (6) months at an Intensive Care Unit in the past 5 years is highly desirable.
Languages
Fluency in one of the working languages of the UN Secretariat, English or French, (both oral and written) is required.
Knowledge of another UN official language is an advantage.
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Location: DR Congo
Functional Responsibilities
Within delegated authority, the Medical Officer will be responsible for the following duties:
Clinical duties:
• Undertakes day-to-day clinical duties, e.g. walk-in clinic, emergencies, stabilization of critical patients, etc,
• Overall supervision, management, coordination clinical operations of the Fever Clinic, Isolation ward, etc, during the outbreak/pandemic.
• Follow up and tracking of the positive cases and direct contacts,
• Undertake day-to-day occupational health duties: pre-placement and periodic medical examinations prepare UN staff for travelling providing immunizations, malaria prophylaxis, travel kits, etc; unless otherwise advice by the UN Health Manager
• Refers staff to outside specialists as necessary;
• Follows-up with outside specialists;
• Provides health education and health promotion programs, with special emphasis to the prophylaxis of the relevant diseases of the outbreak;
• Organizes/Participates in addressing work environment and occupational health issues.
Medico Administrative Duties:
(Depending of the Duty Station, these tasks normally belong to the UN Health Manger)
Advises Administration on medical standards for recruitment, sick leave, and medical evacuations/repatriations as per United Nations policies and guidelines;
• Participates in drafting and implementation of business continuity and crises preparedness plans for the duty station/mission;
• Manages/Supports day-to-day operations;
• Deputizes for the UN Health Manager during his/her absence, when applicable;
Supervisory Administration of the Fever Clinic:
• Supervises laboratory technicians’ nurses and medical administrative staff; ensures availability of drugs and medical supplies and proper functioning of medical equipment.
• Ensures appropriate training programs are implemented in order to maintain and develop the medical capabilities (e.g. health education, dedicated training related to the pertaining outbreak) health education, health promotion and prevention, first aid and CPR).
• Organised the shift roster to ensure coverage o the fever clinic 24/7
General:
• Performs other related duties as required.
Work implies frequent interaction with the following:
Staff at large
Staff within work unit
Staff counsellors
Senior management throughout the Organization
Security personnel
All specialized agencies
Military Physicians
Physicians and representatives of Laboratories, Pharmaceutical Companies, Medical Associations and Societies
Results Expected:
Implementation of preventive and medical actions and responses related to disease outbreak crisis. Implementation of sound medical practices, training, prevention and treatment to ensure the physical and mental health of UN staff, and to promotion and maintenance of proper health care, including the prevention of health hazards, for these staff.
Education
Doctorate (MD) or equivalent in medicine, including residency/internship in one of the medical specialties, preferably internal medicine, ICU, or family medicine with relevant experience in emergency room or ICU.
Experience
A minimum of seven years of progressively responsible clinical experience in one of the areas of medicine is required.
UN field experience is highly desirable.
Previous experience in humanitarian crisis and infectious diseases is highly desirable.
Proven experience of a minimum of six (6) months at an Intensive Care Unit in the past 5 years is highly desirable.
Languages
Fluency in one of the working languages of the UN Secretariat, English or French, (both oral and written) is required.
Knowledge of another UN official language is an advantage.
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