Purpose of the Role
The IRC Medical Doctor will be responsible for the management of the IRC’s Primary Health Care Center (PHCC)/ SRH Center activities in the Rohingya Refugee Camp, Cox’s Bazar. The Medical Doctor will assist with the set-up of clinics and layout, supplies, staff recruitment, guidelines and procedures, and outreach services. The position will implement and take charge of the PHCC/ SRH teams, conduct daily clinical care activities, and will be responsible for ensuring the provision of high-quality emergency and primary healthcare services to the local catchment populations. The medical doctor together with the PHCC/ SRH team will contribute to improving the IRC’s existing health programs in the camps.
Workstation: Camp 06, Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar
Line Manager: Clinical Supervisor
Contract Duration: Up to July’25 (Maternity Coverage)
Highlights of Key Responsibilities
Clinical Care:
- Provide direct clinical care, working closely with the other health facility/medical mobile team clinical staffs/midwives to ensure the delivery of high-quality comprehensive emergency and primary healthcare services/ MCH care services and sexual and reproductive healthcare services are ensured.
- Manage Medical, Pediatric, Neonates, and Obstetric emergencies presenting to the PHCC/SRH, ensuring appropriate referral as needed.
- Provide clinical support to the teams and clinicians. Monitors prescriptions and conducts audits to ensure legitimacy and clinically justified based on WHO/MoH protocols.
- Ensure all patient consultations and treatments are appropriately recorded.
- Oversee the provision of quality care within the PHCC/SRH, ensuring consultations and treatments are in line with relevant clinical protocols, guidelines, and standard methodologies.
- Provide health and hygiene promotion to patients and caregivers.
- Ensure that IMCI protocols are implemented and followed by all staff (MA, Nurses, Midwives, vaccinators).
- Ensure appropriate infection prevention and control measures are in place at the PHCC/SRH and monitor staff adherence.
- Ensure patient confidentiality is respected, and that all consultations are conducted in a dignified and respectful manner.
Staff Supervision & Development:
- Maintain open and professional relations with team members, promoting a strong team spirit and providing oversight and guidance to enable staff to successfully perform in their positions.
- Provide medical support and mentorship to other clinical staff, providing on-the-job training where needed.
- Directly supervise the following staff: Medical Assistants, Midwives, Nurses, Dispensers, and vaccinators.
Project Management:
- Responsible for the overall technical and administrative oversight of the PHCC/ SRH services.
- Ensure a strong partnership with MoH and other stakeholders in the Upazila.
- Plan and implement outreach activities with the rest of the team to access “hard to reach‟ and vulnerable beneficiaries to increase service utilization.
- Oversee the training of community volunteers to provide community mobilization and awareness raising.
- Ensure regular inventory and consumption tracking of medical drugs and supplies.
- Work with relevant staff to ensure prompt requesting of medical drugs and supplies.
Monitoring & Reporting:
- Ensure all patient consultations are documented and patient records completed.
- Assist and supervise medical staff in maintaining facility registers and other data collection tools, ensuring the accurate and timely recording of information.
- Assist and supervise medical staff in the daily collection, compilation, and reporting of data.
- Submit daily reports in a timely manner.
Other Duties:
- Consistently and dedicatedly monitor/assess the safety and security of the team; promptly reporting concerns or incidents to IRC management and liaising with community leaders and other external parties as required to maintain/enhance the security environment for IRC programs.
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