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Medical Teams International
Medical Teams
International is a humanitarian aid agency providing life-saving care
for refugees, disaster survivors, mothers and children.
Medical Teams International Calling:
Daring to love like Jesus, we boldly break barriers to health and restore wholeness in a hurting world.
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Clinical Officer
Kigoma
Job Description
Department Programs
Reports to Medical Officer Technical: NA
Location Medical Teams – Nyarugusu Refugee Camp
Work Days & Hours Monday-Sunday, 40-45 hours/week as per duty roster. May include weekends, night shifts and public holidays
Supervises Direct: Incentives Technical: NA
JOB SUMMARY
Organizing
and ensuring medical consultations to the target population providing
treatment to patients within the scope of medical competencies and
referring them when appropriate and Controls the rational distribution
of medicine and attends to emergency cases in the health facility
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
- Ensuring
the implementation and standardization of Medical Teams clinical
policies, tools, and hygiene protocols in order to minimize clinical
risks and to guarantee the quality of patient care management. Promoting
and maintaining confidentiality regarding all patient cases and
records. - Implementing diagnosis, prescription and prevention
procedures that fall under the scope of his/her competencies applying
medical knowledge, asking appropriate questions to patients and
following protocols in force as well as using laboratory services, when
necessary, in order to ensure a correct implementation of the medical
treatments and to refer patients when appropriate. -
Participating in the planning and supervision, in close coordination
with other supervisors, the HR processes (sizing, staff shifts,
recruitment, training, evaluation, development and communication) of the
team in order to ensure both the sizing and the amount of knowledge
required, improve people triage capabilities, their motivation and
commitment and their active participation in teaching the targeted
population on therapeutic and preventive protocols. - Ensuring
that all staff using medical devices are qualified and trained. Ensuring
cleaning and minor maintenance tasks are performed according to the
protocols. Reporting any malfunction to the project biomedical service.
List item - In cases of emergency, carrying out first aid care and treatment according to protocols in order to reduce mortality rates
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Recording in the individual patient’s card and registration books, all
performed medical activities (drugs prescribed, lab results, vaccination
status, epidemiological activity, doses, etc.) keeping data
traceability in order to ensure patients treatment continuity. - Participating in data collection and reporting when required
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Knowing and implementing Patient Therapeutic Education (PTE), i.e.
keeping contact with all patients, providing them information regarding
their health state and responding to their questions. - Knowing
and promoting the proper application of Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP)
Kit and Sexually Gender Based Violence (SGBV) protocol. - Keep
the patient and family informed about the illness and provide
appropriate explanations about the treatment to follow; verify
understanding to ensure informed consent and adherence to treatment - Participate in community mobilization and sensitization on curative and preventative health services
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Ensure general hygiene standards and universal precautions are followed
at all times and implement and monitor actions to reduce bio-hazard
risks and improve infection control - Ensure ongoing training of the medical/paramedical multidisciplinary team in order to optimize the quality of care
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Ensure that medical decisions are made with the highest level of
integrity and ethics according to professional and MTI Code of Conduct - Ensure direct reports have clear objectives, receive mentorship and participate in capacity building opportunities
- Conduct performance evaluations and enforce disciplinary process as per MTI policy
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Ensure the Safeguarding of program participants and employees through
promoting an environment of awareness and upholding the code of conduct
provisions of Medical Teams Protection from Sexual Exploitation &
Abuse, Child & Vulnerable Adult protection, and harassment-free
workplace policies. - Other duties as assigned
EDUCATION, LICENSES, & CERTIFICATIONS
- Diploma in Clinical Medicine
- Registration with Tanganyika Medical Council is required
- Valid practicing license is required
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EXPERIENCE
- 2 years of clinical medicine experience is required
- Experience working with international NGOs is an added advantage
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES
- Knowledge of primary health care, maternal and child health, reproductive health, HIV and AIDS and communicable diseases
- Knowledge of professional clinical medicine principles, procedures and techniques
- Knowledge of medicines, hygiene protocol and IPC measures
SKILLS
- Skilled in applying clinical medicine principles and procedures in the evaluation and treatment of patients
- Skilled in prescribing correct medication
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- A good command of both written and spoken English
ABILITIES
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of patient information and adhere to professional code of conduct
- Ability to treat all patients and staff with respect, without prejudice
- Ability to provide high quality, ethical, compassionate care that places the needs of the patient first
- Ability to maintain detailed records with high accuracy
- Ability to be flexible and manage stress
- Ability to support MTI Calling and adhere to the MTI Code of Conduct
Nurse Midwifes – 6 Posts
Kigoma
Job Description
Nurse Midwife (6) Medical Teams International Tanzania
Department Programs
Reports to Medical Officer Technical: NA
Location Medical Teams – Nduta & Nyarugusu Refugee Camp
Work Days & Hours Monday-Sunday, 40-48 hours/week as per duty roster. May include weekends, night shifts and public holidays
Supervises Direct: NA Technical: NA
JOB SUMMARY
Provide
obstetrical care to pregnant women and their babies, doing follow up
before, during and after delivery, according to MTI obstetrical and
reproductive health protocols, universal hygienic and new-born caring
standards and under the supervision of a specialist doctor, in order to
ensure their health conditions and avoid post-delivery complications.
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JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide
comprehensive maternal and child services to mothers during and after
pregnancy, including managing complications and referring high risk
pregnancies. - Responsible for delivering babies, preparing birth
attestation and monitoring the general health condition of the mother
and the new-born. - Assessing the feasibility for referral of
pregnant women form the TBAs to the OPD/MCH for medical evaluation
and/or complicated deliveries. - Provide counselling to mothers
on pregnancy and post-pregnancy management, including proper
breastfeeding techniques, bathing and preparation of bottles. -
Participate in PHC activities including health education, family
planning, preparing for childbirth, HCT services and nutrition programs,
as well as PMTCT activities at the health facility and within the
community. - Provide primary care to women of reproductive age in accordance with the Basic Package of Health Services.
- Provide all non-surgical methods of family planning and provide counselling for surgical methods.
- Ensure babies are immunized according to schedule.
- Support Clinicians in the management of sexual violence cases.
- Monitor the consumption of drugs and equipment required for maternity activities and notify supervisor of re-stocking needs.
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Ensure biomedical equipment is in good working order by using in
accordance with user manual and protocols, perform cleaning and minor
maintenance and alert supervisor in case of malfunctioning. - Ensure hygiene and sterilization criteria, including universal precautions, are met.
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Ensure that medical practices are conducted with the highest level of
integrity and ethics according to professional and MTI Codes of Conduct. - Ensure data collected is accurate and submit reports according to schedule.
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Ensure the Safeguarding of program participants and employees through
promoting an environment of awareness and upholding the code of conduct
provisions of Medical Teams Protection from Sexual Exploitation &
Abuse, Child & Vulnerable Adult protection, and harassment-free
workplace - Other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION, LICENSES, & CERTIFICATIONS
- Diploma or bachelor’s degree in Midwifery from an accredited School of Nursing and Midwifery is required.
- Valid practicing license is required
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EXPERIENCE
- 2 years of midwifery experience is required.
- Experience working with international NGOs is an added advantage.
KNOWLEDGE
- Knowledge of professional midwifery principles, procedures and techniques.
- Knowledge of medical and non-medical waste disposal procedures.
- Knowledge of hygiene management and IPC protocol.
SKILLS
- Skilled in applying professional midwifery care principles and procedures in the evaluation and treatment of patients.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- A good command of both written and spoken English.
ABILITIES
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of patient information and adhere to professional code of conduct.
- Ability to treat all patients and staff with respect, without prejudice.
- Ability to provide high quality, ethical, compassionate care that places the needs of the patient first.
- Ability to maintain detailed records with high accuracy.
- Ability to be flexible and manage stress.
- Ability to support MTI Calling and adhere to the MTI Code of Conduct
Physical REQUIREMENTS:
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NOTE: The
above job description is intended to describe the general nature and
level of work being performed by staff assigned to this job. It is not
intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and
skills required of staff in this position. Duties, responsibilities, and
skills are also subject to change based on the changing needs of the
job, department or organization. The job description does not constitute
an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is
subject to change by Medical Teams International as the requirements of
the job change.
Application Procedure:
- All
interested applicants who meet the criteria should email their
application letter and CV in either PDF or Word only, including three
work related referee to: recruitmenttz@medicalteams.org - Indicate your expected salary, current/previous salary, and notice period at the bottom of your CV.
- Indicate clearly the position applied for in the subject line example ”Clinical Officer”.
- Application Deadline: 01st of September, 2022 at 1700HRS.
Disclaimer:
Be informed that, those who had applied in the first advert, need not to apply
However,
Medical Teams does not charge a fee at any stage of its recruitment
process (application, interview meeting, processing application, or any
other fee). Medical Teams does not request any information related to
bank accounts. If asked of any payment, please contact recruitmenttz@medicalteams.org
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