Medical Doctor

About the role

About the Role

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.

Job Overview/Summary

This position is specifically assigned to Emergency Health response services in Rakhine State. - Implement primary health care activities in IDP camps and conflicted/Disaster affected villages. - Manage the mobile clinic team. - Build Capacity of Mobile clinic team members. - Participate in project monitoring and evaluation.

Major Responsibilities

Implementation of primary health care clinics in targeted IDP camps and villages - Organize and be responsible for primary health care action in fixed clinics in camps or mobile clinics to camp and villages. Strictly follow minimum 5 clinic opening hours and 8 working hours per day. - Assist Program Manager in preparing monthly work plan of Primary Health Care-PHC (mobile team to cover targeted IDP camps and villages regularly. - Organize clinical care of general population, women and under 5 children according to the recommended guidelines. - Organize emergency referral of life-threatening emergency cases to nearest screening center .

Manage the mobile clinic team

• Administer the mobile clinic nurses for daily clinic stocks management.
• Administer the mobile clinic nurses for clinic waste management and clinic sanitation.
• Administer the mobile clinic nurses for clinic drugs commodities and equipment stock management.
• Administer the mobile clinic nurses for daily patient triage and emergency patient referral.

Capacity building of the Mobile Clinic Team Members

• Supervise mobile clinic nurses, clinic registers, and translators in their day-to-day activities and provide feedback to ensure quality work.
• Organize on the job training to Clinic Nurses, on first aid care, systematic drugs use, and other PHC clinic related topic as needed.
• Organize the PME (Performance Monitoring and Evaluation) and other MnE (Monitoring and Evaluation) actions for Mobile clinic nurses.
• Organize monthly mobile clinic team meetings and participate in project team meetings.

Monitoring and evaluation

• Organize and supervise on mobile clinic nurses for daily surveillance data reporting and clinic consultation data entry and reporting.
• Organize and supervise on mobile clinic nurses on clinic drugs and clinic equipment stock management.
• Reporting monthly mobile clinic reports to Program Manager.
• Assist Program Manager on regular updating and follow up of mobile clinic work plan.

General activities

• Manage day-to-day logistics, administration and personnel activities (including any local contracted personnel / daily labor) in accordance with national laws.
• Coordinate with operation and finance team for implementing daily mobile clinic activities in time.
• Remain flexible to perform other duties as required or requested.
• Accountability to Affected People (AAP), Safeguarding, and Community Engagement

Key Working Relationships

Position Reports to: Program Manager Position directly supervises: Nurses, Health Promoter, Health Counselors (MHPSS).

Education

• Registered medical doctor (M.B., B.S degree) with valid SAMA.

Work Experience

• Minimum 2–3-year experience on primary health care settings.

Demonstrated Skills

• Favorable to people with experience on medical response to emergency conditions, surveillance and control of communicable diseases in post conflict areas.
• Sensitivity to the needs and priorities of conflict-affected populations.
• Good communication skills and adaptable to different ethnic and religious communities.
• Good leadership skills and team management skills.

Language Skills

• Good command in Burmese and English
• People who speak local languages are an asset.

How to apply: Apply via International Rescue Committee (IRC)'s career portal. Apply here: https://theirc.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/External_Careers/job/Sittwe-Myanmar/Medical-Doctor_JR00005539