Medical Officer

Job Description

Title: Medical Officer

Company Name: Partners in Health and Development (PHD)

Vacancy: 2

Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf)

Minimum Salary: Negotiable

Experience:
∎ At least 3 years

Published: 5 Feb 2025

Education:
∎ Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery(MBBS)
∎ MBBS or equivalent medical degree with a valid BMDC license; 1 yr PGT / CA/RMO in a hospital is preferable.

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Excellent knowledge of clinical protocols, quality standards and emergency response.
∎ Strong leadership and team management skills.
∎ Proficiency in data analysis, reporting and health information systems (HIS).
∎ Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
∎ Proficiency in English and Bengali; knowledge of Rohingya or Chittagonian dialect is an asset.
∎ Compassionate and respectful care for marginalized populations.
∎ Commitment to inclusiveness, integrity and excellence in service delivery.
∎ Adaptability and resilience in emergency response settings.
∎ Ability to work in challenging and resource-constrained environments.
∎ Willingness to travel within the camp and coordinate with field-level stakeholders.
∎ Minimum of 03 years in clinical supervision, preferably in emergency or humanitarian settings.
∎ Skills:
∎ Excellent knowledge of clinical protocols, quality standards and emergency response.
∎ Strong leadership and team management skills.
∎ Proficiency in data analysis, reporting and health information systems (HIS).
∎ Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
∎ Language:
∎ Proficiency in English and Bengali; knowledge of Rohingya or Chittagonian dialect is an asset.
∎ Key Values and Competencies:
∎ Compassionate and respectful care for marginalized populations.
∎ Commitment to inclusiveness, integrity and excellence in service delivery.
∎ Adaptability and resilience in emergency response settings.
∎ Additional Requirements:
∎ Ability to work in challenging and resource-constrained environments.
∎ Willingness to travel within the camp and coordinate with field-level stakeholders.

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Provide clinical consultation, treatment, and follow-up services in accordance with accepted standards (PHD International, Ministry of Health, World Health Organization), ensuring patients are treated in a dignified and appropriate manner.
∎ Ensure integrated care for newborns and children through emergency, outpatient, and inpatient services.
∎ Treat cases of malnutrition according to universal protocols and precautions.
∎ Provide high-quality care to patients based on history, appropriate physical examination, available laboratory tests, imaging tests, and formulary for the treatment of acute and chronic conditions, including the use of appropriate checklists.
∎ In the inpatient unit, including post-operative obstetric and newborn cases, conduct daily rounds on patients, initiate case discussions, monitor and document patient progress with any changes in management and prognosis, and ensure adequate handover.
∎ Oversee the smooth running of the clinical service and its patient flow.
∎ Provide emergency care prior to stabilization and referral to the appropriate referral facility.
∎ Ensure identification and facilitation of referral pathways, including safe patient transfer, accurate documentation, and patient follow-up, adhering to PHD protocols.
∎ Ensure notifiable disease reporting and follow-up systems are used if required.
∎ Complete standardized internal reporting as required.
∎ Ensure clinical governance systems are in place.
∎ Utilize data collection tools and ensure patient records and clinic registers are completed according to both PHD and Ministry of Health requirements.
∎ Maintain facility-based internal coordination with different components of the facility, such as Logistics, Pharmacy, WASH, IPC, and Maternity.
∎ Maintain collaboration with the Community Health team to encourage referrals from the community and follow up on patients who have received treatment from the SC Health facility.
∎ Support clinical research work in the hospital to ensure proper clinical management.
∎ Provide technical support and mentorship to clinical staff to enhance capacity and maintain high standards of care.
∎ Ensure on-the-job training and skill development opportunities for clinical staff, maintaining proper documentation for audits and reviews.
∎ Promote infection prevention and control (IPC) measures within the facility. Perform any other relevant tasks assigned within the reasonable scope of this job description by the line manager.
∎ Ensure the timely, complete, and quality collection of the required reporting requests by the MEAL team, including support with any patient feedback mechanisms, audits, and quality of care checklists.
∎ Ensure protection and confidentiality of patient data.
∎ Actively participate in any internal meetings and any other relevant external meetings as required.
∎ Adhere to and report any medical incidents through reporting system.
∎ Carry out the responsibilities of the role in a way that reflects PHD's commitment to safeguarding children in accordance with the Child Safeguarding Policy.
∎ Understand what is meant by risk, and identify, report, and manage the risks associated with the role.
∎ Operate within the policies, procedures, and controls set out by PHD.
∎ Ready to work to respond to any natural disaster or emergency anywhere in Bangladesh.Willing to do the night shifting /evening and morning and abide policy, procedures by the hospital SOPs.
∎ PHD is a not-for-profit organization, working in Bangladesh for more than 3 decades towards improving the life of the people, particularly of marginalized and the less privileged. PHD under the partnership of Save the Children, funded by ECHO is going to start the project activities e.g., outdoor service and mobilization at primary health care center in camp 21, Cox’s Bazar district.
∎ The purpose of the position is to ensure the delivery of high-quality primary and secondary Essential Service Package (ESP) standards, as outlined by the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHWF) and the Health Sector at 24/7 Primary Health Care Centre (PHCC) and/or Field Hospital (FH). The role involves providing life-saving medical services, delivering emergency care, and ensuring proper stabilization and referral to the appropriate facilities. The role holder is also responsible for overseeing the provision of quality healthcare within the Health Facilities (HFs), ensuring that all consultations and treatments comply with established clinical protocols, guidelines, and best practices. Additionally, the position ensures that patient consultation records and clinic registers are accurately maintained in accordance with the requirements of PHD, the Health Sector, and the MOH. In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder is expected to adapt to varying working hours and responsibilities, including working beyond the regular role profile. This position also requires rotation across different departments (OPD/IPD) and locations, including deployment to out-of-area postings as needed.
∎ Key Areas of Accountability
∎ General:

Employment Status: Contractual

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf)

Read Before Apply:

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Special Note: PHD maintain ZERO TOLERANCE towards discrimination, Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) and any harm to Child. All employees are expected to abide by the code of conducts and Protection from Sexual Exploitation/GBV and Child Safeguarding Policy of PHD. Women are encouraged to apply and Smokers are discouraged from applying. As such, our selection process includes rigorous background checks.

Apply Procedure:

Only online application will be acceptable and interested candidates can apply online to hr@phd-bd.com on or before 13th February 2025 with their CVs, a cover letter and a passport size photograph addressing to the Managing Director, Partners in Health and Development (PHD), House # SWD 12A, Road # 8, Gulshan-1, Dhaka 1212. Mention clearly the name of position in the mail. Only short-listed candidates will be called for interview.