Le médecin urgentiste supervise le fonctionnement du service des urgences, de l’arrivée à l’admission à la sortie des patientsLe médecin urgentiste supervise le fonctionnement du service des urgences, de l’arrivée à l’admission à la sortie des patients

Working as Emergency Room Doctor in the field

You supervise the Emergency Department, from admission to discharge of patients, according to the objectives of the project and in consultation with the other hospital departments. 

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Responsibilities

  • In collaboration with the ED team, establish a triage system using START and ensure quality by training staff, and adapting and evaluating the system
  • Establish and/or evaluate the Mass Casualty Incident Training with the medical team
  • Provide and ensure that the best patient care is given through emergency case management, protocol implementation and ensuring compliance with medical ethics
  • Manage and organise the ED through supervision and organisation of all emergency activities and staff
  • Maintain good communication and collaboration with other departments within and outside the hospital, including the referral system
  • Implement quality assurance tools to ensure compliance with MSF standards, policies, guidelines and protocols
  • Ensure quality of care through regular staff training, meetings and evaluations
  • Data collection, analysis, monitoring and reporting to improve the quality of care

Requirements

  • Medical doctor degree
  • Three years’ experience in ER or as a specialist with six months in ER or an ER specialisation
  • Recent clinical experience of at least six months within the last 24 months
  • IT skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
  • Fluency in English and/or French; any other languages are an asset (Arabic, Portuguese Spanish, Russian)
  • Availability for at least six months. Three-month assignments may be possible depending on operational requirements, howeber it is less frequent.

General skills

  • Commitment to MSF’s work and values
  • Strong team player
  • Willingness to work in all kinds of contexts worldwide, including unstable areas
  • Adaptable and able to work in a multicultural team
  • Flexible and able to manage stress
  • Self-driven with a solution-orientated approach
  • Ability to train others

Assets

  • Experience of setting up an ER or intensive care unit, and technical inputs for complex cases
  • Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) or advanced trauma life support (ATLS) training
  • Experience working in developing countries
  • People management experience
Diversité

Depending on our activities and needs, your responsibilities may be adapted and evolve. You will not face these challenges alone; other MSF team members (both international and locally hired staff) will support you.

We encourage applications from people of all genders, ages, sexual orientations, backgrounds, religions, beliefs, abilities and all other characteristics of diversity.

MSF does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of discrimination or harassment, including sexual harassment. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo reference and criminal record checks.

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