Infectious Disease Specialist for International Humanitarian Missions

Médicos Sin Fronteras en México A.C [Proyectos internacionales]•Cheyenne, WY

4d•Remote

About The Position

The Infectious Disease Specialist will provide outpatient and/or inpatient medical care to patients/beneficiaries according to adapted and updated medical knowledge, MSF protocols, values, and universal hygiene standards to improve the patients/beneficiaries health conditions. This role is for international humanitarian missions and requires a minimum availability of 6 months. The position involves applying medical knowledge for diagnosis and prevention, conducting consultations, prescribing treatments, monitoring patient evolution, managing medicines and equipment, ensuring hygiene standards, collecting and analyzing epidemiological data, and training the medical/paramedical multidisciplinary team. Specific focus will be on managing advanced HIV and opportunistic infections, including disseminated tuberculosis, and severe acute malnutrition. The specialist will also monitor antibiotic use and contribute to standard operating procedures. Due to local legal restrictions, international doctors cannot perform direct clinical work but can examine patients with consent, advise local doctors, and supervise procedures.

Requirements

General Physician Degree.
Diploma or equivalent experience in Infectious diseases.
Minimum 2 years practicing as General Physician for a hospital developing multi-purpose activities.
2 years of treating patients with infectious disease in an inpatient facility including HIV, TB and/or DRTB.
Experience in tropical medicine, post-registration experience in public health, gynecology and obstetrics, pediatrics, “A”, infectious diseases, HIV / AIDS / STD, TB, general medicine and / or minor surgery.
English (B2 or higher level).
Spanish (C1 or higher level).
Essential computer literacy (word, excel, internet).

Nice To Haves

Diploma in tropical medicine.
Internal Medicine Specialization.
Experience in management of advanced HIV, DRTB, Visceral Leishmaniasis, intensive care, conduct of tissue aspirates techniques for diagnosis, and interpretation of radiography (X-ray, CT scan and MRI).
Work experience with MSF and other NGOs in developing countries.
Knowledge of French.

Responsibilities

Apply medical knowledge and skills to diagnose and prevention.
Carry out outpatient and inpatient consultations, prescribing the necessary treatment respecting MSF protocols.
Keep the patient and/or his/her family informed about the illness and provide appropriate explanations about the treatment to follow, checking they have understood.
Follow up the evolution of the hospitalized/IDP patients, through daily visits, consultations and examinations, prescribing the necessary treatment following MSF protocols, deciding whether they can be discharged or transferred to other departments – in collaboration with other doctors- and informing their family about the patient’s evolution.
Check and control the rational distribution of medicines and equipment under his/her responsibility and take care the quality, disinfection and sterilization of the medical material. Assure general compliance with standing hygiene standards.
Participate in the collection and analysis of epidemiological data, checking its validity and informing the line manager or project coordinator about any problem or complication of the patients illness, medical error and monitors the proper functioning of the department, equipment or material.
Ensure ongoing training of the medical/paramedical multidisciplinary team in order to optimize the quality of care.
Knows and ensures all MSF medical protocols are followed and implemented, checking universal precautions are followed at all times and reducing bio-hazard risks and improving infection control. Ensures professional confidentiality is respected.
Manage the team under his/her direct responsibility according to MSF HR policies and procedures, supervising their performance, organizing and scheduling shifts and rotations, directly participating in emergencies and on calls if necessary.
Clinically evaluate newly admitted patients and lead processes for diagnosis and management.
Manage advanced HIV and opportunistic infections with a particular focus on disseminated tuberculosis and other common OIs, support decisions on ART switches based on Indian/WHO Guidelines.
Manage of severe acute malnutrition, comorbidities and common adverse events, including drug induced liver injury, seizures, and others.
Monitor prescription and use of antibiotics, and manage use of reserve or rare antibiotics.
Advise and contribute to standard operating procedures related to infectious disease management and clinical care in general.
Build capacity of ward team, through bedside training to MSF Medical Doctors and Nurses, in the management of infectious diseases in advanced HIV.

Benefits

Private insurance coverage that includes medical coverage and hospital, temporary disability and life insurance.
Arranged medical evacuation if necessary.
Housing covered.
Basic services covered.
Cleaning and washing covered.
Transportation covered.
Visas covered.
Transfer to the country of destination covered.
Displacements in the field covered.
Per diem or monthly per diem to cover meals and small personal expenses.