Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), is an International Humanitarian Organization providing medical aid to populations in distress, victims of natural and man made disasters and victims of armed conflict, regardless of race, religion and political believes. For more information, visit our Arabic website, www.msf-me.org
Médecins Sans Frontières - France is looking for Yemeni nationals to recruit in Aden for the following position:

Antibiotic Stewardship Medical Doctor

Location:  Aden.
Contract duration: 6 Months. 
Contract type: Full time contract.
Report to (Hierarchical): Project Medical Referent.
Reports to (Functional): Project Medical Referent.

MAIN PURPOSE:

Implement and lead the antibiotic stewardship program in orthopedic unit in Al gomourhia hospital in Aden. 

KEY OF RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide real-time review and feedback on inpatient antibiotic orders/prescriptions
• Suggest changes to optimize choice of antibiotics in individual patients, dose, duration or route based on MSF protocols and individual microbiology results when available
• Collaborate with MSF/ MoH multidisciplinary team, including medical doctors (GPs and surgeons), nurses, pharmacy team, microbiology lab, and any other involved in the rational prescription and distribution of antibiotics, infection prevention and control and diagnose of nosocomial infections
• Provide training for medical and paramedical staff on appropriate antibiotic use, and its toxicities, side effects, contraindications, drugs interactions, appropriate route and appropriate monitoring for patients receiving antibiotics.
• Support all related activities including hospital infection control and surgical site infection follow-up
• Deliver monthly reports documenting antibiotic stewardship processes, outcomes and constraints, proposing solutions and improvements.
• Perform daily follow up of suspected infected cases and chart review, being a link between the different teams to differentiate colonization from infection.
• Perform close follow up of isolated patients. Daily support for IPD doctors in charge of isolated patients.
• Liaise with the laboratory and the medical team to ensure that proper samples collected and sent to the laboratory and the results provided back from the lab accordingly.
• Increase awareness towards MDR organisms including its characteristics, mechanism of resistance, ways of transmission, infectivity and best way of management in different correlated syndromes considering the most frequent MDR organisms in the unit and using different educational tools.
• Coordination & Research: Collaborate with the PMR to share findings with stakeholders and lead surveys on antibiotic use and nosocomial infections.
• Infection Control: Support the IPC nurse in hygiene surveillance and develop adapted guidelines for infection control and antibiotic use.
• Data Management: Help develop specific data collection tools essential for project monitoring.

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

Education: Degree in Medicine.

Experience    

• At least four years’ experience as a medical doctor.
• At least two years of experience as Antibiotic Stewardship Doctor within MSF or other NGOs is required. 
• Proven experience with training of doctors and other medical professionals on antibiotic use.
• Proven experience in involvement and participation in medical research. 

Languages: Fluent in Arabic and English, both written and spoken.

Technical Knowledge    

• Essential computer literacy (Word, Excel) and familiarity with MSF protocols and practices.

Competencies    

• Strong sense of confidentiality and commitment.
• Excellent data analysis and reporting skills.
• Effective stress management and problem-solving abilities.
• Flexibility and adaptability