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 medical department, Amran governorate for the following position:

 DOCTOR ANAESTHETIST 

Location: Amran Governorate – Khamer
Contract type: Six Months contract (renewable)
Reporting to: Medical Activity Manager

Main Purpose:

Organize and carry out anesthetic medical activities, according to MSF AND MOH policies, protocols and universal hygiene standards and in close collaboration with the surgeon and other medical staff, and increase the knowledge and practical skills of the anesthetic staff through on the job training and knowledge transfer in order to ensure the quality of care provided to patients

In the frame of these activities he/she will:

• Carry out pre-operative consultations evaluating the risks of operating in collaboration with the surgeon, providing the patient with appropriate information and deciding the type of anesthetics to be used, in order to ensure the best conditions prior to the surgery. Carry-out all anesthesia related activities during surgery to ensure safe, adequate anesthesia. 
• Preparing beforehand the drugs, material, and equipment required.
• Administering and maintaining anesthetics following the rules of hygiene and asepsis in force. 
• Monitoring patients throughout the intervention.
• Ensure transfer of patients to the recovery room, and full recovery of the patient’s consciousness and setting analgesic protocol
• Advise on Postoperative care in both Intensive Care Unit and IPD Surgical with the surgeon, including fluid management, oxygenation monitoring and airway care and chest physiotherapy and mobilization, with special focus on patient’s pain relief during the recovering process. 
• Provides care to eventual non-surgical cases in the ICU, in close collaboration with the Medical Activity Manager
• Oversees the prescription of pre-operative antibiotic therapy, in collaboration with ABS focal point 
• Support the surgeon and the Medical Activity Manager in putting in place the mass casualty plan of the hospital, and be available for eventual trainings
• Implement and supervise hygiene rules, procedures and MSF protocols in OT/recovery, anesthesia material (decontamination, sterilization, storage conditions, etc.) to ensure the safety and protection of patients and staff.
• Supervise the OT pharmacy (drugs orders, inventories, expired drugs) and ensure OT register, consumptions, empty vials of narcotics, ensuring adequate stock is maintained.
• Ensure good functioning and maintenance of OT equipment (oxygen extractor, ventilation, equipment, etc)
• Attend at 8:00am to the daily morning meeting of the hospital, providing inputs concerning his activity and to other meetings related to his activity. And ensure proper face to face handover to a colleague.
• Organize the tasks of personnel under his/her responsibility and participate and carry-out other team management activities (recruitment, training, performance evaluation, motivation, internal/external communication, etc.), in order to ensure having the appropriate team in terms of size, capabilities and skills.
• Collaborate with other departments in the project (responding to accident & emergency department requests, intervening in support of other services when needed, etc.), and participate in any emergency activity or exploratory mission, in order to support the overall MSF AND MOH project with his/her expertise and capabilities. 
• Ensure proper fulfillment of administrative procedures and documents (fill in of patients files, forms, statistics, data base, etc.), and elaborate regular reporting about results, proceedings and problematic situations and cases, in order to have updated and correct information about the day-to-day activity in the project and support decision-taking.
• Participate and contribute in the roadmap discussion of the medical activity in the project
• Participate in the monthly mortality morbidity report (MMR), trainings and relevant meeting.
• Ensure professional confidentiality is respected; ensure compliance with medical ethics.
• Inform the line manager about any problem or complication of the patients’ illness, medical error and monitor the proper functioning of the department, equipment, or material.
• Ensure proper documentation of medical data and filling system.
• Maintain good attitude and proper bedside manner towards the patient and their caretakers and the rest of the medical team.
• Ensure timely emergency review of patients in the department when needed/indicated.

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS

Education    

• Doctor Anesthetist diploma recognized by the state is essential.
• Practice License as an Anesthetist

Experience    

• Essential 2 years of previous experience having worked in MSF or other NGO’s and in developing countries is desirable.

Languages: English and Arabic essential 

Competences         

• People Management.
• Commitment.
• Flexibility.
• Results.
• Teamwork.