Founded in 1933, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) respondsto the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive andrebuild their lives. The IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changingassistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today inover 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope tomillions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way fromharm to home.
TheIRC is working in Libya since August 2016, targeting the most vulnerablenon-displaced, IDPs, refugees and migrants in hard-to-reach areas. According toassessments, healthcare is considered the priority need in Libya, most urgentlyin terms of quality health staff, medicines and supplies. There are significantgaps in the response, according to Libya’s Ministry of Health (MoH), the LibyanRed Crescent, UN agencies, and international NGOs. IRC’s team in Libya has thespecific goal of reaching those in the hardest hit areas to beneficiaries ofall ages and gender, both Libyans and third-country nationals. The healthactivities will be focused on supporting essential primary health care. Thereproductive health activities will specifically target women and girls.
Major Responsibilities:
Under the supervision of Senior Medical Team Leader, the GeneralPractitioner is responsible for:
Assessing, Diagnosing and Treating patients with available primary and reproductive health clinical capacity.
Provide professional medical care to the highest quality and in accordance with national and international laws, protocols, and standards.
Provide daily curative services (Prenatal, antenatal, and post-natal) for all females at detention centres/ internally displaced people’s camps or Primary health care centres for minor cases and refer more severe cases to other specialized service provider.
Conduct home visits for medical consultation of beneficiaries if required
Liaise with pharmacies, laboratories and other providers to ensure quality care as requested by the hierarchy.
Conduct relevant health education for each treated patient with proper explanation and medical advices
Ensure proper and clear documentation of clinical findings and treatment plans
Support the needs of systems and databases as required to ensure proper care of patients
Perform tasks as needed by the direct supervisor that are relevant to the position
Report needs, concerns, achievements in the field to the direct supervisor
Acknowledges patient’s rights on confidentiality issues, and maintain them at all times
Demonstrate good communication skills and adequate respect for patients and their families
Participates in Performance Improvement activities as appropriate
Provide regular updates to the IRC security and operations team on any potential risks or issues in the communities
Follow-up patients as appropriate including those referred to higher facilities
In the absence of team leader, act as a medical focal point for the medical team members ensuring smooth communication between the health manager and the team members (gynecologist, nurse, pharmacist assistant and HMIS assistant).
Any other responsibility assigned by the supervisor.
Staff management
The GYN-OBS Doc will not be line managingany internal staff. S/he might supervise and train volunteers to providehealthcare in supported PHC facilities, if needed. S/he will be acting as afocal point between the health manager and rest of the team members when theyare in field.
Key WorkingRelationships:
Position Reports to: SeniorMedical Team Leader
Working Environment: Thisposition will be based out of the IRC field office in Sabha, Libya.#li-dni
Minimum Qualifications:
Job Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in Medicine and Surgery with a valid practice license from the Libyan Ministry of Health
Minimum of 3 to 5 years of experience working as Obstetrics & Gynecology
Relevant experience working at NGOs with similar roles is an advantage
Good understanding of the principles of healthcare services levels, diagnostic procedures, Libyan health systems, healthcare providers in all sectors, and medical case definitions.
Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment with daily travel to different field sites in Sabha
Capacity and flexibility to work under pressure and difficult conditions
Effective team player with public interest-driven orientation
Basic skills in Microsoft Office particularly Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Self-directed, able to independently set priorities and solve problems with minimal guidance
Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills in both Arabic & English
Understand IRC Way, standards for professional conduct; Integrity, Service, Accountability
Professional Standards
The IRCand IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRCWay - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service,and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates andenforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, ChildSafeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, andAnti-Retaliation.
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Standard of Professional Conduct:The IRC and the IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – our Code of Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Accountability, and Equality.