VACANCY – MEDICAL DOCTOR
ALIGHT works with its partners and constituencies to provide opportunities and expertise to refugees, displaced people and host communities – to better survive conflicts and crisis, and to rebuild lives of dignity, health, security and self-sufficiency. ALIGHT presently works in and with partners in seventeen countries globally. ALIGHT has consistently operated in Rwanda since the year 1994, and today has a strong and committed team of over eight hundred personnel who include full time staff, community mobilizers and incentive workers– implementing programs in Primary Health Care, Reproductive Health, HIV and Nutrition; also Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Shelter and general Infrastructure, Livelihoods/Economic strengthening, and Sexual and Gender Based Violence Prevention/ Protection. Our work in Rwanda currently covers all the refugee locations and their kind Rwandan-host communities. And we are always looking to expand and, jointly with our partners, offer lasting impact with and for the communities we serve! ALIGHT is looking for a qualified, self-driven and committed individual to join our team as Medical Doctor.
PRIMARY PURPOSE:
The Medical Doctor will be responsible for delivery of quality health services including consultations, diagnosis and treatment of clients in accordance to the MoH protocols. He/she will be responsible to provide technical assistance and build the capacity of the health facility staff to improve the quality health service delivery
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Plans and provides primary health care services to beneficiaries, including consultations, diagnosis, writing prescriptions, care plans, and minor surgery
- Technically supports health activities including curative, preventive, and community health
- Ensures health facilities adhere to national and international health standards, specifically from the Ministry of Health and WHO, supported by the Health Coordinator
- Oversee the management of non-communicable diseases
- Collaborate with Head Nurse, HIV/AIDS Coordinator, and Nutrition Coordinator for planning and implementing primary health services
- Provides technical support for health education activities in the clinic and during outreach sessions
- Collaborates with Health Coordinator and other coordinators in developing standards and procedures for the Medical Staff and in monitoring the continuity of Medical activities
- Maintains standards of confidentiality and patient privacy in maintaining credential files and the electronic medical database
- Promote environmental sanitation activities within the health facilities to minimize environmental health hazards
- Provide technical support to Nurses and Lab Technicians through regular meetings, mentorship, and organizing on the job training for technical health facility staff
- Establish strategies for efficient health activities and its application
- Participate in reporting and analyzing monthly, quarterly and annual reports, including stock reports on pharmaceuticals and HIS data
- Maintains appropriate records in collaboration with the Pharmacist on a weekly/monthly/quarterly basis. Regularly follows up the clinic requirement of all drugs, medical and non-medical supplies
- Supervise immunization and other clinic sessions organized at the health center
- Assist Midwives during antenatal, delivery, postnatal care and family planning services
- Diagnose, treat and prescribe drugs using MoH treatment guidelines and common childhood illnesses using IMCI protocols
- Assess children with severe malnutrition with specification and refer accordingly
- Treatment and early referral of medical, surgical and obstetric emergencies
- Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor, or any other ALIGHT Senior Manager
EDUCATION, TECHNICAL SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED:
- Medical Doctor from a recognized university with full registration and current practicing license with relevant professional body (Rwanda Medical Council)
- A minimum of 2 years) clinical working experience in Rwanda health system
- Experience in capacity building of health staff with good leadership qualities
- Commitment to the goals and values of ALIGHT
- Analytical and organizational skills/experience with health data
- Demonstrated knowledge of Health Information Systems, Nutrition protocols, HIV protocols, and Primary and Reproductive Health Care concepts, including Rwandan Ministry of Health protocols and guidelines
- Strong report writing skills with proven organizational/multitasking skills.
- Oral/writing skills in Kinyarwanda, English, and French.
- Must have cross-cultural and strong interpersonal skills to work with refugees and vulnerable persons.
- Experience in rural health center/ hospital setting
- Computer knowledge is an advantage.
- Excellent organizational and administrative skills.
- Experience working in refugee situation is an advantage
KEY BEHAVIORS & ABILITIES:
- Excellent strategic thinking, process management and problem solving skills
- Collaborative, result-oriented management style
- Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines, effectively managing multiple priorities.
- Ability and willingness to live and work in a remote, low-resource setting
- Cultural awareness and sensitivity essential.
- Ability to establish rapport with highly placed government officials, as well as with UN, NGOs and other stakeholders.
- Effective decision-maker.
- Ability to manage staff under the project and ensure good working relationship with and between staff and stakeholders for a smooth implementation of the project.
- Ability to develop implementation plans with logical framework as well as develop monitoring and evaluation tools and processes to ensure that set goals and targets are achieved.
- Can handle stressful situations without compromising the achievement of goals and objectives.
- Well-versed with organizational policies and able to ensure staff compliance.
- Initiative, resourcefulness and innovation
Interested candidates should submit 1page Cover letter, and updated CV (maximum three pages) and names, title and contacts of three professional referees, to include most current employer/supervisor (all in/as one document) – via email only to: RWJobs@wearealight.org with the POSITION applied for clearly indicated in the subject line. The deadline for submission of applications is September 4th 2021. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
