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Job Description
Main purpose:
- As a pediatrician you provide quality medical care to children on pediatric, nutrition and/or neonatal wards in very close collaboration with other profiles such as midwives, nurses, health promoters, and logicians.
- You supervise the implementation of guidelines and protocols.
- You’re responsible for the pediatric, nutrition and/or neonatal ward, do bedside teaching and organize trainings for the medical and paramedical staff in all aspects relating to pediatrics in order to help build the capacity of staff to provide quality care for children, adapted to the local context.
- You engage in/support pediatric activities at health center and/or community level.
- As part of a team, you help find innovative solutions to the challenges you encounter. You look beyond the purely clinical aspects of patient care to achieve the best results possible for the population you serve.
Job Requirements
Requirements:
- Completed residency in pediatrics
- Relevant clinical experience is desirable
- Openness to also provide medical care for adults depending on circumstances.
Other requirements:
- Medical ethics.
- Cultural sensitivity.
- Altruism.
- Openness and flexibility.
- Ability to live and work as a team.
- Ability to manage stress.
- Availability: MSF requires a minimum of a 2 years commitment.