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Thursday, 21 August 2014

Medecins Sans Frontieres Jobs in Kenya

Medecins Sans Frontieres Jobs in Kenya

MSF Switzerland Clinical Officer (Anesthetist) Job in Dagahaley, Dadaab, Kenya Medecins Sans Frontieres – Switzerland Dagahaley
Clinical Officer (Anesthetist)
Project Summary: The objective of our project is to provide primary and secondary level of health care to the Refugees in Dagahaley refugee camp.
MSF provides a full package of medical care through 4 primary health care units and 1 hospital (100 beds) with 24 hour emergency and OT.
Health services include curative, preventative, nutritional activities and emergency preparedness and intervention with partners.
Location: Dagahaley, Dadaab, Kenya
Start date: as soon as possible
Type of contract: Fixed (12 Months with a possibility of renewal)
Main Tasks:

  • Ensure and organise anaesthetic medical activities for patients in accordance with hygiene standards, MSF and field anaesthesia guideline
  • Ability to cope with safety of all types of anaesthesia and specifically to be excellent in spinal anaesthesia
  • Post-anaesthesia follow up
  • Participating in the organisation of the ER, OT, recovery room and intensive care unit in collaboration with ward team supervisor and doctors
  • Checking and organising the good follow up of anaesthetic activities along the “path” of the patient: pre/intra/post-operative period
  • Supervise, motivate and train staff on activities related to anaesthesia and critical care
  • Manage and supervise efficiently anaesthetic medical supplies: drug orders, stock follow up & consumption reporting.
  • Ensure maintenance & quality of medical equipment (e.g. O2 concentrator,anaethetic machine)
  • Participate actively in surgical data reporting; data entry, monitoring and analysis
  • Assist the other departments whenever requested Requirements:
  • Clinical officers with higher diploma in anaesthesia recognized by the government of Kenya.
  • 2 year experience working in a busy hospital with a proper surgical centre under supervision of an anaesthesiologist.
  • MSF experience an advantage Personal qualities:
  • Organized, methodical and accurate
  • Able to work to strict deadlines and under pressure.
  • Motivated with a demonstrated ability to adapt to new working methods.
  • Ability to live and work in a multidisciplinary, multicultural and remote environment.
  • Kenyan nationals with ability to speak Somali will be highly advantage Send your CV, motivation letter, copies of relevant documents to msfchkenya@gmail.com, or mentioning on the envelope "Clinical Officer (Anesthetist)” on or before 31st August, 2014 to:
    The Medical Coordinator
    MSF-Switzerland, Kenya Mission
    P.O. Box 25091 – 00603
    Lavington, Nairobi
    or Deliver the application to:
    Deputy Field Coordinator
    MSF Office - Dagahaley Refugee Camp
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