Job Title:  Pediatrician FSR # 702
Location: Azraq Camp Hospital 

This position is under Consultancy Agreement

Job Summary:
International Medical Corps is a global, humanitarian, nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs. Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in underserved communities worldwide. By offering training and health care to local populations and medical assistance to people at highest risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergency situations, International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated health care systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.

Responsibilities and Services:

• Observe the nursing staff in providing the nursing care to pediatric cases. Train them in departmental treatment methods and evaluate their performance.
• Direct supervision of patients within the Pediatrics Department, including clinical examination, diagnosis, and treatment of newborns and children.
• Perform neonatal resuscitation in the maternity department of obstructive labor, operative deliveries, and Cesarean sections.
• Prescribe necessary laboratory tests, radiological examinations, evaluate results, make diagnoses, and proceed with appropriate treatment and follow-up.
• Document necessary health data and the progression of patients' conditions, as well as prescribe appropriate diets in the medical records.
• Assess the clinical condition and examine all children referred to from PHC clinics, nutrition clinics (SAM cases) and prescribe appropriate treatment plan.
• Review and provide feedback to the pharmacy with necessary pediatric medicines and fluids within the appropriate timeframe.
• Attend meetings and specialized training programs within the department and the hospital.
• Visit patients, guide nursing staff on necessary procedures for each patient, and participate in patient inquiries.
• Participate in preparing statistics and medical reports in the field of pediatric specialization (e.g., neonatal mortality, pediatric mortality).
• Perform night shifts and provide pediatric emergency services in the ER and maternity department (BEmONC, CEmONC neonatal resuscitation) as well as resolving technical issues within the pediatric context in Azraq hospital.
• Develop plans and procedures to facilitate the provision of pediatric medical services in outpatient clinics and in patient department.
• Provide recommendations for the need for medical staff, devices, and medical equipment, in addition to the need for training courses.

Qualifications:

• Pediatrics Board Certificate (Jordan or Arabic Council)
• License to practice as a Pediatrician (Issued by Ministry of Health)
• Membership in the Doctor's Syndicate as a specialist doctor in Pediatrics.

Child Safeguarding

International Medical Corps is committed to child safeguarding and expects all employees to strictly adhere to the values and principles of the International Medical Corps Child Safeguarding Policy.

Code of Conduct

It is our shared responsibility and obligation to prevent matters involving Sexual Exploitation & Abuse, trafficking in Persons, Child Safeguarding and any suggested violation to our Code of Conduct, which may involve Conflicts of Interest, Fraud, Corruption or Harassment.  If you see, hear or are made aware of any suggested activities then you have an obligation to report.

Compliance & Ethics

Promotes and encourages a culture of compliance and ethics throughout International Medical Corps. As applicable to the position, maintains a clear understanding of International Medical Corps’ and donor compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards.  Conducts work with the highest level of integrity. Communicates these values to staff and to partners and requires them to adhere to these values.

Equal Opportunities

International Medical Corps is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability or status as a veteran.

This job description is subject to periodic review and adjustment in order to achieve International Medical Corps goals in Jordan, and any changes to the job description will be discussed and agreed

“I hereby certify that all the information provided through the application and CV are accurate and the supportive documents are available upon request, any false information provided will cause cancelation of the application and applicant will be subject to legal action”.

Our screening process will be on a rolling basis, once a candidate is selected the announcement will be closed.

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