Medical Officer

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Mission and objectives

UNDP works in about 170 countries and territories, helping to eradicate poverty, reduce inequalities and exclusion, and build resilience so countries can sustain progress. As the UN’s development agency, UNDP plays a critical role in helping countries achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

Context

This is temporary position located in the Department of Management and field missions, including those UN Clinics administered by UNDP. At Headquarters, the Medical Officer reports to the Medical Director, Medical Services Division and usually in the field to the UN Health Manager when applicable. In the field has a functional reporting relationship to the UN Medical Director, DHMOSH, OHRM, and in UN Clinic administered by UNDP with the UNDP Resident Representative. Medical Officers may also head up small field medical service facilities.

Task description

designated mandated representative(s), the UNV Medical Officer will: Clinical Duties: • Undertakes day-to-day clinical duties, e.g. walk-in clinic, emergencies, stabilization of critical patients, etc, • Overall supervision, management, coordination clinical operations of the Fever Clinic, Isolation ward, etc, during the COVID 19 pandemic. • Follow up and tracking of the positive cases and direct contacts, • *Refers staff to outside specialists as necessary; • Follows-up with outside specialists; • Provides health education and health promotion programs, with special emphasis to the prophylaxis of the relevant diseases of the outbreak; • Organizes/Participates in addressing work environment and occupational health issues. • To ensure the follow-up of sick staff at home Medico Administrative Duties: (Depending of the Duty Station, these tasks normally belong to the UN Health Manger) • Advises Administration on medical standards for recruitment, sick leave, and medical evacuations/repatriations as per United Nations policies and guidelines; • Participates in drafting and implementation of business continuity and crises preparedness plans for the duty station/mission; • Manages/Supports day-to-day operations; • Deputizes for the UN Health Manager during his/her absence, when applicable; • Supervisory Administration of the Fever Clinic: • Supervises laboratory technicians' nurses and medical administrative staff; ensures availability of drugs and medical supplies and proper functioning of medical equipment. • Ensures appropriate training programs are implemented in order to maintain and develop the medical capabilities (e.g. health education, dedicated training related to the pertaining outbreak) health education, health promotion and prevention, first aid and CPR). • Organised the shift roster to ensure coverage o the fever clinic 24/7 General: • Performs other related duties as required. • Work implies frequent interaction with the following: • Staff at large • Staff within work unit • Staff counsellors • Senior management throughout the Organization • Security personnel • All specialized agencies • Military Physicians • Physicians and representatives of Laboratories, Pharmaceutical Companies, Medical Associations and Societies • Fill in the duties for this of assignment • Any other related tasks as may be required or assigned by the supervisor.