Organizational Context and Scope

Under the overall supervision of the Chief Migration Health Officer (CMHO) and the direct supervision of the Migration Health Physician, the On-Call Migration Health Physician will work under the Syrian Returnees Project, providing medical care and health assessments for applicants who are returning to their home country. The incumbent will be responsible for the following duties and responsibilities:

Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

1. Review the applicant’s medical history, including available medical records and prescriptions/medications;

2. Liaise with the treating physician/medical facility to gather additional information on the health of the applicant, as needed;

3. If necessary, conduct physical examination to establish the migrant’s ability to take an independent decision and their fitness to travel; and to identify post-arrival needs and provide a report;

4. Recommend or refer for additional investigations or stabilization treatment, if the fitness to travel or capacity to take decisions is not affirmed;

5. Follow and implement the Assisted Voluntary Return Programme’s check lists and SOP’s,

6. Assess the feasibility of return from a medical standpoint, in close coordination with the relevant focal points, and with medical (if available) or AVRR colleagues in the IOM country of return, where
relevant;

7. In coordination with the AVRR counsellors in the sending and receiving countries, coordinate a plan for the returnee’s continuity of care post-arrival;

8. Determine any medical travel arrangements required (e.g. physician or nurse escort, a non-medical escort/family companion and/or wheelchair, additional seats, stretcher, oxygen, diapers/catheters/others);

9. Coordinate the medical travel requirements for the applicant’s itinerary with IOM Operations; review and approve the proposed itinerary, if necessary, in coordination with relevant focal points;

10. Liaise with medical escorts; discuss the medical management plan for the escorted returnee during travel, receive and review the medical escort’s reports. Ensure that medical escorts are familiar with the IOM
SOP Guidelines on Medical Escort Services, and have the relevant contact information of IOM OPS and Medical staff in case of questions or problems during travel;

11. Review medical escort reports and any travel/post-arrival incidents, and initiate corrective actions, if necessary;

12. Coordinate preparation of medical escort bags;

13. Collect and maintain relevant statistics; maintain records per case assisted and conduct analyses for quality control purposes;

14. Perform other duties as may be assigned

Required Qualifications and Experience

Education:

University degree in Medicine from an accredited academic institution with at least two years of professional work experience.
Valid license to practice within country is mandatory.

Experience:

Professional continuous clinical experience, preferably in a multidisciplinary hospital setting. The last clinical posting should be within the last three years;
Good knowledge of clinical medicine;
Excellent bedside manner.
Knowledge of principles of preventive care and disease control.
Knowledge of and experience in implementation of patient safety and infection prevention and control.
Computer literacy required: MS Office suite (Word, Excel, Access)

Skills:

Organizational skills;
Communication skills.

Languages:

For all applicants, fluency in Arabic and English is required (oral and written).

Working knowledge of French is an advantage.

IOM’s official languages are English, French and Spanish.

Proficiency of language(s) required will be specifically evaluated during the selection process, which may include written and/or oral assessments.

Required Competencies:

IOM’s competency framework can be found at this link. Competencies will be assessed during the selection process.

Values - all IOM staff members must abide by and demonstrate these three values:

Inclusion and respect for diversity: Respects and promotes individual and cultural differences. Encourages diversity and inclusion.
Integrity and transparency: Maintains high ethical standards and acts in a manner consistent with organizational principles/rules and standards of conduct.
Professionalism: Demonstrates ability to work in a composed, competent and committed manner and exercises careful judgment in meeting day-to-day challenges.
Courage: Demonstrates willingness to take a stand on issues of importance.
Empathy: Shows compassion for others, makes people feel safe, respected and fairly treated.

Core Competencies – behavioural indicators

Teamwork: Develops and promotes effective collaboration within and across units to achieve shared goals and optimize results.
Delivering results: Produces and delivers quality results in a service-oriented and timely manner. Is action oriented and committed to achieving agreed outcomes.
Managing and sharing knowledge: Continuously seeks to learn, share knowledge and innovate.
Accountability: Takes ownership for achieving the Organization’s priorities and assumes responsibility for own actions and delegated work.
Communication: Encourages and contributes to clear and open communication. Explains complex matters in an informative, inspiring and motivational way.

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