Physiotherapist - جوبس

الوصف الوظيفي

Médecins Sans Frontieres “Doctors Without Borders” is a private, non-profit international humanitarian organization dedicated to providing medical assistance to populations in crisis, without discrimination and regardless of race, religion, creed or political affiliation.

MSF-Belgium is currently seeking to hire a PHYSIOTHERAPIST

Main Purpose

Following medical prescription, plan and carry out individual treatment programmes, by assessing patients’ physical state, in order to maintain, improve or rehabilitate the physical well-being of the patient and prevent physical handicaps.

Accountabilities:

Assess patient physical capacities, using different procedures (e.g. Activity Independence Measure for Trauma patients) in order to set up treatment objectives with the patient and therefore improve patient's health and wellbeing.
Elaborate and implement physiotherapy programs, including physiotherapy exercises, manipulations, massages, education, utilization of physiotherapy devices and orthopedic equipment, educating and advising patients and their caretakers on how to prevent and/or improve conditions, in order to accelerate and improve activity results.
Implement a final evaluation before discharging the patient from the physio department.
Actively monitor and report physiotherapy activities (correctly filling in patient files, forms, statistics, and reports) and analyze these statistics in order to improve quality service, preserving patient’s data traceability.

Raise awareness and train patients and care takers

Train patients and care takers on how to avoid injury in order to create preventive behaviors.
Make them understand the importance of respecting the physio sessions
Teach them how to assist/support in a home exercise-program.

Manage physio equipment

Take care of physiotherapy equipment, managing the stock, making orders according to activity and cleaning up the equipment, in order to ensure its continuous availability and quality of service.

Ensure good communication between colleagues and other departments

Report to the technical referent any problem arising in the service, especially the loss/ robbery/damage of medical equipment or medicines in order to implement the appropriate measures.
Consult doctors if medical questions arise.
Refer patients if needed to mental health service.
Shares and communicates with physio colleagues (clinic cases, difficulties) in order to improve his approach and treatment.

متطلبات الوظيفة

Education

Essential, Physiotherapist official degree/diploma.

Experience

Language skills

Other skills

NGOs or previous MSF experience is an asset.

Previous experience in Physiotherapy would be a plus

Previous experience in Trauma, Burn or and therapy would be a plus

Arabic and English

Interpersonal skills and good communication skills a must.

An understanding and alignment with MSF's principles of medical ethics, independence and impartiality