Hospital Director
Hospital directors define, implement and supervise the human, material and organisational means to guarantee the security, continuity and quality of health care activities in the hospital, according to Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) protocols, procedures and project objectives, the specificity of the targeted population and the availability of resources.
Activities
- Work collaboratively with the medical departments, logistics, finance and administration teams
- Define, plan and organise the set up, sizing and budget for the hospital in order to efficiently maintain the continuity of quality of healthcare
- Coordinate and supervise the implementation of the healthcare protocols, procedures and standards
- Assess all departments and provide technical support for medical doctors, to ensure the quality of medical activities and that protocols, security and asepsis rules are followed
- Plan and supervise the human resources processes including recruitment, training, performance evaluation, development and internal communication, of the medical departments
- Manage data including patient files, forms, statistics, and databases, and provide meaningful anaylsis and interpretation to report on activities
Profile requirements
Essential requirements
- Compliance with the essential criteria for all potential candidates
- Fellow of The Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators or experience as hospital director
- Minimum two years experience managing a hospital or large health facility
- Experience working with MSF or other NGO’s in low and middle income countries
- Available for assignment for a minimum of 12 months or longer
- Willingness to abide by Médecins Sans Frontières medical protocols
Desirable requirements
- No recent gap in experience greater than two years (current practicising certificate preferred)
- Work experience or study in tropical medicine, refugee health or international public health
SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION
Please apply if your skills and experience match the requirements for this role and the essential criteria for all international staff, listed above. Allow approximately one hour to complete to application.
Before starting the application, please prepare the following:
- CV
- Motivation Letter
- Medical Doctor Skills or Nurse Skills
Note: Please see MSF CV Guide for guidance on how to write a CV for MSF purposes.
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