Medical Officer

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture seeks suitable Nigeria Nationals for the position below at the Institute’s headquarter in Ibadan.

Position: Medical Officer

Duration: 6 months’ renewable                                        Location: Ibadan

Responsibilities

• Manage common medical, surgical, OB-GYN and pediatric conditions
• Provide first aid for emergencies in trauma, communicable diseases and non-communicable diseases
• Set up intravenous infusion as the need arises
• Patient health education on hygiene, nutrition, lifestyle, family planning, disease prevention, etc.
• Collaborate with nurses to create educational content for health seminars
• Facilitate / conduct relevant occupational health related activities in liaison with the Occupational health team and as directed by the unit head
• Arrange referrals to external health facilities in liaison with the Family Physician
• Assist with scheduling and coordination of specialist clinics
• Engage in relevant follow-up on patients in line with their clinical conditions
• Investigate clinical problems with the use of medical laboratory, and other diagnostic equipment
• Perform relevant point of care diagnostic testing
• Collaborate with the Family Physician & unit head in the discharge of clinical duties
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the Supervisor