Medical Assistant

Context:

Under general gaudiness of Chief Migration Health Officer (HAP) and under the overall supervision of Migration Health Officer (HAP) and the direct supervision of the Senior Migration Health Physician, the successful candidate will be responsible for the carrying out the following duties and responsibilities in relation to the Migration Health Assessment Centre (MHAC) in Erbil,Iraq

Core Functions / Responsibilities:

The Medical Assistant provides information, relevant to Health Assessment Programs, Applicant processing and other IOM services to the migrants.

He/she may be assigned to one of two potential subunits within the Migration Health Assessment Centre (MHAC): the reception and data processing unit or the call centre. The incumbent will need to be capable of flexibility when assigned different tasks. Below is a description of the possible tasks, which are more detailed in the duty lists and standard operating procedures (SOPS).

Call Centre overall duties:

1. Provide migrants’ information regarding health assessments by phone.
2. Register the migrants in the IOM database, schedule and confirm medical appointments and receive and communicate messages for medical staff and beneficiaries.
3. Prepare master lists of migrants scheduled for health assessment processing and submit them to respective service providers / relevant persons as required.
4. Maintain daily statistics related to health assessments and update the records; and,
5. Contribute to customer satisfaction evaluation management.

Reception and Data Entry overall duties:

6. Perform all the necessary data processing activities of the Migration Health Assessment Centre (MHAC), such as:
7. receiving and explaining the registration process to applicants.
8. checking applicant’s identity.
9. entering biodata of the applicants in the appropriate platform.
10. taking photos using webcam and loading the image to the appropriate platform; and,
11. printing of medical forms, consent forms and other necessary documents.
12. Receive all completed medical examination forms, x-rays and other documents from Country Offices or Panel Physicians while updating the reception of the same in the database and forward for quality check before clearance, if applicable.
13. Prepare, sort and package medical files and other documents during mobile migration health assessment missions where such mobile units are available.
14. Transmit completed medical forms, DNA packages and other medical documents either by electronic means or by courier services to the various partners. Ensure correct contacts and physical address are used whenever documents are transmitted by courier services and ensure to inform the receiving party of the parcel tracking number electronically;
15. File incoming/outgoing letters, reports, memoranda, emails faxes as well as IOM documents and forms related to IOM medical issues.
16. Check, print and make photocopy of bank deposit slips (or other proof of payment). Regularly submit these photocopies to the Administrative/Finance Assistant; and,
17. Perform such other duties as may be assigned.

Education

• University degree in a related filed from accredited academic institution with 2 years of relevant professional experience
• Completed High School degree from accredited academic institution with 4 years relevant professional experience.

Experience

• Experience in computer data entry, elaboration and analysis or in a call centre in a busy institution, preferably a medical one.
• Knowledge of customer care.
• Knowledge of medical terminology, as well as previous secretarial and archival experience, an added advantage; and,
• Previous working experience with NGOs or international organizations is an added advantage.
• Certificate in IT/Data entry is an advantage.

Skills

• Leadership skills (desirable);
• Excellent communication skills;
• Fast and accurate typing;
• Typing speed of at least 60 words per minute;
• Knowledge of data management principles;
• High computer literacy in Windows and MS Office is mandatory, knowledge of web page design would be an asset.

Languages

• Fluency in English, Kurdish and Arabic are required;
• Any other language is and advantage.

Required Competencies

The incumbent is expected to demonstrate the following values and competencies:

Values

• Inclusion and respect for diversity respects and promotes individual and cultural differences; encourages diversity and inclusion wherever possible.
• Integrity and transparency: maintain 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.

Core Competencies – behavioural indicators level 1

• 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 action and delegated work.
• Communication: encourages and contributes to clear and open communication; explains complex matters in an informative, inspiring and motivational way.

While this vacancy is open to both Internals and Externals, priority shall be given to qualified Internal applicants.

Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications via a link:

https://iraqdatacenter.iom.int/Vacancy/Apply/SVN2024IRQ004

For an application to be considered valid, IOM only accepts online profiles duly completed. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.