Medical Officer, P3

The Medical Officer provides occupational health support to UN staff at the United Nations Office at Geneva. Responsibilities include clinical duties, occupational health services, medico-administrative tasks, and serving as a medical advisor to UNSMIS.

Responsibilities

• Undertakes day-to-day clinical duties including medical emergencies.
• Conducts pre-placement and periodic medical examinations and prepares UN staff for travelling including immunizations and malaria prophylaxis.
• Refers staff to outside specialists and follows up with them.
• Provides health education and health promotion programs.
• Participates in addressing work environment and occupational health issues.
• Reviews and certifies sick leave and advises on return to work programs and reasonable accommodation requests.
• Prepares reports for Medical Director for disability recommendations to the UN Pension Fund and for Compensation Claim Unit Geneva for ABCC recommendations.
• Follows UN policies regarding medical clearances, sick leave and medical evacuations/repatriations.
• Performs Job Hazard Analyses and Workplace Risk Assessments and assists in OSH policy development.
• Manages/supports day-to-day operations of the Medical Services Section.
• Performs medical evaluation and advice on advanced or high-cost treatments for UNSMIS.
• Performs clinical validation of patient records and treatment recommendations for policy compliance.
• Provides medical expert advice when claims are disputed or denied.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in Medicine with postgraduate specialization in Occupational Medicine is required.
• Registration as Occupational Health Physician is required.
• At least five years of clinical experience in one of the areas of medicine is required.
• At least three years of experience providing services in an Occupational Health Service is desirable.
• Experience with electronic medical database such as EarthMed is desirable.
• Two years’ experience as Medical Advisor of a Health insurance is desirable.
• Formal training in CPR and, preferably in BCLS and ACLS or equivalent emergency medical care.
• English and French are required with UN Level III proficiency in English and UN Level II proficiency in French in reading, writing, listening and speaking.

Skills

• Occupational Medicine
• Clinical Medicine
• Occupational Health Support
• Medical Advisory
• Electronic Medical Database
• EarthMed
• CPR
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support
• Emergency Medical Care

Languages

English, French