PEDIATRICIAN FOR INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN MISSIONS

ReliefWeb; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private insurance

Medical evacuation

Housing provided

Per diem for meals

Job summary

Médecins Sans Frontières is seeking a Paediatrician for international humanitarian missions. The role focuses on delivering newborn and paediatric care across inpatient and outpatient settings, aligning with MSF protocols and hygiene standards.

The candidate must have a medical degree with pediatrics specialty, at least 3 years of paediatric hospital experience, and fluency in English and Spanish. The position requires full-time commitment, with field deployment as projects demand.

Qualifications

• Medicine degree with a specialty in pediatrics.
• Essential: 3 years experience minimum as a Medical Doctor in paediatric hospital.
• Essential: At least 6 months in the last 24 months of recent clinical work requested.
• Essential: English (B2 or higher) and Spanish (C1 or higher); French is an asset.
• Essential computer literacy (word, excel, internet).

Responsibilities

• Providing paediatric care to newborns and children per MSF protocols.
• Collaborating with maternity and other departments to ensure updated MSF protocols and infection control.
• Proposing and implementing improvements to newborn and paediatric care management.
• Training staff and supervising clinical teams; reviewing complex cases.
• Maintaining clear communication with patients and families, ensuring confidentiality.

Skills

Pediatrics

Team coordination

Clinical decision making

Education

Medical degree with pediatrics specialty

Job description

Costa Rica + 6 more

PEDIATRICIAN FOR INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN MISSIONS

Organization

Médecins Sans Frontières

Posted 8 Sep 2026. Closing date 7 Dec 2026.

OBJECTIVE OF THE POSITION

Providing outpatient and/or inpatient paediatric care to patients/beneficiaries according to adapted and updated medical knowledge, MSF protocols, values and universal hygiene standards to improve the new-born and child/beneficiaries health conditions

Responsibilities

• Applying medical knowledge and skills to prevention, diagnosis and treatment of children, ensuring integrated new-born and paediatric care through Emergency, OPD, and IPD services in New-borns and cases of malnutrition. Prescribing the necessary treatment, respecting MSF protocols.
• Collaborating closely with the different department of the hospital (e.g. Maternity), knowing and ensuring all updated MSF medical protocols and universal precautions are followed and implemented, reducing bio-hazard risks and improving infection control.
• As an expert in paediatrics, he/she will propose strategies (modification on current new-born and paediatric care management) and implement them after the validation of the Operation and Paediatric Advisor.
• Ensuring on-going new-born and paediatric training (formal and bedside) of the medical/paramedical multidisciplinary team in order to optimize the new-born and paediatric quality of care. Reviewing and discussing selected complicated cases or mistakes and giving technical input.
• Keeping patients and their families informed of the illness and the treatment to follow, checking that they have been understood. Ensuring professional autonomy and confidentiality are respected and a good attitude and proper bedside manner towards the patient and their care takers and the rest of the medical team.
• Following up the evolution of the hospitalized/IDP patients through daily visits, consultations and examinations, prescribing the necessary treatment following MSF protocols, deciding whether they can be discharged or transferred to other departments – in collaboration with other doctors- and informing their family about the patient’s evolution.
• Monitoring the proper functioning of the department, equipment or material and addresses the list of the missing item for new-born and paediatric activities. Providing inputs about general organization of the different paediatric wards, including the admission, transfer and discharge criteria + referral procedure from Maternity and post-delivery wards
• Checking and controlling the rational distribution of medicines and equipment under his/her responsibility and taking care the quality, disinfection and sterilization of the medical material. Assuring general compliance with standing hygiene standards.
• Participating in the introduction / improvement of the collection and analysis of epidemiological new-born and paediatric data, checking its validity and informing the line manager or project coordinator about any problems or complications of the patient’s illness and medical errors. Collecting Clinical cases for further trainings and list a series of comments to improve the current MSF protocols
• Managing the team under his/her direct responsibility according to MSF HR policies and procedures, supervising their performance, organizing and scheduling shifts and rotations, directly participating in emergencies and on calls if necessary.
• Designing and providing training to staff as required.
• Debriefing with coordination, Headquarter (including Paediatric Advisor) and providing written report on main findings, activities, conclusions and further recommendations.

PROFILE

Education and formation

• Medicine degree with a specialty in pediatrics

Experience

• Essential: 3 years experience minimum as a Medical Doctor in paediatric hospital
• Essential: At least 6 months in the last 24 months of recent clinical work requested.

Languages

• Essential: English (B2 or higher level)
• Essential: Spanish (C1 or higher level)
• Knowledge of French will be an asset

Knowledge

• Essential computer literacy (word, excel, internet)
• Updates his / her knowledge before each mission, according to the most updated MSF new-born and paediatric protocols

Competencies

• People Management and Development
• Commitment to MSF principles
• Behavioural Flexibility
• Results and Quality OrientationTeamwork and Cooperation

POSITION CONDITIONS

Work Venue

Where the needs of the project require it

Profits

Monthly remuneration: in the first 12 months, the bonus approximate gross monthly is USD $2000. From the second year remuneration increases based on experience (previous and acquired) and the level of responsibility in the field. Private insurance coverage that includes medical coverage and hospital, temporary disability and life insurance. The organization also has an arranged medical evacuation if necessary. The expenses of stay in the land are covered: housing, basic services, cleaning and washing. Other expenses such as transportation, visas, transfer to the country of destination and Displacements in the field will also be covered by MSF. Per diem or monthly per diem: mainly to cover meals and small personal expenses.

Start

Depending on the needs of the project

Duration

Minimum 6 months

Working day

Full time